The Lounge is a web-based IRC client designed to be self-hosted. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing it on Debian Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that:
The Lounge requires Node.js version 14 or later to run. To install Node.js, run the following commands:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
The Lounge requires several dependencies to be installed before it can be installed. To install the dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev
To install The Lounge, run the following command:
sudo npm install -g thelounge
The Lounge can be configured using a configuration file located at /etc/thelounge/config.js. To create the configuration file, run the following command:
sudo thelounge config generate
This will create a default configuration file that you can edit to suit your needs.
To start The Lounge, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start thelounge
The Lounge should now be accessible at http://<your-server-ip>:9000.
The Lounge is now installed and running on your Debian Latest system. You can now access it through your web browser and start using it.
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