### Start Development Server

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/dev

Commands to install dependencies and launch the development server.

```bash
pnpm install  
pnpm dev  
```

--------------------------------

### Install Dependencies

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/init-env

Initializes the npm project and installs the mini-star package.

```bash
npm init -y  
npm install mini-star  
```

--------------------------------

### Configure Environment Variables and Start Service

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/manual

Copy the example environment file, modify necessary variables (e.g., MONGO_URL, REDIS_URL, MINIO_URL), and then start the Tailchat services. The SERVICEDIR variable specifies the directory for loading microservices.

```bash
cp server/.env.example server/dist/.env  
vim .env  

```

```bash
SERVICEDIR=services,plugins pnpm start:service  

```

--------------------------------

### Start SWAG Service with Docker Compose

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/https-gateway

After configuring the swag.env file with your domain name, use Docker Compose to start the SWAG service. This will automatically handle SSL certificate acquisition and reverse proxy setup.

```bash
docker compose -f ./swag.yml up -d
```

--------------------------------

### Install MiniStar Globally

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/start

Install the MiniStar toolchain globally to enable plugin creation and build commands.

```bash
npm install --global mini-star  
```

--------------------------------

### Copy and Edit .env Example

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/environment

Use these commands to copy the example environment file and then edit it with your desired configurations.

```bash
mv .env.example .env 
vi .env  
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Environment Variables

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Create the .env file from the provided example template.

```bash
cp.env.example.env  
```

--------------------------------

### Install Docker engine and plugins

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/install-docker

Installs the Docker engine, CLI, containerd, and the Docker Compose plugin.

```bash
sudo yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin  

```

--------------------------------

### Install Mobile Dependencies

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Navigate to the mobile client directory and install required packages using yarn.

```bash
cd client/mobile  
yarn  
```

--------------------------------

### One-command Docker installation

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/install-docker

Executes the official Docker installation script on a Linux server.

```bash
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh  
sudo sh get-docker.sh  

```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Tailchat Project

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/start

Use the CLI to start a new project in the current directory.

```bash
tailchat create  
```

--------------------------------

### Install Project Dependencies

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/manual

Navigate to the tailchat directory and install all project dependencies using pnpm. This command also triggers an automatic compilation.

```bash
cd tailchat  
pnpm install  

```

--------------------------------

### Install Tailchat SDK

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/openapp/bot

Command to install the official Tailchat client SDK via npm.

```bash
npm install tailchat-client-sdk
```

--------------------------------

### Download and Run Livekit Webhook Receiver

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/meeting/livekit

Use these commands to download the Livekit docker-compose configuration and start the webhook receiver service. Ensure you have docker and docker-compose installed.

```bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msgbyte/tailchat/master/docker/livekit.yml
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f livekit.yml up -d
```

--------------------------------

### Start Tailchat with Docker Compose

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/docker-compose

Starts the application using the configuration files present in the current directory.

```bash
# Make sure the configuration files (docker-compose.yml and docker-compose.env) are in the current directory  
```

--------------------------------

### Install Tailchat CLI

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/cli/tailchat-cli

Install or update the CLI globally using npm.

```bash
npm install -g tailchat-cli@latest # Install and update with the same command  
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Node.js Project

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/openapp/bot

Commands to create a new directory and install necessary dependencies for a Koa-based bot server.

```bash
mkdir tailchat-bot && cd tailchat-bot
npm init -y
npm install koa koa-router tailchat-client-sdk
```

--------------------------------

### Start application with admin support

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/admin

Launches the application using both the base docker-compose.yml and the admin.yml files.

```bash
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f admin.yml up -d  
```

--------------------------------

### Start Tailchat Meeting Services

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/meeting/deployment

Launch the application containers using Docker Compose.

```bash
docker compose up -d  
```

--------------------------------

### Create a Tailchat Client Plugin

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/create-theme

Use this command to initialize a new client plugin. Follow the interactive prompts to complete the setup.

```bash
tailchat create --template client-plugin   

```

--------------------------------

### Configure Docker repository

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/install-docker

Installs necessary utilities and adds the official Docker repository to the system.

```bash
sudo yum install -y yum-utils # yum-utils provides the yum-config-manager command  
  
sudo yum-config-manager \
    --add-repo \
    https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo  

