How to Install Tinode on Windows 11

Tinode is an open-source messaging platform for building real-time messaging applications. It can be installed on various platforms including Windows 11. In this guide, we will go through the step-by-step process to install Tinode on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Installation

  1. Open the Git Bash terminal on your computer.

  2. Clone Tinode repository by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/tinode/tinode-python
    
  3. Navigate to the cloned repository folder by running the following command:

    cd tinode-python
    
  4. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

    python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
    
  5. Start the Tinode server by running the following command:

    python3 tinode.py
    
  6. Access Tinode by opening your web browser and typing in the following URL:

    http://localhost:6060/
    

    This will redirect you to the Tinode web interface.

  7. You can now use Tinode to build real-time messaging applications.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the step-by-step process to install Tinode on Windows 11. You can now use Tinode to build real-time messaging applications.

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