Convos is a chat application that runs in your web browser. It allows you to connect to an IRC server and join different chat rooms. In this tutorial, we will be installing Convos on Void Linux.
Before we start, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Convos is written in Perl, so we need to install Perl along with some other dependencies. To install Perl, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo xbps-install -S perl perl-net-ssleay perl-crypt-ssleay perl-mojolicious perl-mojolicious-plugin-authentication
Next, we need to create a user for Convos. This is important because running Convos as a privileged user is a security risk. To create a user, run the following command:
sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash convos
This will create a new user named convos.
We can now install Convos using the following command:
sudo -u convos -H sh -c 'curl -L https://convos.chat/install.sh | sh'
This will download and install Convos.
Convos is installed in the home directory of the convos user. To start Convos, run the following command:
sudo -u convos -H sh -c '~/convos/script/convos daemon'
Convos is now running on port 3000. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access the web interface.
You will be prompted to create an account. Fill in the required details and press the "Create User" button. You will be redirected to the main page of Convos.
If you want to run Convos as a system service, you can create a systemd service for it.
First, create a new file called convos.service in the /etc/systemd/system directory:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/convos.service
Then, copy and paste the following contents into the file:
[Unit]
Description=Convos Chat Service
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/convos/convos
ExecStart=/usr/bin/perl /home/convos/convos/script/convos daemon
User=convos
Group=convos
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and close the file.
Next, reload systemd to pick up the changes:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Finally, start the Convos service:
sudo systemctl start convos.service
Convos should now be running as a system service.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Convos on Void Linux. We created a new user for Convos, installed Perl and its dependencies, configured Convos, and set it up to run as a system service. Convos is now ready to use, and you can connect to your favorite IRC servers and chat rooms via the web interface.
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