```

--------------------------------

### Start Tailchat Server with Docker Compose

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/docker-compose

Execute this command to start the Tailchat server and its dependencies in detached mode.

```bash
docker compose up -d
```

--------------------------------

### Install LESS Compiler

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/create-theme

Install the 'less' npm package to enable the 'mini-star' build tool to automatically compile LESS files.

```bash
npm install less

```

--------------------------------

### Install Traefik via Helm

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/kubernetes/simple

Deploy the Traefik ingress controller into the tailchat namespace.

```bash
helm install traefik traefik/traefik -n tailchat
```

--------------------------------

### Run MinIO via Docker

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/dev

Starts a MinIO container with custom credentials and console address.

```bash
docker run -d \
  -p 19000:9000 \
  -p 19001:9001 \
  --name minio \
  -e "MINIO_ROOT_USER=tailchat" \
  -e "MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=com.msgbyte.tailchat" \
  minio/minio server /data --console-address ":9001"  
```

--------------------------------

### Install pnpm globally

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/docker-compose

Installs the pnpm package manager, which is recommended for maintaining consistent dependency environments.

```bash
npm install -g pnpm  
```

--------------------------------

### Example Build Error Output

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Common build failure output when dependencies or environment variables are misconfigured.

```text
error Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up: https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup.  
Error: Command failed: gradlew.bat app:installDebug -PreactNativeDevServerPort=8081  
  
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.  
  
* What went wrong:  
Could not determine the dependencies of task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.  
> Could not resolve all dependencies for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.  
    > Could not create task ':app:generateDebugLintModel'.  
       > java.lang.NullPointerException (no error message)  
  
* Try:  
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.  
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.  
> Run with --scan to get full insights.  
  
* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org  
  
BUILD FAILED in 27s  
```

--------------------------------

### Download SWAG Configuration Files

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/https-gateway

Use wget to download the SWAG configuration YAML, example environment file, and Nginx configuration. Ensure these files are placed in the correct directory structure.

```bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msgbyte/tailchat/master/docker/swag.yml
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msgbyte/tailchat/master/docker/swag.env.example -O swag.env
mkdir config
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msgbyte/tailchat/master/docker/config/nginx.conf -O ./config/nginx.conf
```

--------------------------------

### Minimal .env Configuration

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/dev

Example environment variables required to run Tailchat in a development environment.

```text
PORT=11000  
MONGO_URL=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/tailchat  
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/  
MINIO_URL=127.0.0.1:19000  
MINIO_USER=tailchat  
MINIO_PASS=com.msgbyte.tailchat  
```

--------------------------------

### Serve Plugin Files Locally

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/create-theme

Use `http-server` to serve your plugin's compiled files locally. This is necessary for manual installation in Tailchat.

```bash
npx http-server .  

```

--------------------------------

### Install standalone Docker Compose

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/install-docker

Downloads and configures the standalone Docker Compose binary for systems where the plugin is not used.

```bash
curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.4.1/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose # Download binaries  
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose # give execute permission  
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/docker-compose /usr/bin/docker-compose # Soft link to path, can be called directly  
docker-compose --version # The line command returns the version number and the installation is successful  

```

--------------------------------

### Incorrect Environment Variable Format

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Example of an incomplete configuration that may cause build failures.

```text
GETUI_APPID=xxxxxxxxxxxx  
GETUI_APPKEY=yyyyyyyyy  
GETUI_APPSECRET=zzzzzzzzzz  
```

--------------------------------

### SMTP URI Configuration Examples

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/smtp

Common URI formats for various email service providers.

```text
smtps://<username>:<password>@smtp.exmail.qq.com/?pool=true
```

```text
smtps://<username>:<password>@smtp.163.com/?pool=true
```

```text
smtps://<qqNumber>:<password>@smtp.qq.com/?pool=true
```

--------------------------------

### Define Plugin Manifest

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/start

Create a manifest.json file to configure plugin metadata and entry points for manual installation.

```json
{
  "label": "Web Panel Plugin",
  "name": "com.msgbyte.webview",
  "url": "/plugins/com.msgbyte.webview/index.js",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "author": "msgbyte",
  "description": "Provides groups with the ability to create web panels",
  "requireRestart": false
}
```

