How to Install Salut à Toi on Arch Linux

Salut à Toi is a decentralized communication and social network platform developed in Python. It supports various protocols, including XMPP, IRC, and social networks like Diaspora, pump.io, and GNU social. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Salut à Toi on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Salut à Toi, ensure that your system has the following prerequisites installed:

• Python 3.6 or higher
• Python pip
• Git

Installation Steps

Follow the below steps to install Salut à Toi on Arch Linux:

1. Update your system:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

2. Install the required packages:

   sudo pacman -S python python-setuptools python-pygments python-ipython python2 python2-setuptools python2-pygments python2-ipython git
   

3. Install virtualenv package using pip:

   sudo pip install virtualenv
   

4. Clone the Salut à Toi repository:

   git clone https://gitea.lilim.eu/tykayn/salut-a-toi.git
   

5. Create a virtual environment for Salut à Toi:

   cd salut-a-toi
   virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python salutvitae
   

6. Activate the virtual environment:

   source salutvitae/bin/activate
   

7. Use pip to install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

8. Generate a default configuration file:

   cp ./sàt/plugins/core/config/sàt_config.yml.default ./sàt_config.yml 
   

9. Start Salut à Toi:

   ./bin/sat start
   

10. Verify that Salut à Toi is working by navigating to the following URL in your browser:

    http://localhost:8000/
    

Congratulations! Salut à Toi is successfully installed on Arch Linux, and now you can explore the platform's features and capabilities.

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