CHAT.ixi is an IXI (IOTA eXtension Interface) module for the Iota Controlled agenT (Ict). It extends the functionality of the core Ict client with a chat application which allows users in the Ict network to exchange messages on a permissionless, distributed data-integrity protocol - the Tangle.
CHAT.ixi is described in more detail in this official IOTA blog post.
Please find instructions on iotaledger/ict. There are a few community made resources for the Ict installation. Use them at your own risk:
- IOTA Omega-Ict tutorial: noob edition (Guide) by Lambtho
- ict-install (Script) by phschaeff
Make sure you are connected to the main network and not to an island, otherwise you won't be able to message anyone in the main network.
There are two ways to do this:
Go to releases and download the chat.ixi-{VERSION}.zip from the most recent release. Unzip its content into any directory.
You can also build the .jar file from the source code yourself. You will need Git and Gradle.
# download the source code from github to your local machine
git clone https://github.com/iotaledger/chat.ixi
# if you don't have git, you can also do this instead:
# wget https://github.com/iotaledger/chat.ixi/archive/master.zip
# unzip master.zip
# change into the just created local copy of the repository
cd chat.ixi
# build the chat.ixi-{VERSION}.jar file
gradle fatJar# Please replace {ICT} with the name of your Ict. You can find it in your ict.cfg file. The default setting is 'ict'.
# Set 'ixi_enabled=true' in your ict.cfg configuration file.
# Also replace {USERNAME} with the username you want to appear with in the chat.
# And {PASSWORD} with any password to protect your CHAT.ixi from unauthorized access.
java -jar chat.ixi-{VERSION}.jar {ICT} {USERNAME} {PASSWORD}
# EXAMPLE: java -jar chat.ixi-1.2.3.jar my_cool_ict SatoshiNakamotoOpen web/index.html in your web browser. If you are running Ict locally, it should immediately connect you. If no CHAT.ixi instance is running on localhost, it will ask you for the ip address of your Ict node.
While having the CHAT.ixi web GUI open, your username and user id will be submitted to the network in regular time intervals, so that other users can see that you are online.
We are not responsible for any damage caused by running this software. Please use it at your own risk.