--------------------------------

### Run MongoDB via Docker

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/dev

Starts a MongoDB container on port 27017.

```bash
docker run -d --name mongo -p 27017:27017 mongo:4  
```

--------------------------------

### Run Redis via Docker

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/dev

Starts a Redis container on port 6379.

```bash
docker run -d --name redis -p 6379:6379 redis  
```

--------------------------------

### Implement Bot Message Logic

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/openapp/bot

Example of handling incoming messages and sending replies using the TailchatHTTPClient.

```javascript
import { TailchatHTTPClient, stripMentionTag } from 'tailchat-client-sdk';

const host = '<your tailchat instance backend host>';
const appId = '<appId>';
const appSecret = '<appSecret>';

const client = new TailchatHTTPClient(host, appId, appSecret)

// ...

router.post('/bot/callback', async (ctx) => {
  const type = ctx.body.type;
  
  if (type === 'message') {
    const payload = ctx.body.payload;
    try {
      const message = await client.replyMessage({
        messageId: payload.messageId,
        author: payload.messageAuthor,
        content: payload.messageSnippet
      }, {
        groupId: payload.groupId,
        converseId: payload.converseId,
        content: `Your message: ${stripMentionTag(payload.messageSnippet)}`,
      })

      console.log('send message success:', message)
    } catch (err) {
      console.log('send message failed:', err)
    }
  }
  
  ctx.body = 'Bot Callback Page';
});
```

--------------------------------

### Tailchat CLI Benchmark Help

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/benchmark/cli

Displays the available benchmark commands and options for the Tailchat CLI. Ensure tailchat-cli is installed and version is above 1.5.8.

```bash
tailchat benchmark  
  
Tailchat Benchmark Test  
  
Commands:  
  tailchat benchmark message            Stress testing through Tailchat network  
                                        requests (suitable for pure business  
                                        testing)  
  tailchat benchmark connections <url>  Test Tailchat Connections  
  tailchat benchmark register <url>     Create Tailchat temporary account and  
                                        output token  
  
Options:  
      --version  Show version number                                   [boolean]  
  -h, --help     Show help                                             [boolean]  


```

--------------------------------

### Run Tailchat CLI via npx

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/cli/tailchat-cli

Execute CLI commands directly without global installation.

```bash
npx tailchat-cli <command>  
```

--------------------------------

### Check Development Environment

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Run the doctor command to verify the React Native development environment setup.

```bash
yarn doctor  
```

--------------------------------

### Configure Cloudflare R2 External Storage

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/external-storage

Example environment variables for configuring Cloudflare R2 as an external storage service. Ensure your R2 bucket is set up and accessible via the S3 protocol.

```bash
MINIO_URL=<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com:443
MINIO_PATH_STYLE=Path
```

--------------------------------

### General API Call Example

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/openapp/bot

Bots can call interfaces like ordinary users. Ensure the 'X-Token' header is included with your JWT for authentication.

```http
POST /api/xxx

Header
Content-Type: application/json
X-Token: <your-jwt>

Body
{
  ...
}
```

--------------------------------

### Prepare Deployment Environment

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/meeting/deployment

Navigate to the compose directory and initialize the environment configuration file.

```bash
cd tailchat-meeting/compose  
cp docker-compose.env.example docker-compose.env  
vi docker-compose.env  
```

--------------------------------

### Create Project Directory

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/init-env

Initializes a new directory for the plugin project.

```bash
mkdir tailchat-plugin-test && cd tailchat-plugin-test  
```

--------------------------------

### Remove existing Docker installations

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/install-docker

Cleans up previous versions of Docker and related packages before a fresh installation.

```bash
# If you have installed docker before, you can execute the following command to delete the old one  
sudo yum remove docker \
                docker-client \
                docker-client-latest \
                docker-common \
                docker-latest \
                docker-latest-logrotate \
                docker-logrotate \
                docker-engine  

```

--------------------------------

### Get Cached Session Information

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Retrieves session information from the cache.

```typescript
const info = getCachedConverseInfo(converseId);  
```

--------------------------------

### Get Cached User Information

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Retrieves user information from the cache.

```typescript
const info = getCachedUserInfo(userId);  
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize Tailchat configuration via CLI

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/docker-compose

Runs an interactive command to generate the necessary configuration files.

