MiAOU is a self-hosted chat platform, with a focus on simplicity, privacy, and efficiency. To install MiAOU on EndeavourOS, follow the steps given below.
We need to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up-to-date.
sudo pacman -Syu
MiAOU requires node.js and sqlite3 as dependencies.
sudo pacman -S nodejs sqlite3
We will use git to download the source code from the official repository.
git clone https://github.com/Canop/miaou.git
Now that we have downloaded MiAOU, we need to install the required dependencies using node package manager.
cd miaou
npm install
Copy the .env.sh.example
file to .env.sh
.
cp .env.sh.example .env.sh
Next, configure the environment variables according to your preference.
nano .env.sh
MiAOU uses a SQLite database for storing data. We need to initialize the database and configure it with MiAOU.
./db.sh
To start the MiAOU server, run the following command.
npm start
MiAOU will now start running on port 3000. To access the server, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000
.
MiAOU is now installed and ready to use. You can configure it further by logging in as an administrator and exploring the settings.
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