how to install Soketi on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Introduction

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Soketi on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Soketi is an enterprise-level instant messaging platform that is powered by Matrix.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, make sure you have the following:

Installation procedure

  1. Log in to the Fedora CoreOS instance with administrative privileges.

  2. Install the sudo program using the following command:

    sudo dnf install sudo
    
  3. Add a new user account and grant it administrative privileges as follows:

    sudo useradd -mG wheel soketi
    
    sudo passwd soketi
    
    sudo visudo /etc/sudoers.d/soketi
    
    #Add the following to the file, then save and exit.
    soketi ALL=(ALL) ALL
    
  4. Log out of the root account and log in as the soketi user:

    su - soketi
    
  5. Install the Riot client using the following command:

    sudo dnf install -y flatpak
    
    flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
    
    flatpak install flathub im.riot.Riot
    
  6. Start the Riot client:

    flatpak run im.riot.Riot
    
  7. In the Riot client, create a new account with Matrix. Once you have created your account and logged in, you can start using Soketi.

Conclusion

By following these simple steps, you have successfully installed Soketi on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now use the platform to communicate with your teams, share files, and collaborate in real-time.

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