Mattermost
About Mattermost
Mattermost Overview
The Mattermost platform
Collaboration workflows addressed by Mattermost
Use Channels to stay connected and support your communication workflows
Use Playbooks to support your prescribed workflows and trust the process
Use Boards to hit your milestones and support your project workflows
About the Mattermost open source project
Security Overview
Security Features
Private Cloud Deployment with Secure Mobile Apps
Centralized Security and Administration
Transmission Security
Integrity and Audit Controls
Authentication Safeguards
Access Control Policy
Security Updates
Security Policies
HIPAA compliance*
FINRA compliance*
Integrations Overview
Custom Apps
API
Plugins
Bots
Custom Slash Commands
Webhooks
Interactive Messages
CLI
Zapier
Source Code Customizations
Subscription Overview
General Frequently Asked Questions
Are my credit card details safe?
Why do I need to provide my name and physical address when purchasing a subscription?
What does Mattermost do with this information?
Who are the sanctioned people, companies, and entities?
What does “physical address” mean for software that will be used in many places?
How is a user defined for subscriptions?
Do I need to pay for deactivated users?
Which features are affected when my subscription expires?
Do you have a program for official non-profits, open source projects, and charities?
Do you have discounted subscriptions for academic institutions?
Is there a maximum number of users per subscription?
What happens if my department buys a Mattermost subscription and then central IT buys a high volume subscription that also covers my department?
Self-Hosted Subscriptions
Purchase a subscription
View subscription information
Add more users to a subscription
Renew a subscription
Frequently Asked Questions
Cloud Subscriptions
Purchase a Cloud subscription
View subscription details
Add more users to your subscription
Renew your subscription
Frequently Asked Questions
How am I billed for my Cloud monthly subscription?
Can I purchase an annual subscription to Mattermost Cloud deployments?
How do I cancel my subscription?
When will support for other regions be available?
How is Mattermost Cloud secured?
What are the alternatives, and why should customers choose Mattermost Cloud?
Is Mattermost Cloud Enterprise a dedicated instance run on AWS systems?
How is customer data in Mattermost Cloud Enterprise encrypted?
Are S3-managed keys used for server-side encryption?
Mattermost Deployments and Editions
Mattermost deployment options
Mattermost self-hosted
Mattermost Cloud
Mattermost editions
Mattermost Team Edition
Mattermost Starter
Mattermost Professional
Mattermost Enterprise
Mattermost legacy Enterprise Editions
Mattermost Enterprise Edition E10
Mattermost Enterprise Edition E20
Packaging decisions
Corporate Directory Integration
Basic authentication
Security features for authentication
Active Directory/LDAP authentication
Authentication options outside of a private network
Future authentication methods
Certifications and Compliance Overview
GDPR Compliance
Continual Commitment to the Principles of GDPR
Security Infrastructure
Contractual Obligations
Privacy Measures
Product Features
Accessibility Compliance
U.S. Export Compliance Overview
Summary Table
Overview
General Information
Export Classification and Licensing
Disclaimer
Frequently Asked Questions
To be compliant with GDPR, do I need to remove message contents of email notifications?
What information is shared when I click
Contact us
on a Mattermost Admin Advisor notification?
Are the server access logs containing IP addresses a GDPR compliance issue?
Do you have Fed or Department of Defense (DOD) Certification?
How do you ensure personal data stays within European Union?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
General Mattermost Questions
Why was Mattermost created?
Why does the open source repository contain code specific to the commercial version of Mattermost?
Does Mattermost support 508 Compliance?
What’s the largest Mattermost deployment you have?
How do I deploy the open source Mattermost Team Edition under an MIT license?
Community Questions
How can I contribute to Mattermost?
Can contributors add themselves to the Mattermost company page on LinkedIn?
Notifications
What determines if a desktop notification should be triggered?
What determines if an email notification should be triggered?
What determines if a mobile push notification should be triggered?
Are mobile push notifications free?
Video, Audio, and Screen Sharing
What support is available for video and audio calling and screen sharing?
Enterprise Questions
What is Mattermost Enterprise Edition?
How can I be assured that my data will not be locked in to commercial software?
How does Mattermost scale from teams to enterprises?
What does it take to manage a Mattermost deployment?
How do you manage multiple messaging solutions in an enterprise?
What are the options to purchase a subscription to Mattermost Enterprise Edition?
What happens when the Enterprise Edition subscription expires?
