This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Convos on macOS. Convos is a web-based IRC client that runs on your own server. If you want to use it, you need to have a server that can run Perl 5.10 or higher.
Before we get started, you'll need to make sure you have the following installed on your machine:
If you don't already have these installed, open Terminal and execute the following commands:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install perl git
Use the following command to clone the Convos repository:
git clone https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos.git
This will create a directory called convos in your current working directory.
To install the dependencies required by Convos, you can use the Perl package manager, cpanm. If you don't have cpanm installed, you can install it using the following command:
brew install cpanminus
Next, navigate to the convos directory and run the following command to install the dependencies:
cpanm --installdeps .
To configure Convos, you need to copy the convos.conf example file to ~/convos.conf using the following command:
cp convos.conf ~/convos.conf
Then, edit the ~/convos.conf file using your favorite text editor, and change the secret variable to a unique string of your choice. This string will be used to encrypt cookies and other sensitive data.
To start Convos, navigate to the convos directory and execute the following command:
./script/convos daemon
This will start the Convos server on port 8080.
To access Convos, open your favorite web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.
That's it! You should now have Convos up and running on your macOS machine. If you run into any issues during the installation process, refer to the Convos documentation or seek help from the Convos community.
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