Tinode is an open source, self-hosted messaging platform designed specifically for chat and messaging. Installing Tinode on Manjaro is easy and can be done in just a few steps.
Before proceeding with the installation of Tinode on Manjaro, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
You have a working Manjaro installation.
You have a user account with root or sudo privileges.
You have basic knowledge of the Linux command line.
Follow the below steps to install Tinode on Manjaro:
Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Clone the Tinode repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/tinode/tinode.git
Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd tinode
Install the required dependencies:
sudo pacman -S npm postgresql gdal spatialite spatialite-tools
Install the Node.js packages required by Tinode:
npm install
Build the client and server applications:
npm run build-all
Initialize the database:
npm run initdb
Start the Tinode server:
npm run start
Open your web browser and navigate to the Tinode web client at http://localhost:6060.
That's it! You have successfully installed Tinode on Manjaro. If you have any issues or need further assistance, please refer to the Tinode documentation.
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