How to Install Akkoma on EndeavourOS

Akkoma is a decentralized social network that runs on the Oxen blockchain. It allows for anonymous communication between users and offers a range of privacy-focused features. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Akkoma on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

• You have a computer running EndeavourOS latest version.
• You have basic knowledge of the terminal and how to run commands.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Akkoma requires several dependencies to be installed before it can run. Let's start by installing them.

Open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-gevent python-geventhttpclient python-plugins python-setuptools python-wheel python-sqlalchemy python-pycryptodome python-pillow python-psutil

This will install all the dependencies we need to install and run Akkoma.

Step 2: Install Akkoma

Now that we have all the dependencies installed, we can proceed to install Akkoma. To do this, we need to clone the Akkoma repository from GitHub.

In the terminal, run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/akkoma-project/akkoma.git

This will create a directory called akkoma in your home folder, which contains all the files required to run Akkoma.

Step 3: Set Up Akkoma

Now that we have Akkoma installed, we need to configure it before we can use it.

Open a terminal and navigate to the akkoma directory by running the following command:

cd ~/akkoma

Next, we need to create a configuration file for Akkoma. To do this, run the following command:

cp contrib.example.ini contrib.ini

This will copy the example configuration file and create a new file called contrib.ini that we can edit.

Next, we need to set up a node for Akkoma to use. We can do this by running the following command:

python contrib/oxen_service.py create

This will create a new Oxen service configuration file that we can use for Akkoma.

Now let's edit the contrib.ini file to include our Oxen service configuration. Open the file in a text editor by running the following command:

nano contrib.ini

Edit the [oxen_service] section to look like the following:

[oxen_service]
enabled = true
# Address of the Oxen service
address = 127.0.0.1:9256
# Authentication for the Oxen service
auth = oxen_username:oxen_password

Replace 127.0.0.1:9256 with the address and port of your Oxen service, and oxen_username:oxen_password with the username and password of your Oxen service.

Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter.

Step 4: Run Akkoma

Now that Akkoma is installed and set up, we can start the Akkoma server.

In the terminal, navigate to the akkoma directory by running the following command:

cd ~/akkoma

To start the Akkoma server, run the following command:

python akkoma.py

This will start the Akkoma server, which you can access by navigating to http://localhost:8118 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we went through the steps required to install Akkoma on EndeavourOS. We installed all the dependencies, cloned the Akkoma repository, set up Akkoma, and started the Akkoma server. With these steps complete, you can now start using Akkoma and enjoying its privacy-focused features.

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