What are Mattermost’s policies around licensing, terms of use, and privacy?
How does the licensing key work?
Do you have a program for official non-profits and charities?
Do you have discounted licenses for academic institutions?
Mattermost Source Available License
What is the Mattermost Source Available License?
How can I identify code licensed as source available?
Why are you changing the licensing model?
How are repositories changing?
To which repositories does this apply?
Will the repositories be public?
Can I still contribute?
Do I need to re-sign the Mattermost CLA?
Can I compile your plugins by myself?
Will you distribute open source plugin binaries without any licensing restrictions?
Can I continue to use the existing open source repositories without restriction?
Do I need to use the Mattermost Source Available License for plugins I create?
Can I publish my own plugin and rely on enterprise specific functionality?
Can’t someone compile out any license restrictions?
If I make my own plugin using your source available code, can I remove the license restriction?
Will you pursue legal action if this license is violated?
Is this a legal document?
What is the full text of the Mattermost Source Available License?
Integrations
Can I use Mattermost to add messaging functionality to my proprietary SaaS service?
Use Cases
Does Mattermost support external guests?
Can I use Mattermost for customer service?
Does Mattermost have an official website-based plugin to offer anonymous chat to visitors?
Product Questions
What features are available on different Mattermost clients?
What feature quality levels does Mattermost have?
High Trust Questions
What are the trust benefits of Mattermost compared to third-party SaaS systems that let customers manage their own encryption keys?
What are the fundamental security challenges with Massive, Multi-Tenant Applications (MMTA)?
Design Decisions
Why does Mattermost disclose whether or not an account exists when a user enters an incorrect password?
Business Questions
How can I create an open source derivative work of Mattermost?
Will Mattermost complete questionnaires requiring confidential data without an NDA?
Why does Mattermost have a discount for certain kinds of non-profits but not for others?
Can I create a derivative work of the Mattermost /mattermost-server repository that is not open source?
Will Mattermost, Inc. offer the ability to resell Mattermost software without a reseller agreement?
Does Mattermost answer questions about open source licenses authored by other organizations?
Illicit Use
How do I report illicit use of Mattermost software?
Deploy Mattermost
Get Started
Quick Install Guide
Installation
Add Users
Create a Notifications Hub
Run Mattermost via Docker
One-line Docker install
Configuration Settings
Updating Mattermost Preview
Accessing Your Container
Administrator Tasks
Getting Started Tasks
Important Administration Notes
Common Tasks
User Experience Optimizations
Architecture
Basics
High Availability and Scalability
Reference Architectures
Implement Mattermost
1 Introduction
2 System Overview
3 Management Overview
4 Implementation Support
Enterprise Roll Out Checklist
Checklist Overview
Checklist Details
Welcome Email Template
Email Template
Install Guides
Server Installation
Software and Hardware Requirements
Local Docker Setup
Mattermost Omnibus
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Kubernetes
Debian Buster
RHEL 8
CentOS, Oracle Linux, and Scientific Linux
Desktop/Mobile App Installation
Install the Mattermost Desktop App
Desktop Application Install Guides
iOS Setup
Android Setup
Testing Push Notifications
Deployment Guide
Server Deployment
Deployment Overview
Set Up a Socket-based Mattermost Database
Image Proxy
Backup and Disaster Recovery
Encryption Options
Configure Transport Encryption
Bleve Search
Desktop & Mobile App Deployment
Desktop App Deployment Guide
Desktop MSI Installer and Group Policy Installation Guides (Beta)
Desktop App Custom Dictionaries
Desktop Managed Resources
Using Mattermost’s Pre-Built Mobile Apps
Deploy Mattermost Mobile Apps
Mobile Push Notifications
Building and Distributing Your Own Custom Mattermost Mobile Apps
Deploying Mobile Apps Using an EMM Provider
AppConfig for EMM Solutions with Mattermost Mobile Apps
Mobile VPN Options
Mobile Apps FAQ
Client-side Data Storage FAQ
Upgrade Mattermost
Upgrade Mattermost Server
Preparing to upgrade to the latest version
v6.0 database schema migrations
Upgrading from releases older than v5.35
Upgrading High Availability deployments
Before you begin
Upgrading Mattermost Server
Upgrading Team Edition to Enterprise Edition
Uploading a license key
Enterprise Install and Upgrade
Installing Enterprise Edition
Upgrading to Mattermost Enterprise Edition
Converting Team Edition to Enterprise Edition
Install a License Key
Changing an existing license key
License key storage
Release Definitions
Feature Release
Quality Release
Extended Support Release (ESR)
Important Upgrade Notes
Release Lifecycle
What is a Release Lifecycle?
