Movim is a free and open-source decentralized social networking platform that provides a secure and private messaging service. It can be installed on various operating systems including Windows 10.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Movim on your Windows 10 machine.
Before installing Movim, make sure that you have installed the following components:
Go to Movim's official website at https://movim.eu/ and click on the "Download" button.
Select the "Windows Installer" option.
Once downloaded, extract the contents of the ZIP file to a new folder.
Go to the XAMPP download page and download the Windows installer.
Launch the installer and select the components you want to install. We recommend selecting all components.
Click "Next" and follow the on-screen instructions to install XAMPP.
Launch XAMPP Control Panel and start Apache.
Open your web browser and navigate to "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/".
Click on the "New" button to create a new database for Movim.
Give the database a name and click on the "Create" button.
Open the folder where you extracted the Movim files.
Rename the config.json.sample file to config.json.
Open config.json with a text editor.
Change the following fields to match your settings:
Save the file and close it.
Launch XAMPP Control Panel and start Apache and MySQL.
Open your web browser and navigate to "http://localhost/movim/".
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your Movim account.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Movim on your Windows 10 machine. You can now start using it to communicate with your friends and family in a secure and private environment.
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