Revolt is a free and open-source chat platform that offers secure and private messaging. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Revolt on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you start, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo zypper update
First, you need to install Node.js on your system. Run the following command to install Node.js:
sudo zypper install nodejs12
Verify the installation by running the following command:
node -v
This should display the Node.js version that you have installed.
Next, install Git by running the following command:
sudo zypper install git
After installing Git, clone the Revolt repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/revoltchat/revolt.git
Navigate to the cloned repository and install the required dependencies by running the following command:
cd revolt/
npm install
This may take a few minutes to complete.
After installing the dependencies, build Revolt using the following command:
npm run build
Once the build process completes, start Revolt using the following command:
npm run start
This will start the server and the client, and you can access the Revolt chat platform by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and run Revolt on OpenSUSE Latest. Revolt is a secure and private chat platform that you can use for free. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment.
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