Desktop and Mobile App Server Compatibility
Notes on Upgrading to Mattermost v6.0
Extended Support Release
What is an Extended Support Release?
What is the life cycle of an Extended Support Release?
What is included in an Extended Support Release dot release?
Who should use an Extended Support Release?
How do I install the Extended Support Release?
What are the current supported Extended Support Release versions?
How do I restore a previous Extended Support Release?
Why is an Extended Support Release supported for nine months and not longer?
Can customers pay for extended support?
How do we notify customers about new and deprecated Extended Support Releases?
Downgrade Mattermost Server
Downgrading from v6.0 to v5.38
Version Archive
Mattermost Enterprise Edition
Mattermost Team Edition
Scale Mattermost
Scale for Enterprise
Single Machine Deployment
Multi Machine Deployment
Cluster-based Deployment
Sample Scaling Guide
Hosting Recommendation for 100,000+ users
High Availability Cluster
Requirements for Continuous Operation
Deployment Guide
Configuration and Compatibility
Upgrade Guide
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Troubleshooting
Elasticsearch
Deployment Guide
Limitations
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Performance Monitoring
Deployment Guide
Installing Prometheus
Installing Grafana
Getting Started
Statistics
Frequently Asked Questions
Mattermost Performance Alerting Guide
CPU Utilization Rate
Memory Usage
Number of Goroutines
Number of API Errors per Second
Mean API Request Time
Plugin Hooks
Other Alerts
Troubleshooting Guides
General Troubleshooting
Important Notes
General Troubleshooting
Connect to Another Server
Connect with Another Device
Opening a Support Ticket for Self-Hosted Deployments
Appendix
Troubleshooting Mobile Applications
I keep getting a message “Cannot connect to the server. Please check your server URL and internet connection.”
Login with ADFS/Office365 is not working
I see a “Connecting…” bar that does not go away
I’m not receiving push notifications on my device
All my outbound connections need to go through a proxy. How can I connect to the Mattermost Hosted Push Notification Service?
Build gets stuck at
bundleReleaseJsAndAssets
No image previews available in the mobile app
Messages with emojis aren’t being sent from the Mobile App
None of these solve my problem!
MySQL Installation Troubleshooting
The
mattermost
Database
The Database User
The User Password
Insufficient User Privileges
Changelogs
Mattermost Self-Hosted
Release v6.3 - Extended Support Release
Release v6.2 - Feature Release
Release v6.1 - Feature Release
Release v6.0 - Feature Release
Release v5.39 - Quality Release
Release v5.38 - Feature Release
Release v5.37 - Extended Support Release
Mattermost Legacy Self-Hosted
Latest Mattermost releases
Release v5.36 - Feature Release
Release v5.35 - Feature Release
Release v5.34 - Feature Release
Release v5.33 - Feature Release
Release v5.32 - Feature Release
Release v5.31 - ESR
Release v5.30 - Feature Release
Release v5.29 - Quality Release
Release v5.28 - Feature Release
Release v5.27 - Quality Release
Release v5.26 - Feature Release
Release v5.25 - ESR
Release v5.24 - Feature Release
Release v5.23 - Quality Release
Release v5.22 - Feature Release
Release v5.21 - Quality Release
Release v5.20 - Feature Release
Release v5.19 - ESR
Release v5.18 - Feature Release
Release v5.17 - Quality Release
Release v5.16 - Feature Release
Release v5.15 - Quality Release
Release v5.14 - Feature Release
Release v5.13 - Quality Release
Release v5.12 - Feature Release
Release v5.11 - Quality Release
Release v5.10 - Feature Release
Release v5.9 - ESR
Release v5.8 - Feature Release
Release v5.7 - Quality Release
Release v5.6 - Feature Release
Release v5.5 - Quality Release
Release v5.4 - Feature Release
Release v5.3 - Feature Release
Release v5.2 - Feature Release
Release v5.1 - Feature Release
Release v5.0 - Feature Release
Release v4.10 - ESR
Release v4.9 - Feature Release
Release v4.8 - Feature Release
Release v4.7 - Feature Release
Release v4.6 - Feature Release
Release v4.5 - Feature Release
Release v4.4.5 - Feature Release
