Preview Mattermost using Docker

You can install Mattermost server in Preview Mode using the Mattermost Docker Preview Image image to explore Mattermost product functionality on a single local machine.

Important

This local image is self-contained (i.e., it has an internal database and works out of the box). Dropping a container using this image removes data and configuration as expected. You can see the configuration settings documentation to learn more about customizing your preview deployment.

However, Preview Mode shouldn’t be used in a production environment, as it uses a known password string, contains other non-production configuration settings, has email disabled, keeps no persistent data (all data lives inside the container), and doesn’t support upgrades.

  1. Install Docker.

  2. Once you have Docker, run the following command in a terminal window:

docker run --name mattermost-preview -d --publish 8065:8065 mattermost/mattermost-preview

  1. When Docker is done fetching the image, navigate to http://localhost:8065/ in your browser to preview Mattermost.

  2. Select Don’t have an account in the top right corner of the screen to create an account for your preview instance.

  3. Log in to your preview instance with your user credentials.