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Detailed Description

MeshCentral Plugins for RMM-PSA

RMM-Webhook Plugin

Status: Created, not yet installed
Purpose: Send real-time webhooks to RMM-PSA backend for instant device updates

What It Does

Instead of polling MeshCentral every 5 minutes for device status, this plugin sends webhooks immediately when:

A device connects (agent comes online)
A device disconnects (agent goes offline)
Device information changes (hostname, IP, etc.)

Performance Impact:

Before: 5-minute lag (300s)
After: < 2-second lag
Improvement: 150x faster device status updates

Installation Steps

1. Enable Plugins in MeshCentral

Edit config.json and add:

{
  "settings": {
    "plugins": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

2. Set Environment Variables

Add to your MeshCentral environment (DigitalOcean App Spec or .env):

MESHCENTRAL_WEBHOOK_URL=https://rmm-psa-backend-t9f7k.ondigitalocean.app/api/webhooks/meshcentral

MESHCENTRAL_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<generate_with_openssl_rand_hex_32>

3. Deploy Plugin Files

Copy the plugins/rmm-webhook/ directory to your MeshCentral data directory:

For DigitalOcean App Platform:

# SSH into container (if possible) or mount plugins directory as volume

# Copy files to: /meshcentral/meshcentral-data/plugins/rmm-webhook/

For standalone server:

cp -r plugins/rmm-webhook /path/to/meshcentral-data/plugins/

4. Restart MeshCentral

# DigitalOcean: Redeploy the app

# Standalone: systemctl restart meshcentral

5. Verify Plugin Loaded

Check logs for:

📡 RMM-PSA Webhook Notifier Plugin Loaded
   Webhook URL: https://...
   Secret configured: YES ✅

6. Test Webhook

Connect an agent to MeshCentral
Check backend logs for:
📨 [Webhook] Received: device.connect for node//abc123...

✅ [Webhook] Linked agent 123 (HOSTNAME) to device node//abc123

7. Reduce Polling Interval (Optional)

Once webhooks are working, update workers/meshcentral-device-sync.js:

const SYNC_INTERVAL = 600000; // 10 minutes (reduced from 5 min)

This keeps polling as a fallback but reduces overhead by 50%.

Troubleshooting

Plugin not loaded:

Check config.json has "plugins": {"enabled": true}
Verify plugin files are in correct directory
Check MeshCentral logs for errors

Webhooks not received:

Verify webhook URL is correct
Check webhook secret matches in both systems
Test with: ‘curl -X POST https://backend/api/webhooks/meshcentral -H "X-MeshCentral-Secret: YOUR_SECRET" -d ’{"event":"test"}'`

401 Unauthorized errors:

Webhook secret mismatch
Check MESHCENTRAL_WEBHOOK_SECRET environment variable

Files

plugins/rmm-webhook/
├── plugin.json          # Plugin metadata
├── rmm-webhook.js       # Main webhook sending logic
└── README.md            # This file

Backend Webhook Handler

Already exists at routes/webhooks.js

Endpoint: POST /api/webhooks/meshcentral
Features:
- Auto-links devices to agents by hostname/MAC
- Creates new agents if no match found
- Updates connection status instantly
- No authentication required for development (uses secret in prod)

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