Release v4.3.4 - Feature Release
Release v4.2.2 - Feature Release
Release v4.1.2 - Feature Release
Release v4.0.5 - Feature Release
Release v3.10.3
Release v3.9.2
Release v3.8.3
Release v3.7.5
Release v3.6.7
Release v3.5.1
Release v3.4.0
Release v3.3.0
Release v3.2.0
Release v3.1.0
Release v3.0.3
Release v2.2.0
Release v2.1.0
Release v2.0.0
Release v1.4.0
Release v1.3.0
Release v1.2.1
Release v1.2.0 (Redacted Release)
Release v1.1.1 (Quality Release)
Release v1.1.0
Release v1.0.0
Release v0.7.0 (Beta1)
Release v0.6.0 (Alpha)
Release v0.5.0 (Preview)
Mattermost Cloud
Release 2022-01-25
Release 2022-01-11
Release 2021-12-08
Release 2021-12-01
Release 2021-11-23
Release 2021-11-11
Release 2021-11-10
Release 2021-10-27
Release 2021-10-13
Release 2021-09-29
Release 2021-08-12
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Release 2021-02-25
Release 2021-02-10
Release 2021-01-26
Release 2021-01-12
Release 2020-12-18
Release 2020-12-09
Release 2020-12-03
Release 2020-11-24
Mobile Apps
1.49.0 Release
1.48.2 Release
1.48.1 Release
1.48.0 Release
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v1.13.0 Release
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v1.9.0 Release
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v1.6.1 Release
v1.6.0 Release
v1.5.3 Release
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v1.5 Release
v1.4.1 Release
v1.4 Release
v1.3 Release
v1.2 Release
v1.1 Release
v1.0.1 Release
v1.0 Release
Beta Release
Desktop Apps
Release v5.0
Release v4.7
Release v4.6
Release v4.5
Release v4.4
Release v4.3
Release v4.2.3
Release v4.2.2
Release v4.2.1
Release v4.2.0
Release v4.1.2
Release v4.1.1
Release v4.1.0
Release v4.0.1
Release 4.0.0
Release 3.7.1
Release 3.7.0
Release 3.6.0
Release v3.5.0
Release v3.4.1
Release v1.3.0
Release v1.2.1 (Beta)
Release v1.1.1 (Beta)
Other Resources
Install on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Installing Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS
Installing MySQL Database Server
Installing PostgreSQL Database Server
Installing Mattermost Server
Configuring Mattermost Server
Configuring TLS on Mattermost Server
Installing NGINX Server
Configuring NGINX as a proxy for Mattermost Server
Configuring NGINX with SSL and HTTP/2
Install on RHEL 7
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Installing MySQL Database Server
Installing PostgreSQL Database
Installing Mattermost Server
Configuring Mattermost Server
Configuring TLS on Mattermost Server
Installing NGINX Server
Configuring NGINX as a proxy for Mattermost Server
Configuring NGINX with SSL and HTTP/2
Deploy Mattermost on Bitnami
AWS Elastic Beanstalk Docker Setup
Configuration Settings
(Recommended) Enable Email
Sample SMTP Settings
Troubleshooting SMTP
Install Mattermost Team Edition in GitLab Helm Chart
Prerequisites
Install Mattermost Team Edition Helm Chart
Deploy the Mattermost Team Edition Helm Chart
Create an OAuth application with GitLab
Deploy GitLab Helm Chart
Deploy Mattermost Team Edition Helm Chart with GitLab Helm Chart
Open Source Components
Desktop
Mobile
Redux
Server
Webapp
Mattermost Administration
The Basics
Mattermost Configuration Settings
Configuration in Database
Environment Variables
Override Mattermost License File
Load Custom Configuration Defaults
About
Reporting
User Management
Environment
Site Configuration
Authentication
Plugins
Integrations
Compliance
Experimental
Settings configurable only in
config.json
Experimental Settings only in
config.json
Mattermost Deprecated Configuration Settings
Service Settings
SQL Settings
Users and Teams
SAML 2.0
Legacy Sidebar
Town Square
Custom Emoji
Timezone
High-Availability
REST API V3
Integrations
Policy
Images
Workspace Configuration for Cloud Deployments
Announcement Banner
Emoji
In-Product Notices
File Sharing and Downloads
Localization
Notifications
Posts
Users and Teams
Advanced Permissions
Permissions structure
Channel Permissions
Recipes
Administration tools
Backend infrastructure
Glossary
Guest Accounts
Enabling Guest Accounts
Guest Authentication
Inviting Guests to the Mattermost Server via Email
Configuring AD/LDAP Authentication
