meshcentral

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MeshCentral is an open-source remote computer management web server, enabling remote desktop, terminal, file access, and KVM control. The current stable version is 1.2.0, with monthly releases. It supports Intel AMT, 2FA, and granular user permissions. Unlike TeamViewer or RDP, it is self-hosted, free, and extensible via plugins. Requires Node.js >=20.0.0.

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Express

✓ import express from 'express';

✗ const express = require('express');

MeshCentral uses ES modules; CommonJS require may fail in certain contexts.

meshcentral

✓ import { StartMeshCentral } from 'meshcentral';

✗ const meshcentral = require('meshcentral');

The main export is a default class; named export StartMeshCentral available since 1.0.

AmtManager

✓ import { AmtManager } from 'meshcentral/amt';

✗ const AmtManager = require('meshcentral').AmtManager;

AMT module is separate; ensure correct path.

Starts a MeshCentral server with configurable port, TLS, and MongoDB URI.

import { StartMeshCentral } from 'meshcentral'; const server = new StartMeshCentral({ port: process.env.PORT || 443, tlsOffload: process.env.TLS_OFFLOAD || '', mongodb: process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/meshcentral', }); server.start(); console.log('MeshCentral started on port', server.port);

Debug

Known issues

breakingNode.js >=20.0.0 required; earlier versions cause ENOTSUP errors.

fix

Upgrade Node.js to v20+.

affects: <1.0

deprecatedUsing 'require' instead of import may break in ESM mode.

fix

Use ES module import syntax.

affects: >=1.0

gotchaMongoDB must be running before starting the server; otherwise it hangs.

fix

Start MongoDB service first or set MONGODB_URI correctly.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'meshcentral'

Missing meshcentral package in node_modules.

fix

Run 'npm install meshcentral' in your project directory.

Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::443

Port 443 already in use by another process.

fix

Change the port via environment variable PORT or kill the conflicting process.

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Version history

1.2.0latest on npm

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral ↗

packagemeshcentral ↗

homepagehttps://meshcentral.com ↗