Installing SimpleX Chat on POP! OS Latest

SimpleX Chat is an open-source web-based chat application which allows real-time communication between users. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install SimpleX Chat on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• A running instance of POP! OS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git, which is a version control system that is required to download SimpleX Chat from GitHub. You can install Git by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install git

Step 2: Clone SimpleX Chat

Now that Git is installed, we can proceed with cloning SimpleX Chat from GitHub. Run the following command to create a directory for SimpleX Chat and clone the repository:

mkdir -p ~/simplex-chat && cd ~/simplex-chat
git clone https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat.git .

Step 3: Install Node.js

SimpleX Chat requires Node.js to run. Use the following commands to install Node.js:

sudo apt-get -y install curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get -y install nodejs

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Now that Node.js is installed, we can install the dependencies required by SimpleX Chat. Use the following command to install the dependencies:

npm install

Step 5: Configure the Application

The last step is to configure SimpleX Chat. Copy the config.example.js file to config.js and edit it according to your preferences:

cp config.example.js config.js
nano config.js

Step 6: Run SimpleX Chat

The final step is to run SimpleX Chat:

npm start

SimpleX Chat should now be accessible by going to http://localhost:8888 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SimpleX Chat on POP! OS Latest.