Administration Guide

This guide helps system administrators run a secure, reliable, and scalable Mattermost deployment. It’s organized as a clear journey, showing the outcomes you need to achieve and the tasks required to get there, from onboarding and identity management, to feature enablement, monitoring, scaling, compliance, and ongoing workspace management.

Get Started

Migrate users and data, connect workspaces, and establish initial governance and readiness.

Learn about the first steps to take after your Mattermost server is live, including migrating to Mattermost, bulk loading data, installing license key, connecting Mattermost workspaces, and initial rollout planning to ensure a successful start with Mattermost.

Identity & Access Management

Secure sign-in through centralized identity providers, map attributes, and govern access and membership.

Mattermost supports multiple authentication methods to meet your enterprise requirements. Choose from SAML-based SSO, OIDC-based SSO, and AD/LDAP.

You can additionally increase your organization’s secure collaboration posture by enabling multi-factor authentication and enabling SSL client certificates.

Platform Features

Expand your deployment with core features, improve search relevance, and enable real-time voice and video.

User Experience & Engagement

Deliver a consistent, branded workspace that drives adoption, engagement, and structured feedback.

Monitoring & Observability

Gain visibility into system health, define alerts, and proactively prevent incidents.

Operations & Scaling

Keep your deployment reliable and performant, scale as needed, and upgrade safely with minimal downtime.

Compliance, Security & Auditing

Align with compliance requirements, enforce retention and holds, and ensure complete auditability.

Administration Tools & Utilities

Streamline administration with automation tools, simplify troubleshooting, and maintain operational hygiene.

Licensing & Workspace Management

Govern your workspace, control data residency and billing, and enable licensed features.

Configuration Settings (Reference)

Apply precise configuration changes with confidence, using fully documented and traceable settings.