How to Install SimpleX Chat on Linux Mint Latest from GitHub

SimpleX Chat is an open-source chat application that can be installed on Linux Mint Latest using the following steps:

Prerequisites

  • A Linux Mint latest distribution.
  • A web server installed on the system.
  • PHP version 5.5 or above.

Installation

  1. Open Terminal and navigate to the root directory of your webserver by typing the following command: cd /var/www/html

  2. Clone the SimpleX Chat repository from GitHub by executing the following command: git clone https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat.git

  3. Rename the cloned directory to something more user-friendly (e.g. simplex) by running this command: mv ./simplex-chat ./simplex

  4. Navigate to the new directory: cd ./simplex

  5. Create a new file named .htaccess within this directory: touch .htaccess

  6. Inside the newly-created file, paste the following code:

Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Methods "POST, GET, OPTIONS"
Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Headers "Authorization, X-Requested-With"

  1. Install the chat application by running the following command: sudo ./install.sh

  2. Follow the prompts to set up the application on your system.

Configuration

After installation, the configuration file needs to be updated according to your preferences.

  1. Navigate to the config folder: cd ./server/config

  2. Open the default.json file and update any configuration parameters as needed.

  3. Save and close the file.

Running SimpleX Chat

To run the application, simply navigate to http://localhost/simplex/client in your web browser.

Conclusion

SimpleX Chat is now installed and properly configured on your Linux Mint Latest system. You can now use this open-source chat application to communicate with others.