SimpleX Chat is an open-source chat application that can be installed on Linux Mint Latest using the following steps:
Open Terminal and navigate to the root directory of your webserver by typing the following command: cd /var/www/html
Clone the SimpleX Chat repository from GitHub by executing the following command: git clone https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat.git
Rename the cloned directory to something more user-friendly (e.g. simplex) by running this command: mv ./simplex-chat ./simplex
Navigate to the new directory: cd ./simplex
Create a new file named .htaccess within this directory: touch .htaccess
Inside the newly-created file, paste the following code:
Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Methods "POST, GET, OPTIONS"
Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Headers "Authorization, X-Requested-With"
Install the chat application by running the following command: sudo ./install.sh
Follow the prompts to set up the application on your system.
After installation, the configuration file needs to be updated according to your preferences.
Navigate to the config folder: cd ./server/config
Open the default.json file and update any configuration parameters as needed.
Save and close the file.
To run the application, simply navigate to http://localhost/simplex/client in your web browser.
SimpleX Chat is now installed and properly configured on your Linux Mint Latest system. You can now use this open-source chat application to communicate with others.
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