How to Install Tinode on Arch Linux

Tinode is a lightweight and scalable chat service that allows users to create their own private messaging communities. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tinode on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure you have the following:

• A server running Arch Linux
• A user with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface

Installing Dependencies

Before installing Tinode, we need to install the necessary dependencies required to build and run it. Follow these steps to install the required dependencies:

1. Open a terminal window and log in to your server with sudo privileges.

2. Update the package database by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

3. Install the following dependencies:

sudo pacman -S base-devel sqlite git glib2 libwebsockets libuuid libsystemd 

You now have all the dependencies required to install Tinode on Arch Linux.

Installing Tinode

To install Tinode, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window and log in to your server with sudo privileges.

2. Clone the Tinode repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/tinode/chat

3. Change directory to the chat directory:

cd chat

4. Build Tinode by running the following command:

make

5. Once the build process is complete, configure and install Tinode by running the following command:

sudo make install

6. You can now test if Tinode is installed correctly by running the following command:

tinode

If everything is working well, you should see the Tinode chat server output in your terminal.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tinode on Arch Linux, and you can now create your own private messaging communities.

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