How to Install The Lounge on Fedora CoreOS Latest

The Lounge is an open-source, self-hosted web IRC client that is built with modern web technologies. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install The Lounge on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of The Lounge, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest server or virtual machine
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A web browser to access The Lounge web interface

Step 1: Install Node.js

The Lounge requires Node.js version 12 or above to run. To install Node.js on Fedora CoreOS Latest, follow the steps below:

1. Update the package manager:

   sudo dnf update
   

2. Install the Node.js package:

   sudo dnf install nodejs
   

3. Verify that the installation was successful:

   node -v
   

   This should return the version of Node.js installed on your system.

Step 2: Install The Lounge

To install The Lounge, follow the steps below:

1. Install the Git package:

   sudo dnf install git
   

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge.git
   cd thelounge
   

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install --production
   

4. Start The Lounge:

   npm start -- -w /var/opt/thelounge -d
   

   This will start The Lounge and create a directory at /var/opt/thelounge to store the configuration files and logs.

   Note: You can replace /var/opt/thelounge with a directory of your choice.

5. Access The Lounge web interface

   Once The Lounge is started, open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-ip>:9000. You will be prompted to enter the username and password to access The Lounge.

   The default username is admin and the password is admin.

   You can change the username and password by editing the configuration file at /var/opt/thelounge/config.js.

Step 3: Configure Automatic Startup

To configure The Lounge to start automatically when the system boots up, follow the steps below:

1. Create a Systemd service file:

   sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/thelounge.service
   

2. Paste the following contents into the file:

   [Unit]
   Description=The Lounge IRC Client
   After=network.target
   
   [Service]
   Type=simple
   WorkingDirectory=/var/opt/thelounge
   ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm start -- -w /var/opt/thelounge -d
   User=<your-username>
   Group=<your-groupname>
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   Replace <your-username> and <your-groupname> with your username and groupname respectively.

3. Save and close the file.

4. Reload the Systemd daemon:

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   

5. Enable the service to start on boot:

   sudo systemctl enable thelounge
   

6. Start the service:

   sudo systemctl start thelounge
   

   The Lounge will now start automatically when the system boots up.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have provided the steps to install The Lounge on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now use The Lounge to access your favorite IRC networks through a web browser, and configure it to start automatically when the system boots up.