How to Install Glosa on Manjaro

Glosa is a free and open-source server for decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Glosa on Manjaro.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Glosa, you need to install some dependencies required by the software. Open the terminal and execute the following command:

sudo pacman -S npm git g++ make openssl

Step 2: Clone the Repository

You can clone the Glosa repository to your local machine using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/glosa/glosa-server.git

Step 3: Install the Dependencies

Navigate to the cloned repository and install the dependencies by running the following command:

cd glosa-server
npm install

Step 4: Configure Glosa

Copy the config.example.json file to config.json and modify it to suit your needs:

cp config.example.json config.json
nano config.json

Here, you can change the default values for the server, including the port number, IP address, and SSL settings.

Step 5: Start Glosa

You can now start Glosa by running the following command:

npm start

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured the Glosa messaging server on Manjaro. Glosa can be accessed from any device by pointing it to the IP address and port number of the server.

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