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Rocket.Chat Secure CommsOS: Enabling digital sovereignty for government & defence

When national interests are at stake, digital sovereignty is non-negotiable. That's why governments and defence forces trust Rocket.Chat as their secure CommsOS: a sovereign, self-hosted communications platform with full data ownership. See how Rocket.Chat powers secure collaboration across agencies and allies, without surrendering control.

Rocket.Chat 8.6: Virtru integration for ABAC and FIPS-compliant image

The organizations that depend on Rocket.Chat operate with requirements that don't bend: access control has to be precise, presence has to reflect operational reality, and deployments have to meet the standards federal procurement demands. Version 8.6 advances all three. Here is what is new.

Migrate from Rocket.Chat Cloud-hosted to Self-manged Workspace

Migrate Rocket.Chat from Cloud-Hosted to Self-Managed Moving from a cloud-hosted Rocket.Chat workspace to a self-managed deployment requires transferring your workspace data, including users, messages, channels, and uploaded files. In this video, you'll learn how to back up your cloud-hosted workspace, restore the data to a self-managed instance, and update file storage paths to ensure avatars and attachments are displayed correctly after migration.

WhatsApp Cloud App Integration with Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat's Omnichannel apps enable you to connect with your citizens and customers through various channels, including WhatsApp. The WhatsApp Cloud app provides direct communication between Rocket.Chat and WhatsApp using the WhatsApp Cloud API without needing third-party services. In this video, you'll learn how to install and use the app in your workspace. Keep in mind that assignment of conversations to agents depends on your workspace's Omnichannel configuration and routing settings.

Managing Omnichannel Queue in Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat provides queue management settings for incoming Omnichannel conversations. This helps you set the queue behavior, as well as the agent and visitor experience. In this video, you'll learn about the configuration options, including waiting times in queues, sorting chats based on specific parameters, and the number of chats an agent can handle at once. Keep in mind that chat assignment also depends on your workspace's Omnichannel routing type and the routing settings.

Re-register Your Rocket.Chat Paid Plan

For Rocket.Chat premium plans. Registering Rocket.Chat workspaces with the Cloud portal is necessary to access various services. However, in cases like version update issues or database discrepancies, your workspace's registration may be lost. This video shows you how to register your workspace again if you encounter such issues.

Managing Your Cloud Hosted Rocket Chat Workspace

Rocket.Chat offers premium and dedicated cloud-hosting services so you can get your workspace running quickly, without the need to handle infrastructure yourself. Using Rocket.Chat's Cloud portal, you can view and manage your workspaces. If you are facing issues with your cloud-hosted workspace, you may need to restart it. In this video, you will learn how to restart your cloud-hosted workspace via the Cloud portal. Additionally, this video shows you how to update the workspace version from the Cloud portal.

Building for a post-quantum world: Start your transition today with Rocket.Chat

Adversaries are capturing encrypted government and defense communications today, intending to decrypt them once quantum computers are powerful enough. This attack is called Store Now, Decrypt Later (SNDL), and it is already confirmed to be happening. ‍

7 requirements for secure messaging in critical infrastructure

‍ Most critical infrastructure organizations are running communications on platforms built for the wrong threat model. Commercial SaaS tools were designed for persistent internet connectivity and vendor-managed infrastructure. Neither holds in energy grids, water systems, transport networks, or healthcare environments facing active cyber threats. Secure messaging for critical infrastructure is not a feature upgrade. It is an architectural decision.