```bash
npx tailchat-cli docker init  
```

--------------------------------

### Get Global State

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Accesses the global Redux state context.

```typescript
const state = getGlobalState();  
```

--------------------------------

### Get Global State Utility

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Utility function to retrieve the global Redux state.

```APIDOC
## GET /api/utility/getGlobalState

### Description
Retrieves the current global state, typically managed by Redux.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/api/utility/getGlobalState

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **state** (object) - The global state object.

#### Response Example
```json
{
  "state": {
    "some": "global state data"
  }
}
```
```

--------------------------------

### Download Docker Compose configuration files

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/docker-compose

Fetches the required docker-compose.yml and docker-compose.env files from the repository.

```bash
mkdir tailchat && cd tailchat  
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msgbyte/tailchat/master/docker-compose.yml  
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msgbyte/tailchat/master/docker-compose.env  
```

--------------------------------

### Get Group Panel Parameters

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Retrieves the current groupId and panelId from the hook context.

```typescript
import { useGroupPanelParams } from '@capital/common';  
  
const { groupId, panelId } = useGroupPanelParams();  
```

--------------------------------

### Configure Environment Variables

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/meeting/deployment

Define network and domain settings within the environment file.

```text
# Internal IP  
MEDIASOUP_IP=  
# Public IP  
MEDIASOUP_ANNOUNCED_IP=  
  
# swag  
URL=  
SUBDOMAINS=  
TZ=Asia/Shanghai  
```

--------------------------------

### Apply Ingress Resource

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/kubernetes/simple

Deploy the ingress configuration to enable routing.

```bash
kubectl apply -f ingress.yml
```

--------------------------------

### Correct Environment Variable Format

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Ensure all required keys exist in the .env file, even if their values are empty.

```text
GETUI_APPID=xxxxxxxxxxxx  
GETUI_APPKEY=yyyyyyyyy  
GETUI_APPSECRET=zzzzzzzzzz  
GETUI_HUAWEI_APP_ID=  
```

--------------------------------

### Mail Error Response Format

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/troubleshooting

Example of the error object returned when SMTP configuration is incorrect.

```javascript
code:'EENVELOPE',  
response: '502 Invalid paramenters',  
responseCode: 502,  
command: 'MAIL FROM'  
```

--------------------------------

### Deploy Tailchat Resources

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/kubernetes/simple

Apply the configuration files to create namespaces, persistent volumes, middleware, and the Tailchat service.

```bash
kubectl apply -f namespace.yml -f pv.yml -f mongo.yml -f minio.yml -f redis.yml -f tailchat.yml
```

--------------------------------

### Get Cached Converse Info Utility

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Utility function to retrieve cached conversation information.

```APIDOC
## GET /api/utility/getCachedConverseInfo

### Description
Retrieves cached conversation information based on a conversation ID.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/api/utility/getCachedConverseInfo

### Query Parameters
- **converseId** (string) - Required - The ID of the conversation whose information is to be retrieved.

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **info** (object) - The cached conversation information.

#### Response Example
```json
{
  "info": {
    "id": "converse789",
    "name": "General Chat"
  }
}
```
```

--------------------------------

### Get Cached User Info Utility

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Utility function to retrieve cached user information.

```APIDOC
## GET /api/utility/getCachedUserInfo

### Description
Retrieves cached user information based on a user ID.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/api/utility/getCachedUserInfo

### Query Parameters
- **userId** (string) - Required - The ID of the user whose information is to be retrieved.

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **info** (object) - The cached user information.

#### Response Example
```json
{
  "info": {
    "id": "user123",
    "name": "John Doe"
  }
}
```
```

--------------------------------

### Run Tailchat Benchmark CLI Commands

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/benchmark/report

Use these commands to register a benchmark client, initiate connection tests, and test message sending/receiving with specified parameters.

```bash
tailchat benchmark register https://<xxxxxx>.cloud.sealos.io --invite <inviteCode>
```

```bash
tailchat benchmark connections https://<xxxxxx>.cloud.sealos.io
```

```bash
tailchat benchmark connections https://<xxxxxx>.cloud.sealos.io --groupId <groupId> --converseId <converseId> --messageNum 5
```

--------------------------------

### Get Modal Context

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/api/common

Retrieves the modal context, providing access to methods like closeModal.

