Ergo is a decentralized chat platform that uses peer-to-peer technology to provide secure and private messaging. This tutorial will guide you through the process of how to install Ergo on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
To ensure that your system is up-to-date, run the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
Ergo requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install:
sudo apk add git npm nodejs nodejs-npm
Clone the Ergo repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ergochat/ergo.git
Change directory into the cloned repository and run the following command to install Ergo:
cd ergo
npm install --production
After the installation is complete, start Ergo with the following command:
npm start
Once started, you can access Ergo by navigating to http://localhost:3919 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Ergo on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use Ergo to communicate securely and privately with other users on the decentralized chat platform.
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