Tinode is an open-source chat platform that allows developers to build chat applications with a customizable back-end. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Tinode on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we start, it is important to have the following prerequisites:
Log in to your EndeavourOS Latest server as the non-root user with sudo privileges
ssh username@server_ip_address
Update the system packages
sudo pacman -Syu
Install the pre-requisite packages
sudo pacman -S git gcc make cmake pkg-config openssl hiredis postgresql
Install PostgreSQL
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo -u postgres createuser tinodeuser
sudo -u postgres createdb -O tinodeuser tinodedb
Clone the Tinode repository from GitHub
git clone https://github.com/tinode/tinode.git
Navigate to the Tinode directory
cd tinode
Build and install Tinode
./scripts/install-linux.sh
Start the Tinode server
bin/tinode -config=config/demo.conf
Access the Tinode admin panel via the browser
http://server_ip_address:6060/admin/
Login using the default admin credentials(username: admin, password: admin)
Set up the necessary configurations and options for your Tinode chat application
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tinode on your EndeavourOS Latest server. You can now start building your own chat applications with this customizable platform.
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