Robust IRC is a robust and decentralized IRC network that allows you to chat with other people in real-time. It is an open-source software that is easy to install and run on macOS.
In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Robust IRC on your macOS computer.
Before we get started with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that simplifies the installation of software. It will be used to install the packages required for Robust IRC to run.
To install Homebrew, open the Terminal app on your macOS computer, and paste the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
The command above will automatically install Homebrew on your computer.
After you've installed Homebrew, you need to use it to install the required packages for Robust IRC.
Open the Terminal app on your macOS computer and type the following commands:
brew install go
brew install redis
The above commands will download and install Go and Redis, which are necessary for Robust IRC. Wait for the installation to complete.
Git is a version control system that is used for software development. It is important to have Git installed on your computer, especially when installing open-source software like Robust IRC.
To install Git, open the Terminal app on your macOS computer and paste the following command:
brew install git
Now that you have all the prerequisites installed, it's time to clone the Robust IRC repository from GitHub.
To do this, open the Terminal app on your macOS computer and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/robustirc/robustirc.git
This command will download the Robust IRC source code to your computer.
After cloning the Robust IRC repository, it's time to build and run the software.
Open the Terminal app on your macOS computer and navigate to the robustirc directory by typing the following command:
cd robustirc
Then, compile Robust IRC by running the following command:
make
After the compilation process is complete, run Robust IRC by running the following command:
./robustirc-run
That's it! You have successfully installed and ran Robust IRC on your macOS computer.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Robust IRC on your macOS computer. With this software installed, you can now join the decentralized IRC network and chat with people in a secure and private manner.
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