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Mattermost	2020-12-15T12:01:23-04:00	download	2

Focalboard is now integrated with Mattermost v5.36 and later.

Enable Focalboard plugin

To enable Focalboard, open your Mattermost instance, then:

1. Go to Main Menu > Marketplace.
2. Search for "Focalboard".
3. Install the Focalboard plugin.
4. Select Configure and enable the plugin.
5. Select Save.

The Focalboard plugin requires websocket traffic to be passed by the proxy. Update your NGINX or Apache web proxy config following the steps below.

With NGINX

After following the standard Mattermost install steps, edit /etc/nginx/sites-available/mattermost and add this section to it:

   location ~ /plugins/focalboard/ws/* {
       proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
       proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
       client_max_body_size 50M;
       proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
       proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
       proxy_set_header X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN;
       proxy_buffers 256 16k;
       proxy_buffer_size 16k;
       client_body_timeout 60;
       send_timeout 300;
       lingering_timeout 5;
       proxy_connect_timeout 90;
       proxy_send_timeout 300;
       proxy_read_timeout 90s;
       proxy_pass http://backend;
   }

Restart NGINX with sudo systemctl restart nginx.

With Apache (unofficial)

After following the install guide for Apache and Mattermost, modify the web sockets section in /etc/apache2/sites-available as follows:

 # Set web sockets
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /api/v[0-9]+/(users/)?websocket|/plugins/focalboard/ws/* [NC,OR]
  RewriteCond %{HTTP:UPGRADE} ^WebSocket$ [NC,OR]
  RewriteCond %{HTTP:CONNECTION} ^Upgrade$ [NC]
  RewriteRule .* ws://127.0.0.1:8065%{REQUEST_URI} [P,QSA,L]

Restart Apache with sudo systemctl restart apache2

Accessing Focalboard from Mattermost

In Mattermost, select the Focalboard icon in the channel header to access boards for that channel.

Focalboard Permissions

Focalboard currently uses channel-based permissions, meaning that only members of the associated channel can access (read / write) the boards for that channel.

You can use this to create private boards:

1. Create or join a private channel (or group channel or direct-message)
2. Click on the Focalboard icon in the channel header
3. Create a board

Only members of that private channel can access the board.

You can use the share board feature to share a read-only board with anyone (incuding unauthenticated users) who has the generated link.