Dendrite is a high-performance, scalable, and modular Matrix homeserver written in Go. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Dendrite on Void Linux.
Before installing Dendrite, you need to make sure the following prerequisites are met on your system:
Dendrite is written in Go, so you need to install Go on your system. Here's how to do it on Void Linux:
sudo xbps-install go
Dendrite requires several dependencies to run successfully. Run the following command to install them:
sudo xbps-install gcc sqlite-devel zlib-devel libsodium-devel icu-devel postgresql-devel
Next, you need to clone the Dendrite repository. Run the following command to do so:
git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite.git
Now that you have cloned the Dendrite repository, you can build and install it. Run the following commands to do so:
cd dendrite
go build ./cmd/dendrite
sudo cp dendrite /usr/local/bin
Before you can start using Dendrite, you need to configure it. To do so, run the following command to generate a sample configuration file:
dendrite-tool generate --config dendrite.yaml --tls-cert=./matrix.example.com.crt --tls-key=./matrix.example.com.key
Note: Replace --tls-cert and --tls-key with appropriate values if you have custom TLS certificates.
Now that you have configured Dendrite, you can start it by running the following command:
dendrite-monolith-server --config dendrite.yaml
Note: You can also run Dendrite as a system service.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Dendrite on Void Linux. You can now start using it as your Matrix homeserver.
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