How to Install Converse.js on EndeavourOS Latest

Converse.js is a web-based chat client that can be integrated with XMPP servers. In this tutorial, we will be installing Converse.js on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, please make sure that you already have the following prerequisites:

• A server running EndeavourOS Latest
• Root or sudo access to the server
• Apache or Nginx web server installed
• A domain name that is pointing to the server's IP address
• An XMPP server installed (e.g. Prosody)

Step 1: Install Converse.js

1. Log in to your server as a root user or a user with sudo privileges.
2. Update the package list:

sudo pacman -Syu

3. Install Converse.js package:

sudo pacman -S conversejs

Step 2: Configure Converse.js

1. Open the Converse.js configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/conversejs/config.toml

2. Update the following fields in the file:

http_host = "your-domain.com"
# Replace "your-domain.com" with your actual domain name.

http_port = "5280"
# Change "5280" to the port that your XMPP server is using.

xmpp_domain = "your-domain.com"
# Replace "your-domain.com" with your actual domain name.

xmpp_host = "localhost"
# Change "localhost" to the IP address of your XMPP server, if it is not running on the same machine as Converse.js.

3. Save the file and exit the text editor.

Step 3: Configure Web Server

1. Create a new virtual host configuration file for the web server:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/conversejs.conf

2. Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName your-domain.com
  ServerAlias www.your-domain.com

  Alias /conversejs/ "/usr/share/conversejs/"

  <Directory "/usr/share/conversejs/">
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
  </Directory>

  # Rewrite all HTTP requests to HTTPS
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
  RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

</VirtualHost>

3. Replace "your-domain.com" with your actual domain name.
4. Save the file and exit the text editor.
5. Restart the web server:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Test Converse.js

1. Open a web browser and navigate to "https://your-domain.com/conversejs".
2. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the Converse.js login page.
3. Log in using your XMPP account credentials and start chatting!

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Converse.js on EndeavourOS Latest.

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