How to Install & Run Wechaty in Linux Server

[lijiarui]

Steps:

1.install nvm：

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.11.1/install.sh | bash

2.install node

nvm install 6
nvm alias default 6

3.install git and clone repo

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/wechaty/wechaty.git

4.install google chrome for debian

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libxss1 libappindicator1 libindicator7
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome*.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

5.wechaty operation：

cd wechaty
npm install
cd script
bash xvfb.sh
export DISPLAY=':99.0'

6.run wechaty：

go back wechaty directory

cd example
npm run ts-node example/ding-dong-bot.ts

then run wechaty successfuly:

[huan]

what's ur DISPLAY env variable?

[lijiarui]

the variable as follows

Set DISPLAY to :99.0
Xvfb started
to set env, run $ export DISPLAY=':99.0'
Xvfb ready

then i run

export DISPLAY=':99.0'

thanks!

[huan]

good job.

1. I believe the step 7(Install ChromeDriver) is not necessary, because it will be installed by npm install.
2. if u change step 5(git clone) from git@github.com:wechaty/wechaty.git to https://github.com/wechaty/wechaty.git, then the step 4(Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent) will be not necessary, too.

can u confirm?

[lijiarui]

thanks ！
I tried as you told, it does work!
and then I update the install intro ！

[plantvsbirds]

is it possible to put all these into a npm run command? like npm run install-linux. that would be sweet.

[huan]

@lijiarui great. you should link this issue in README in order to help others.
@plantvsbirds I agree. pull request is welcome. :)