```typescript
const { closeModal } = useModalContext();  
```

--------------------------------

### Download admin configuration

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/admin

Fetches the admin.yml configuration file from the official Tailchat GitHub repository.

```bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msgbyte/tailchat/master/docker/admin.yml  
```

--------------------------------

### Compile Tailchat Frontend

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/cdn

Navigate to the client web directory and build the front-end code. Set the SERVICE_URL environment variable to your API backend address.

```bash
cd client/web  
SERVICE_URL=<your-api-url> pnpm build  
```

--------------------------------

### Compile All Plugins

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/create-theme

Execute the 'npm run plugins:all' command to compile all plugins, including the custom theme plugin.

```bash
npm run plugins:all

```

--------------------------------

### CLI: Test connections

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/benchmark/cli

Simulates multiple user logins to test server performance and connection handling.

```APIDOC
## CLI Command: tailchat benchmark connections

### Description
Establishes connections for multiple users using tokens generated from the registration command to test server load and message broadcast performance.

### Endpoint
`tailchat benchmark connections <url>`

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **url** (string) - Required - The base URL of the Tailchat service.

#### Options
- **--file** (string) - Optional - Path to the account token file (default: "./accounts").
- **--groupId** (string) - Optional - Target Group ID for message testing.
- **--converseId** (string) - Optional - Target Converse ID for message testing.
```

--------------------------------

### Execute Declaration Sync Command

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/typescript-support

Run this command using pnpm to automatically fetch and write remote configuration files into `types/tailchat.d.ts`.

```bash
pnpm sync: declaration
```

--------------------------------

### Get User Information

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/openapp/oauth

Retrieves user information using the obtained access token. This is a POST request to the `/open/me` endpoint.

```APIDOC
## POST /open/me

### Description
Retrieves the authenticated user's profile information using an `access_token`.

### Method
POST

### Endpoint
`<API>/open/me`

### Parameters
#### Request Body
- **access_token** (string) - Required - The access token obtained from the `/open/token` endpoint.

### Request Example
```json
{
  "access_token": "ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
}
```

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **sub** (string) - The unique identifier for the user.
- **nickname** (string) - The user's nickname.
- **discriminator** (string) - The user's discriminator.
- **avatar** (string) - The URL of the user's avatar.

#### Response Example
```json
{
  "sub": "USER_ID",
  "nickname": "Username",
  "discriminator": "1234",
  "avatar": "AVATAR_URL"
}
```
```

--------------------------------

### Create Basic Koa Server

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/openapp/bot

Boilerplate code for a Koa server with routes for handling bot callbacks.

```javascript
const Koa = require('koa');
const Router = require('koa-router');
const app = new Koa();
const router = new Router();

// Define route
router.get('/', async (ctx) => {
  ctx.body = 'Hello, World!';
});

router.post('/bot/callback', async (ctx) => {
  ctx.body = 'Bot Callback Page';
});

// Register middleware
app.use(router.routes());
app.use(router.allowedMethods());

// Start server
app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log('Server is running on http://localhost:3000');
});
```

--------------------------------

### Clone Tailchat Repository

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/cdn

Clone the Tailchat repository to your local machine. Ensure you use pnpm version 8 for dependency installation.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/msgbyte/tailchat.git  
cd tailchat  

# You can switch between different distributions by git, for example: git checkout v1.8.8  

pnpm install # You need to use `pnpm` to install dependencies, using other package management tools may cause problems. and you should use pnpm@8 because here is some break change in pnpm@9  
```

--------------------------------

### Register Test Users in Batches with Tailchat CLI

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/benchmark/cli

Use the `register` command to create temporary accounts in batches. The command outputs login tokens to a file. Options include specifying the file path, registration count, and an invite code.

```bash
tailchat benchmark register <url>  
  
Create Tailchat temporary account and output token  
  
Options:  
      --version  Show version number                                   [boolean]  
      --file     Account Token Path  [string] [required] [default: "./accounts"]  
      --count    Register Count               [number] [required] [default: 100]  
      --invite   Invite Code                                            [string]  
  -h, --help     Show help                                             [boolean]  
      --url        


```

```bash
tailchat benchmark register http://127.0.0.1:11000  

```

```bash
tailchat benchmark register http://127.0.0.1:11000 --count 10000 --invite <invite-code>  

