SimpleX Chat is a web-based chat application that allows users to communicate in real-time. In this tutorial, we'll be showing you how to install and set up SimpleX Chat on Fedora CoreOS latest version.
Before we start, please make sure you meet the following requirements:
To install SimpleX Chat, we need to install Node.js. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo dnf install nodejs
SimpleX Chat requires a MongoDB database to store its data. Use the following command to install it:
sudo dnf install mongodb
Next, we need Git to clone the SimpleX Chat repository. Install it with the following command:
sudo dnf install git
Use Git to clone SimpleX Chat from its GitHub repository:
git clone https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat.git
Navigate to the SimpleX Chat directory:
cd simplex-chat
Copy the .env.example file to a new file called .env:
cp .env.example .env
Open the .env file in a text editor and change the values as necessary. For example, you may need to change the following:
PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost/simplex-chat
Save and close the file.
Install the dependencies for SimpleX Chat:
npm install
Build the SimpleX Chat application:
npm run build
Start the SimpleX Chat application:
npm start
The application should now be running on port 3000. You can check this by visiting the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost:3000
That's it! You've successfully installed and set up SimpleX Chat on Fedora CoreOS latest version. Now you can start using it to communicate with others in real-time.
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