Ergo is a decentralized communication platform that aims to provide a secure and private way to chat with your friends and colleagues. In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install Ergo on NixOS Latest.
Before we begin, it is important to note that Ergo requires the following dependencies to be installed:
Step 1. Install Dependencies
We can install the dependencies using the nix package manager:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.sqlite nixos.libsecret
Step 2. Download Ergo
We can download the latest version of Ergo using the following command:
wget https://github.com/ergochat/ergo/releases/latest/download/ergo-linux-x64.zip
Step 3. Extract the Archive
Once the download is complete, we can extract the archive using the following command:
unzip ergo-linux-x64.zip -d ergo
Step 4. Configure Ergo
Next, we need to create a configuration file for Ergo. We can do this by creating a "config.yaml" file in the "ergo" directory with the following contents:
db:
url: jdbc:sqlite:/path/to/ergo/db.sqlite
driver: org.sqlite.JDBC
Make sure to replace "/path/to/ergo" with the full path to the "ergo" directory.
Step 5. Start Ergo
We can start Ergo by running the following command:
./ergo/ergo
This will start Ergo and open the web interface in your default browser. You can now create an account and start using Ergo.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Ergo on NixOS Latest. Ergo is a great way to communicate securely and privately with your friends and colleagues, and we hope that this tutorial has been helpful in getting you started with Ergo. Happy chatting!
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