```

--------------------------------

### Navigate to Kubernetes Configuration Directory

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/kubernetes/simple

Change the working directory to access the prepared Kubernetes YAML files.

```bash
cd docker/simple/k8s
```

--------------------------------

### Compile Plugin with npm

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/create-theme

Run this command to compile your plugin. The compiled output will be located in the `/dist/plugins/` directory.

```bash
npm run plugins:all  

```

--------------------------------

### Image Syntax

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/richtext

Use [img]Image URL[/img] to display an image.

```bbcode
[img]https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/img/logo.svg[/img]
```

--------------------------------

### Initialize and Connect Tailchat Websocket Client

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/openapp/ws

Establishes a connection to the Tailchat server using environment credentials and sets up a listener for incoming messages.

```typescript
import { TailchatWsClient } from 'tailchat-client-sdk';  
  
const HOST = process.env.HOST;  
const APPID = process.env.APPID;  
const APPSECRET = process.env.APPSECRET;  
  
if (!HOST || !APPID || !APPSECRET) {  
  console.log('require env: HOST, APPID, APPSECRET');  
  process. exit(1);  
}  
  
const client = new TailchatWsClient(HOST, APPID, APPSECRET);  
  
client.connect().then(async() => {  
  console.log('Login Success!');  
  
  client.onMessage((message) => {  
    console.log('Receive message', message);  
  });  
});
```

--------------------------------

### Compile Tailchat project

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/docker-compose

Builds the Docker image from the cloned source code.

```bash
cd tailchat && docker compose build  
```

--------------------------------

### Compile Android Release

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Build the Android release APK using Gradle.

```bash
cd android  
./gradlew assembleRelease  
```

--------------------------------

### URL Syntax

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/richtext

Use [url]URL[/url] for a clickable URL or [url=URL]Link Text[/url] for custom link text.

```bbcode
[url]https://tailchat.msgbyte.com[/url]
```

```bbcode
[url=https://tailchat.msgbyte.com ]Official website[/url]
```

--------------------------------

### Configure Environment Variables

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/mobile

Required environment variables for compilation, including upload store details and push service credentials.

```text
TAILCHAT_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE=  
TAILCHAT_UPLOAD_STORE_PASSWORD=  
TAILCHAT_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS=  
TAILCHAT_UPLOAD_KEY_PASSWORD=  
  
GETUI_APPID=  
GETUI_APPKEY=  
GETUI_APPSECRET=  
GETUI_HUAWEI_APP_ID=  
```

--------------------------------

### Import Icon Component

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/icon

Import the Icon component from the @capital/component library. This is the first step to using icons.

```javascript
import { Icon } from '@capital/component';  
```

--------------------------------

### Add Traefik Helm Repository

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/kubernetes/simple

Register the Traefik Helm repository to the local environment.

```bash
helm repo add traefik https://helm.traefik.io/traefik
```

--------------------------------

### Test Tailchat Connections with CLI

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/benchmark/cli

Use the `connections` command to log in and establish connections for multiple users. It reads tokens from a file generated by the `register` command. Options include specifying the account token path, group ID, and conversation ID.

```bash
tailchat benchmark connections <url>  
  
Test Tailchat Connections  
  
Options:  
      --version     Show version number                                [boolean]  
      --file        Account Token Path  
                                     [string] [required] [default: "./accounts"]  
      --groupId     Group Id which send Message                         [string]  
      --converseId  Converse Id which send Message                      [string]  
  -h, --help        Show help                                          [boolean]  
      --url                                                           [required]  


```

```bash
tailchat benchmark connections http://127.0.0.1:11000  

```

```bash
tailchat benchmark connections http://127.0.0.1:11000 --groupId <groupId> --converseId <converseId>  

```

--------------------------------

### Tailchat CLI Help Output

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/cli/tailchat-cli

Displays the available commands and options for the Tailchat CLI.

```text
tailchat <command>  
  
Commands:  
  tailchat create [template]     Create Tailchat repo code  
  tailchat connect               Connect to Tailchat network  
  tailchat bench                 Benchmark  
  tailchat declaration <source>  Tailchat plugin type declaration  
  tailchat docker                Tailchat image management  
  tailchat usage [pid]           View Tailchat process usage  
  
Options:  
      --version  Show version number                                   [boolean]  
  -h, --help     Show help                                             [boolean]  
```

