How to Install Convos on Windows 10

Convos is a simple web-based IRC client that allows you to easily connect to IRC servers and channels from your web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Convos on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before installing Convos on Windows 10, you need to ensure you have the following prerequisites:

• Git for Windows (https://git-scm.com/download/win)
• Perl 5.16 or higher (https://www.perl.org/get.html)
• SQLite3 (https://www.sqlite.org/download.html)

Installation Steps

Follow the below steps to install Convos on Windows 10:

1. Open the Command Prompt by searching for it in the Windows search bar.

2. Create a new directory for Convos using the following command:

mkdir convos

3. Navigate to the newly created Convos directory:

cd convos

4. Clone the Convos repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos.git

5. Install the required Perl modules using the following command:

cd convos
cpanm --installdeps .

6. Run the following command to start the Convos server on your localhost:

./script/convos daemon -l http://localhost:3000

7. Open a web browser and navigate to: http://localhost:3000.

8. You will be prompted to create an initial account. Provide a username and password of your choice.

9. Once you have created your account, you can connect to IRC servers and channels using Convos.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have provided step-by-step instructions on how to install Convos on Windows 10. By following these steps, you can easily set up Convos and start using it to connect to IRC servers and channels from your web browser.

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