matrix-appservice-kakaotalk/SETUP.md

• Manual setup
  • systemd
• Docker

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Manual setup

These instructions describe how to install and run the bridge manually from a clone of this repository.

Minimum requirements

• Python 3.8
• Node 16.13 (not yet tested with earlier versions)
• postgresql 11 or sqlite3
• A KakaoTalk account on a smartphone (Android or iOS)

Optional requirements

• Native dependencies for end-to-bridge: https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/python/optional-dependencies.html#all-python-bridges

Initial setup

node-kakao module

1. cd to the node directory and run npm install
2. Copy node/example-config.json to node/config.json
3. Edit node/config.json with desired settings (see node/README.md for details)

Bridge module

1. cd to the repository root and create a Python virtual environment with python3 -m venv .venv, and enter it with source .venv/bin/activate
2. Install Python requirements:
   • pip install -Ur requirements.txt for base functionality
   • pip install -Ur optional-requirements.txt for end-to-bridge encryption and metrics
     • Note that end-to-bridge encryption requires some native dependencies. For details, see https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/python/optional-dependencies.html#all-python-bridges
3. Copy matrix_appservice_kakaotalk/example-config.yaml to config.yaml, and update it with the proper settings to connect to your homeserver
   • In particular, be sure to set the rpc.connection settings to use the socket you chose in node/config.json
   • If using Postgres as your database, create a new database that can be accessed via the URI you set for it in appservice.database
4. Run python -m matrix_appservice_kakaotalk -g to generate an appservice registration file, and update your homeserver configuration to accept it

Running manually

1. In the node directory, launch the node-kakao module with node src/main.js
2. In the project root directory, run the bridge module with python -m matrix_appservice_kakaotalk
3. Start a chat with the bot and use the login <email> command to sync your KakaoTalk account
   • Note that on first use, you must enter a verification code on a smartphone version of KakaoTalk in order for the login to complete

systemd

The systemd directory provides sample service unit configuration files for running the bridge & node-kakao modules:

• matrix-appservice-kakao.service for the bridge module
• matrix-appservice-kakao-node.service for the node-kakao module

To use them as-is, follow these steps after initial setup:

1. Place/link your clone of this repository in /opt/matrix-appservice-kakaotalk
   • If moving your repo directory after having already created a Python virtual environment for the bridge module, re-create the virtual environment after moving to ensure its paths are up-to-date
   • Alternatively, clone it to /opt/matrix-appservice-kakaotalk in the first place
2. Install the services as either system or user units
   • To install as system units:
     1. Copy/link the service files to a directory in the system unit search path, such as /etc/systemd/system/
     2. Create the services' configuration directory with sudo mkdir /etc/matrix-appservice-kakaotalk
     3. RECOMMENDED: Create the matrix-appservice-kakaotalk user on your system with adduser or an equivalent command, then uncomment the User and Group lines in the service files
   • To install as user units:
     1. Copy/link the service files to a directory in the user unit search path, such as ~/.config/systemd/user
     2. Create the services' configuration directory with mkdir $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/matrix-appservice-kakaotalk
3. Copy the bridge & node-kakao module configuration files to the services' configuration directory as config.yaml and node-config.json, respectively
4. Start the services now and on every boot boot with [sudo] systemd [--user] enable --now matrix-appservice-kakaotalk{,-node}

Upgrading

Simply git pull or git rebase the latest changes and rerun any installation commands (npm install, pip install -Ur ...).

Docker

Coming soon!