How to install Tinode on Manjaro

Tinode is an open source, self-hosted messaging platform designed specifically for chat and messaging. Installing Tinode on Manjaro is easy and can be done in just a few steps.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of Tinode on Manjaro, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

You have a working Manjaro installation.
You have a user account with root or sudo privileges.
You have basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Install Tinode

Follow the below steps to install Tinode on Manjaro:

Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Clone the Tinode repository from GitHub using the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/tinode/tinode.git
```
Navigate to the cloned directory:
```
cd tinode
```

Install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S npm postgresql gdal spatialite spatialite-tools

Install the Node.js packages required by Tinode:
```
npm install
```
Build the client and server applications:
```
npm run build-all
```
Initialize the database:
```
npm run initdb
```
Start the Tinode server:
```
npm run start
```
Open your web browser and navigate to the Tinode web client at http://localhost:6060.

That's it! You have successfully installed Tinode on Manjaro. If you have any issues or need further assistance, please refer to the Tinode documentation.