Kiwi IRC is a free and open-source web based IRC client that can be used to connect to IRC networks. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kiwi IRC on FreeBSD latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
Before we can install Kiwi IRC, we need to install some dependencies. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pkg install git node npm
Now that we have installed the dependencies, we can download Kiwi IRC. We will download it from the Github repository using the git command.
sudo git clone https://github.com/kiwiirc/kiwiirc.git /usr/local/www/kiwiirc
This will download the latest version of Kiwi IRC to /usr/local/www/kiwiirc directory.
The next step is to install Node modules. Navigate to the /usr/local/www/kiwiirc directory and run the following command:
sudo npm install
This will install all Node modules required by Kiwi IRC.
Kiwi IRC comes with a config.json file, which you can customize to your requirements. To edit this file open it using the following command:
sudo nano config.json
Update the values according to your system configuration.
Now that Kiwi IRC has been downloaded, installed, and configured, the final step is to run it. To start the Kiwi IRC server, navigate to the /usr/local/www/kiwiirc directory and run the following command:
sudo node kiwi
The Kiwi IRC server will start running on http://localhost:7778.
You can now access the Kiwi IRC client by opening a web browser and going to http://your-domain.com:7778. Replace your-domain.com with your domain name or server IP address.
You have successfully installed Kiwi IRC on FreeBSD latest. You can now connect to IRC networks and chat with other users using Kiwi IRC.
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