Configuring SAML 2.0 Authentication
Guest Permission Settings
Guest Identification
Managing Guests
Disabling Guest Accounts
Reinstating Guest Accounts
Frequently Asked Questions
System Admin Roles
Assigning Admin Roles
Editing Privileges of Admin Roles (Advanced)
Admin Roles and Privileges
Frequently Asked Questions
OpenID
Step 1: Create an OpenID Connect Application
Step 2: Configure Mattermost for an OpenID Connect SSO
Google SSO
Migrating from OAuth 2.0 to OpenID Connect
Configuring Google Apps as a Single Sign-On (SSO) service
Office 365 SSO
Migrating from OAuth to OpenID Connect
Configuring Office 365 as a Single Sign-On (SSO) service
GitLab SSO
Migrating from OAuth 2.0 to OpenID Connect
Configuring GitLab as a Single Sign-On (SSO) service
Multi-factor Authentication
Enabling MFA
Enforcing MFA
Active Directory / LDAP
Overview
Pre-installation notes
Getting started
Configure AD/LDAP sign in
Configure AD/LDAP synchronization
Configure AD/LDAP Sign-in Using Filters
Configure AD/LDAP deployments with multiple domains
Troubleshooting/FAQ
Cloud Admin
Workspace Setup and Configuration
Site Configuration
SAML Single Sign-On
SAML SSO Technical Documentation
AD/LDAP Groups
Shared Channels
Workspace Management
Mattermost Cloud Billing
Statistics
User Satisfaction Surveys
Managing Team and Channel Members
Cloud Data Export
Workspace Compliance
Data Retention Policy
Self-Hosted Admin
Self-Hosted Setup and Configuration
Initial Setup
Advanced Configurations
User Onboarding
Advanced User Management Configurations
Self-Hosted Server Management
Managing Team and Channel Members
Statistics
In-Product Notices
User Satisfaction Surveys
Health Check
Announcement Banner
Bulk Export Tool
Self-Hosted Compliance
Electronic Discovery
Compliance Export
Audit Log v2 (Experimental)
Data Retention Policy
Custom Terms of Service
Other Resources
Converting OAuth 2.0 Service Providers to OpenID Connect
Configuring OpenID Connect Single Sign-On
Generate a Support Packet
mmctl Command Line Tool
What’s new in Mattermost v6.0?
What’s changed in Mattermost v6.0?
mmctl usage notes
mmctl commands
Install mmctl
Build mmctl
Local mode
Running mmctl tests
mmctl auth
mmctl bot
mmctl channel
mmctl command
mmctl completion
mmctl config
mmctl docs
mmctl export
mmctl extract
mmctl group
mmctl group channel
mmctl group team
mmctl import
mmctl integrity
mmctl ldap
mmctl license
mmctl logs
mmctl permissions
mmctl plugin
mmctl plugin marketplace
mmctl post
mmctl roles
mmctl saml
mmctl sampledata
mmctl system
mmctl team
mmctl team users
mmctl token
mmctl user
mmctl version
mmctl webhook
mmctl websocket
Migration Announcement Email Template
Email Template
Advanced Permissions: Backend Infrastructure
Entity Definitions
Data Structure
Command Line Tools
Use the CLI
Use the CLI on GitLab Omnibus
Use the CLI on Docker Install
Use the CLI on Docker Preview
mattermost
mattermost channel
mattermost command
mattermost config
mattermost db init
mattermost export
mattermost extract-documents-content
mattermost group
mattermost group channel
mattermost group team
mattermost help
mattermost import
mattermost integrity
mattermost jobserver
mattermost ldap
mattermost license
mattermost logs
mattermost permissions
mattermost plugin
mattermost reset
mattermost roles
mattermost sampledata
mattermost server
mattermost team
mattermost user
mattermost version
mattermost webhook
Executing a command hangs and doesn’t complete
Scripts
Channels
Access Your Workspace
Log In to Your Workspace
Email Address or Username Sign In
Single Sign-On
About Teams, Channels, and Messages
Teams
Channels
Messages
Navigate Between Teams
Log Out of Mattermost
Work With Messages
Messaging Basics
Write messages
Reply to messages
Notify teammates
Link to channels
Format your messages
React to messages
Share files
Save messages for follow up
Send and Receive Messages
Send a message
Reply to messages
Edit or delete messages
Mark messages as unread
Organize Conversations
Enable Collapsed Reply Threads (Beta)
Known issues
Start or reply to threads
Follow threads and messages
View all threads
Tutorial video
Text Formatting
Text Style
Links
Headings
Lists
Code Block
In-line Code
