Buddycloud is an open-source social media platform that lets you chat with people on a decentralized network. It is a great alternative to centralized social media networks, and it is easy to install on your EndeavourOS system.
Before installing Buddycloud, make sure you have the following:
Follow the steps below to install Buddycloud on your EndeavourOS system.
First, update the system to ensure your package manager has the latest information. To update your EndeavourOS system, open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update all the packages on your system.
Buddycloud requires Node.js to be installed on your system. To install Node.js, open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs
This command will install Node.js on your system.
Now we can proceed to install Buddycloud. You can either install the stable version of Buddycloud or the bleeding edge version.
To install the stable version of Buddycloud, open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S buddycloud
This command will install the stable version of Buddycloud.
To install the bleeding edge version of Buddycloud, you need to clone the repository and build the binaries.
First, install git by entering the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S git
Next, clone the Buddycloud repository by entering the following command:
git clone https://github.com/buddycloud/buddycloud-server.git
Once the repository is cloned, you can build the binaries by entering the following command:
cd buddycloud-server/
npm install
This command will install all the dependencies required to build the binaries. Finally, start Buddycloud by running the following command:
node start.js
This command will start the Buddycloud server.
After installing Buddycloud, you need to configure it to start using it. Buddycloud uses a configuration file called config.json. You can find this file in the buddycloud-server directory. Open this file with a text editor and edit the configuration settings as per your requirements.
To access Buddycloud, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5275. This will take you to the Buddycloud homepage, where you can create a new account or sign in with an existing one.
Buddycloud is an excellent decentralized social media platform that provides a secure and private way to chat with people. Installing Buddycloud on EndeavourOS is straightforward, as shown in this tutorial. You can now use Buddycloud on your EndeavourOS system and enjoy a new way of communicating with people.
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