Installing and Configuring Glowing Bear on Ubuntu Server

Glowing Bear is a web frontend for the popular IRC client, WeeChat. It provides an intuitive and modern UI for users who prefer a graphical approach to IRC communication. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation and configuration process of Glowing Bear on Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your Ubuntu Server:

• WeeChat: sudo apt install weechat
• Git: sudo apt install git
• Node.js and npm: sudo apt install nodejs npm

Step 1: Clone the Glowing Bear Repository

Firstly, let’s clone the Glowing Bear repository from Github using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear.git

This will create a glowing-bear directory in the current location.

Step 2: Install Glowing Bear Dependencies

Next, navigate to the glowing-bear directory and use npm to install the required dependencies:

cd glowing-bear
npm install

This will install all the necessary packages for Glowing Bear to function properly.

Step 3: Configure Glowing Bear

Before we can run Glowing Bear, we need to configure it by copying the sample configuration file and editing it as needed:

cp config.js.sample config.js
nano config.js

Inside the configuration file, you can specify the server and port that Glowing Bear should use, as well as other settings like SSL and authentication.

Step 4: Build and Run Glowing Bear

After everything is set up, we can proceed to build and run Glowing Bear:

npm run build
npm start

This will build and start the Glowing Bear server. You should see a message that says “Glowing Bear listening on port 8080” indicating that the server is running.

Step 5: Access Glowing Bear in Your Browser

Finally, you can access Glowing Bear in your browser by navigating to http://<server ip address or domain name>:8080. You should see the Glowing Bear login screen which will prompt you for a WeeChat login.

Once you have successfully logged in, you can start using Glowing Bear to connect to your favorite IRC channels.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Glowing Bear on Ubuntu Server.

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