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# Mattermost Desktop (beta)
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Native desktop application for [Mattermost](http://www.mattermost.org/) running on Windows, Mac and Linux.
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Originally created as "electron-mattermost" by Yuya Ochiai. Developed using [Electron](http://electron.atom.io/).
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[](https://circleci.com/gh/mattermost/desktop)
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## Features
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### Desktop integration
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* Tabs for multiple teams across multiple servers
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* Desktop Notifications
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* Windows 10: Toast
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* Windows 7-8.1: Balloon (fallback behavior, so lesser support)
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* OS X: Notification Center
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* Linux: [libnotify](http://electron.atom.io/docs/v0.36.0/tutorial/desktop-environment-integration/#linux)
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* Badges for unread channels and mentions
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* Installs as native application
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### Pre-packaged
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You don't have to install any other software.
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Packages are available on the [releases page](http://github.com/mattermost/desktop/releases).
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## Usage
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### Installation
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Detailed guides are available at [docs/setup.md](docs/setup.md).
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1. Download and unarchive a file from [release page](http://github.com/mattermost/desktop/releases).
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2. Launch `Mattermost` in the unarchived folder.
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3. After first launching, please input name and URL for your Mattermost team. For example, `myteam : https://mattermost.example.com/team`.
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### Quit
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Ctrl or Command + Q to quit.
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### Configuration
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You can show the dialog from menu bar.
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(Please press Alt key to show the menu bar if it disappers.)
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Configuration will be saved into Electron's userData directory:
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* `%APPDATA%\Mattermost` on Windows
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* `~/Library/Application Support/Mattermost` on OS X
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* `~/.config/Mattermost` on Linux
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*When you upgrade from electron-mattermost, please copy `config.json` from `electron-mattermost`.
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Otherwise, you have to configure again.*
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### Proxy
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Normally, the application will follow your system settings to use proxy.
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Or you can set proxy by following command line options.
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* `--proxy-server=<SERVER>:<PORT>`
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* `--proxy-pac-url=<URL>`
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## Testing and Development
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Node.js is required to test this app.
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### Simple testing
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1. Clone or download the source code.
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2. Run `npm install`.
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3. Run `npm start`.
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When you edit `src/**` files, please execute `npm run build` before `npm start`.
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### Development
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###### `npm run watch`
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Reload the app automatically when you have saved source codes.
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###### `npm test`
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Run tests with Mocha.
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## Packaging
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You can package this app with following commands. Packages will be created in `release` directory.
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```
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$ npm run package (for your platform)
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$ npm run package:windows (Requires Windows or Wine)
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$ npm run package:osx (Requires OS X or Linux)
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$ npm run package:linux
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$ npm run package:all (Packages for all platform)
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```
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Create a windows installer with the following command. It will appear in the `release\windows-installer` directory.
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```
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$ npm run installer
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```
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## Contributing
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Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
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