How to Install Glowing Bear on Windows 11

Glowing Bear is a web-based frontend for the popular IRC client WeeChat. It can be installed on Windows 11 as well. Here's how you can install Glowing Bear on Windows 11:

Prerequisites

Before you install Glowing Bear, you will need to have the following prerequisites:

• Git: You will need Git to clone the Glowing Bear repository from GitHub.
• Node.js and npm: You will need Node.js and npm to install and run Glowing Bear.

Step 1: Clone the Glowing Bear Repository

The first step is to clone the Glowing Bear repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear.git

This will clone the repository into a folder called glowing-bear in the current directory.

Step 2: Install the Dependencies

Next, navigate into the glowing-bear folder and install the dependencies using npm:

cd glowing-bear
npm install

This will install all the dependencies required to run Glowing Bear.

Step 3: Configure WeeChat

Before you can use Glowing Bear, you will need to configure WeeChat. Follow the instructions on the WeeChat website to configure WeeChat to work with Glowing Bear.

Step 4: Start Glowing Bear

Once you have configured WeeChat, you can start Glowing Bear:

npm start

This will start Glowing Bear on http://localhost:8888.

Step 5: Access Glowing Bear

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8888 to access Glowing Bear.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Glowing Bear on Windows 11. You can now use Glowing Bear as a frontend to WeeChat and enjoy a modern and beautiful IRC experience.

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