Customize the files and DB

Development
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Hi,
how can i edit the files in the rocket chat server which i have locally?
as i am new to this thing want to explore and use it. I have some questions also
Questions:

  1. How can i check the DB?
  2. Can i query the Data? (I have mongoDB install with compass)
  3. Where can i find admin side files and front end side files to edit?
  4. Can i include this rocket chat in my running PHP project which is running on “abc.com” domain?
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hi! Welcome to our forums.

Rocket.Chat is written in node, and is built from there. You should avoid editing the files directly and/or doing your own build.

Also, you should avoid touching the DB directly. We have a great REST API (REST API - Rocket.Chat Developer) that allows your to change a lot of settings or manipulating the App data in a lot of ways.

You can, however, change a lot of settings and customize it. If this is not enough, you can always write apps to Rocket.Chat leveraging it’s robust App Engine (Rocket.Chat App - Rocket.Chat Developer).

You can check the DB, an query the data. This will depend on your deployment method. I suggest using docker with docker-compose.

The best, and most user approach, is to deploy Rocket.Chat on a subdomain, such as chat.abc.com and use this subdomain with SSL in order to be able to connect using the mobile apps.

Let me know if you have any other doubt. Thanks!