How to Install SimpleX Chat on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will install SimpleX Chat on OpenBSD using Github repository. SimpleX Chat is a self-hosted, web-based chat application.

Prerequisites

  • OpenBSD installed on your system.
  • Basic knowledge of the command line interface.

Steps

  1. Install the necessary dependencies:
$ doas pkg_add -v apache-ant node npm
  1. Clone the SimpleX Chat repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat.git
  1. Change into the cloned directory:
$ cd simplex-chat
  1. Install the npm dependencies:
$ npm install
  1. Build the application:
$ ant dist
  1. Allow access to the application directory:
$ doas chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/simplex
  1. Start the application:
$ NODE_ENV=production node server.js start
  1. Access the SimpleX Chat application by navigating to http://<your-ip-address>/simplex in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SimpleX Chat on OpenBSD.