Tutorial: How to Install SimpleX Chat on OpenSUSE Latest

SimpleX Chat is an open-source web-based chat application that can be used for real-time communication. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SimpleX Chat on OpenSUSE Latest.

Before we begin, make sure that you have root privileges on your OpenSUSE system.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some required packages on our system. To install them, run the following command:

sudo zypper install git nginx php7 php7-fpm php7-mysqlnd php7-mbstring php7-xml

This command will install Git, Nginx, PHP7, PHP7-FPM, PHP7-MySQLnd, PHP7-Mbstring, and PHP7-XML packages on your OpenSUSE system.

Step 2: Clone SimpleX Chat Repository

Secondly, we need to clone the SimpleX Chat repository. To do this, execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat.git

This command will download the SimpleX Chat code from GitHub to your system.

Step 3: Configure Nginx

Thirdly, we need to configure Nginx to serve SimpleX Chat files. Create a new Nginx server block configuration file with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/simplex-chat.conf

Paste the following Nginx configuration code into the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com; # change this to your domain name
    root /path/to/simplex-chat;
    index index.html index.htm index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php7-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING    $query_string;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Make sure to replace the server_name and root values with your own domain name and SimpleX Chat path, respectively.

After saving the configuration file, restart Nginx for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 4: Configure SimpleX Chat

Finally, we need to configure SimpleX Chat. Navigate to the SimpleX Chat directory and copy the .env.example file to .env:

cd simplex-chat
cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file using your preferred text editor and modify the following variables:

APP_URL=http://example.com # change this to your domain name
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_DATABASE=simplex_chat
DB_USERNAME=simplex_chat_user
DB_PASSWORD=simplex_chat_password

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 5: Install Dependencies

Next, install the required PHP dependencies for SimpleX Chat using the following command:

composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

This command will install and optimize the dependencies for production use.

Step 6: Migrate Database

Finally, we need to migrate the database for SimpleX Chat. Run the following command:

php artisan migrate --force

This command will create the necessary database tables for SimpleX Chat.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed SimpleX Chat on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now access the chat application by visiting your domain name in your web browser.

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