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In my deep dive into the CentOS terminal, I was able to install and setup Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket servers. However, the Hipchat Server seems to be based on something completely different.

Is there a step by step guide to installing Hipchat; From what's needed (dependencies) to installing (which I'm not even sure is part of the process) to seeing it work (log-in, etc.)?

Atlassian's official guide is written in such a way, that I look at it confused - as if it's a riddle that will never be solved. lol

Steven Ventimiglia
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By HipChat4, I'm assuming you refer to the HipChat Client. If so, have you tried the instructions outlined here?

sudo bash -c ‘cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/hipchat.repo << EOF_hipchat
[atlassian-hipchat]
name=Atlassian Hipchat
baseurl=https://atlassian.artifactoryonline.com/atlassian/hipchat-yum-client/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
EOF_hipchat’

sudo yum update

sudo yum install hipchat4

If what you're trying to install is the server, then keep in mind that HipChat Server is only supported on AWS (via the Atlassian provided AMI), or as a VM for private datacenters (via the Atlassian provided OVA). You can't install HipChat Server directly on a Linux box.

If your OS can run a virtualization platform (e.g. VirtualBox) then you can download the OVA from https://www.hipchat.com/server#get-hipchat-server, import it, start your VM and configure it. More thorough instructions are available here.

Ramiro Berrelleza
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  • I have edited out the "4". And the "Official Guide" is the "thorough instructions" that isn't remotely understood. The problem here is that I'm trying to install Hipchat Server on a CentOS VPS - so the idea of running a VM on a server strikes me like "the paint brush trying to paint itself." So, it's my current trip down the rabbit hole. I'm under the impression that this is a Hipchat Server, you install on your server, to use your own Hipchat specificially intended not to be a Cloud solution, but a hosted solution you setup like Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket. – Steven Ventimiglia Dec 14 '16 at 20:38
  • Because the instructions on how to install it seem to be about running an interface, and I'm working with a clean VPS. Not understanding the sense of setting up a virtual server on an actual server and pretending to be a server on a server. I'm lost. – Steven Ventimiglia Dec 14 '16 at 20:39
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    @SteveVentimiglia HipChat Server is only supported on AWS (installed via AMI) or as an OVA that requires a virtualization platform (e.g. VirtualBox). You can't currently install it directly on your OS. I updated the answer to make this clearer. – Ramiro Berrelleza Dec 14 '16 at 21:02
  • Thanks for your assistance. – Steven Ventimiglia Dec 16 '16 at 17:49