In this tutorial, we will cover the steps required to install Soketi on Ubuntu Server Latest version
Before we start, we need to ensure that our package database is up to date.
$ sudo apt-get update
Soketi is built using Node.js, so we need to install it on our server.
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
We need Git to clone the Soketi repository and download the files.
$ sudo apt-get install git
Now we need to clone the Soketi repository.
$ git clone https://github.com/alex221023/Soketi.git
We need to install the dependencies for Soketi.
$ cd Soketi
$ sudo npm install
Now we need to set up our credentials for Soketi. You will need to sign up for a developer account on https://soketi.app/ and create an API key.
$ sudo nano .env
Add the following environment variables:
ACCESS_TOKEN=YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
SECRET=YOUR_SECRET_KEY
Save the file and exit.
We can now start Soketi.
$ npm start
Soketi is now installed and running on your Ubuntu server. You can access it by opening a web browser and visiting the IP address or domain name of your server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Soketi on Ubuntu Server Latest.
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