--------------------------------

### Compile Custom Docker Image

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/custom-builtin-plugin

Build a new Docker image with your customized plugin list. The `.` indicates the current directory as the build context.

```bash
docker build -t tailchat .
```

--------------------------------

### Mention User Syntax

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/richtext

Use [at=<user_id>]Username[/at] to mention a user.

```bbcode
[at=<hereisuserid>]moonrailgun[/at]
```

--------------------------------

### Clone Tailchat Meeting Repository

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/meeting/deployment

Download the source code from the official repository to begin the deployment process.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/msgbyte/tailchat-meeting --depth=1  
```

--------------------------------

### Configure Github integration in project

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/github-integration

Create this file in the root directory to map Github notifications to specific Tailchat groups and panels.

```json
{
  "groupId": "<your-notify-group-id>",
  "panelId": "<your-topic-panel-id>"
}
```

--------------------------------

### Backup and Restore MongoDB in Docker

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/devops/mongodb

Use these commands to perform manual database operations. Replace <IMAGE_NAME> with your specific container name.

```bash
# backup  
docker exec -i <IMAGE_NAME> mongodump -d tailchat --archive > ./backup.archive  
  
# restore  
docker exec -i <IMAGE_NAME> mongorestore -d tailchat --archive < ./backup.archive
```

--------------------------------

### Navigate to Tailchat Directory

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/advanced-usage/custom-builtin-plugin

Change your current directory to the root of the cloned Tailchat repository.

```bash
cd tailchat
```

--------------------------------

### Verify Ingress Services

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/kubernetes/simple

Check the status of services after applying the ingress configuration.

```bash
kubectl get services -n tailchat
```

--------------------------------

### Define Frontend Permission Constants

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/contribution/dev/role

Declare core permission keys in the frontend configuration file.

```typescript
export const PERMISSION = {  
  /**  
   * Non-plugin permission points are called core  
   */  
  core: {  
    message: 'core.message',  
  },  
};  
```

--------------------------------

### Use Icon Component

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/icon

Render the Icon component by passing the desired icon key as a prop. It's recommended to use icons from the 'mdi' set for a unified design.

```javascript
<Icon icon="mdi:account" />  
```

--------------------------------

### Create Sealos Application Entry

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/deployment/other-way/kubernetes/sealos

YAML configuration for adding a Tailchat application entry to the Sealos desktop.

```yaml
apiVersion: app.sealos.io/v1  
kind: App  
metadata:  
  name: tailchat-app-entry  
spec:  
  name: Tailchat  
  icon:  
  type: iframe  
  data:  
    url: <Your url>  
    desc:  
  icon: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/img/logo.svg  
  menuData:  
    nameColor: text-black  
    helpDropDown:  
    helpDocs:  
  displayType: normal  
```

--------------------------------

### CLI: Register test users

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/benchmark/cli

Registers temporary test users in batches and saves their authentication tokens to a local file.

```APIDOC
## CLI Command: tailchat benchmark register

### Description
Creates temporary Tailchat accounts in batches and outputs tokens to a local file for subsequent testing.

### Endpoint
`tailchat benchmark register <url>`

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **url** (string) - Required - The base URL of the Tailchat service.

#### Options
- **--file** (string) - Optional - Path to save account tokens (default: "./accounts").
- **--count** (number) - Optional - Number of users to register (default: 100).
- **--invite** (string) - Optional - Invite code to automatically join a test group after registration.
```

--------------------------------

### Add Script to Sync Declaration Files

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/typescript-support

For standalone projects, add this script to your `package.json` to automatically pull remote declaration files. This helps ensure type safety, though some types might still be 'any'.

```json
"scripts": {
  "sync:declaration": "tailchat declaration github"
}
```

--------------------------------

### Configure mini-star

Source: https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/docs/plugins/guide/init-env

Defines the .ministarrc.js configuration file to specify external dependencies.

```javascript
// .ministarrc.js  
const path = require('path');  
  
module.exports = {  
  externalDeps: [  
    'react',  
    'react-router',  
    'axios',  
    'styled-components',  
    'zustand',  
    'zustand/middleware/immer',  
  ],  
};  
```