How to Install Dendrite on OpenSUSE Latest

Dendrite is a Matrix homeserver written in Go. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Dendrite on OpenSUSE Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

  • OpenSUSE Latest operating system
  • Root access or a user with sudo privileges
  • Go 1.13 or higher
  • Git

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we can install Dendrite, we need to install its dependencies. Use the following command to install dependencies:

sudo zypper install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel openssl-devel git

Step 2: Create PostgreSQL database

We need to create a PostgreSQL database for Dendrite. Use the following commands to create and initialize the database:

sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql

sudo -iu postgres psql
CREATE USER dendrite WITH PASSWORD 'dendrite';
CREATE DATABASE dendrite;
ALTER DATABASE dendrite OWNER TO dendrite;
\q

Step 3: Clone Dendrite

Use the following command to clone Dendrite from the official Git repository:

git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite.git

Step 4: Build Dendrite

Use the following commands to build Dendrite:

cd dendrite
make deps
make dendrite

Step 5: Configure Dendrite

Use the following command to create a configuration file for Dendrite:

./bin/dendrite-tool --generate-config dendrite.yaml

Edit dendrite.yaml configuration file according to your preferences. Here is an example configuration:

database:
  dataSource: "postgres://dendrite:[email protected]:5432/dendrite?sslmode=disable"
server:
  listen: "127.0.0.1:8008"

Make sure to change the dataSource value to the PostgreSQL database URL you have created in Step 2. Also, you can change the listen value to the desired IP address and port.

Step 6: Run Dendrite

Use the following command to run Dendrite:

./bin/dendrite-monolith-server --config dendrite.yaml

Congratulation, you have successfully installed Dendrite on OpenSUSE Latest operating system. You can now access the Dendrite homeserver at http://<your-ip-address>:8008.