MiAOU is a simple and efficient web chat application designed for creating discussion around a single topic. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing MiAOU on Arch Linux.
Before we start with the installation process, you need to have the following:
To install MiAOU, we need to install some required dependencies first. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the system:
sudo pacman -Syu
Then, install the required dependencies using the following command:
sudo pacman -S git make nodejs npm postgresql redis
MiAOU requires PostgreSQL as its database. Let's create a new PostgreSQL user and database.
Run the following commands to start the PostgreSQL service and switch to the PostgreSQL user:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo su - postgres
Now, create a new PostgreSQL user and database using the following commands:
createuser miaou
createdb miaou -O miaou
Exit the PostgreSQL user environment by running exit.
We will download MiAOU from the official Git repository and install it.
Run the following command to navigate to the opt directory:
cd /opt
Next, clone the MiAOU repository using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Canop/miaou.git
Now, move to the Miaou directory and install the necessary packages:
cd miaou
sudo npm install
sudo npm install -g forever gulp-cli
sudo gulp compile
Before we can start using MiAOU, we need to do some configuration.
Copy the config-example.json file to config.json using the following command:
sudo cp config-example.json config.json
Next, edit the config.json file to set the database connection settings. Run the following command to open the file using the nano text editor:
sudo nano config.json
Change the following settings in the file:
"dbuser": "miaou",
"dbpassword": "", // leave blank
"dbhost": "localhost",
"dbname": "miaou",
Once you have made the changes, save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+O and Ctrl+X.
We are now ready to start the MiAOU server. Run the following command:
sudo forever start main.js
This will start the server in the background. Verify the server is running with the following command:
sudo forever list
You should see the MiAOU server running in the list.
Now that the server is running, we can access MiAOU using a web browser.
Open your web browser and go to the following URL:
http://localhost:8124/
You should now see the MiAOU login page. You can now create a new account or login with an existing account to start using MiAOU.
That's it! You have successfully installed MiAOU on Arch Linux. With MiAOU, you can create a chatroom for multiple users to discuss any topic in real-time.
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