How to download and use the Mattermost App

XR's Mattermost is held on our own secure servers and the address [Server URL] is https://organise.earth

  1. Go to Playstore [Android] or App Store [iPhone]
  2. Search for Mattermost
  3. Select the Mattermost app - if you see several options e.g. Mattermost, Mattermost Business, Mattermost Classic or Mattermost Beta, select the one that either only says Mattermost or Mattermost Business. Mattermost Classic is for older phones and Mattermost Beta is for testers.
  4. Once the app has been downloaded, open it and you'll see the Welcome screen. If you want to learn more, select Next and scroll through the screens. If you want to sign in straight away, select Sign in. The Sign In screen looks like this:

Mattermost let's connect to a server screen

  1. Add organise.earth in Enter Server URL
  2. Add anything you like in Display Name - XR makes sense
  3. Select Connect

    Next is the Log In to Your Account screen Mattermost log in to your account screen
  4. Add your login details and then select Log In. The more Teams, Channels and therefore messages you have, the longer it takes to load all that data to your app - be patient.

Once logged in you'll see this screen

Mattermost app how it looks on a phone

Now you're in, here's some handy tips!

  1. White/Red circles with numbers:
  1. White/Red dot with no number:
  1. Use the search Find channels to find any channel [chat] in any of the Teams you're already in. [Teams are the coloured squares on the left] You don't need to select a specific Team first.
  2. Select the @ symbol at the bottom of your screen to find any message in any Team in any Channel where you've been tagged.
  3. Select the Bookmark symbol at the bottom of your screen to find any message you've saved.

  4. The plus sign + top right of the screen:

NB important:

  1. Open a Direct Message: Set up a direct message with 1 or up to 7 people.

NB important:


Revision #6
Created 26 June 2024 13:19:51 by Ned
Updated 26 June 2024 15:29:26 by Ned