MiAOU is a self-hosted chat platform, with a focus on simplicity, privacy, and efficiency. To install MiAOU on EndeavourOS, follow the steps given below.
We need to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up-to-date.
sudo pacman -Syu
MiAOU requires node.js and sqlite3 as dependencies.
sudo pacman -S nodejs sqlite3
We will use git to download the source code from the official repository.
git clone https://github.com/Canop/miaou.git
Now that we have downloaded MiAOU, we need to install the required dependencies using node package manager.
cd miaou
npm install
Copy the .env.sh.example file to .env.sh.
cp .env.sh.example .env.sh
Next, configure the environment variables according to your preference.
nano .env.sh
MiAOU uses a SQLite database for storing data. We need to initialize the database and configure it with MiAOU.
./db.sh
To start the MiAOU server, run the following command.
npm start
MiAOU will now start running on port 3000. To access the server, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000.
MiAOU is now installed and ready to use. You can configure it further by logging in as an administrator and exploring the settings.
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