In-line Images
Lines
Block quotes
Tables
Math Formulas
Use Emojis
Adding Emojis to messages
Selecting recent emojis
Typing an emoji
Creating Custom Emojis
Mention Teammates
@Mentions
Words that trigger mentions
Recent mentions
Confirmation dialog warnings
Highlighting
Share Messages
Share Files
Attach Files to Messages
Preview File Attachments
Attachment Limits and Sizes
Execute Commands
Built-in Commands
Custom Commands
Save Messages
Saving a Message
Viewing Saved Messages
Unsaving Messages
Pin Messages
Pin a Message
Unpin a Message
Search
Searching for message contents
Searching for file contents
Search modifiers
Hashtags
Notes about all searches
Technical notes
Manage Teams, Channels, and Members
Create Teams
Methods to Create a Team
Team name and URL selection
Best practices for using a single team vs. multiple teams
Team Settings
General
Import
Manage Team Members
Inviting team members
User roles
Removing a user from a team or leaving a team
Manage Channels
Creating a channel
Creating a Direct or Group Message
Joining a channel
Adding members to a channel
Removing members from a channel
Naming a channel
Leaving a channel
Archiving a channel
Unarchiving a channel
Converting Public channels to Private channels (and vice versa)
Favoriting a channel
Muting and unmuting a channel
Navigating between channels
Navigating recently viewed channels
Set Channel Preferences
Channel notification preferences
Channel header
Channel purpose
Channel name
Organize Channels
The importance of channel names
How to navigate and organize channels
Channel naming examples
Customize Channels
Set Status and Availability
Setting a custom status
Clearing a custom status
Setting your availability
Setting Do Not Disturb
Configure Notifications
Desktop notifications
Email notifications
Mobile push notifications
Browser tab notifications
Muting a channel
Ignoring mentions
Organize the Sidebar
Channel types
Customizing your sidebar
Creating custom categories
Organizing channels in categories
Muting and unmuting categories
Sorting channels in categories
Group unread channels separately
Managing Direct Messages
Manage Your Profile
Profile
Security
Manage Channels Settings
Notifications
Display
Sidebar
Advanced
Theme Colors
Import Theme from Slack
Custom Themes
Standard Themes
Desktop App Configurations
Dark Theme
Manage Server Connections
Navigate Channels
Navigating Mattermost
Where is everything?
Account Settings
Status and availability
Product menu
History arrows
Server list
What else has changed?
Keyboard Accessibility
Region Navigation
Message Navigation
Channel Sidebar Navigation
Keyboard Shortcuts
Mattermost server and product navigation
General Mattermost navigation
Files
Messages
Formatting
Browser built-in
Extend Mattermost Channels
Extending Channels with Integrations
Microsoft integrations
CI/CD integrations
Atlassian integrations
Productivity integrations
Voice, video, and screensharing integrations
Bot integrations
Incoming webhooks
Outgoing webhooks
Slash commands
Playbooks
The Basics
Overview
Navigate Mattermost
Where is everything?
Account Settings
Status and availability
Product menu
History arrows
Server list
What else has changed?
Get Started
Access playbooks and runs
Plan Playbooks
Make checklists
Configure templates
Define actions
Set permissions
Edit a playbook
Run Playbooks
Join a playbook run
Status updates
End a playbook run
Slash commands
Notifications and Updates
Follow runs and playbooks
Daily digest
Playbook to do
Retrospectives
Configuring retrospectives before a run
Boards
The Basics
Overview
Navigating Mattermost
Where is everything?
Account Settings
Status and availability
Product menu
History arrows
Server list
What else has changed?
Get Started
Configuration
Access Boards
Work With Boards
Adding new Boards
Changing views
Adding cards
Editing cards
Dragging cards
Work with Cards
Mention people
Share card previews
Receive updates
Customize card properties
Add and manage properties
Calculations
Share Boards
Templates
Board templates
Card templates
Mattermost for Developers
Get Help With Mattermost
Community Chat
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