SMS desktop app

[privsec]

@timconsidine

Are you getting any error messages when you attempt to update the app with the github repo?

When I do, I am getting an error message about node dependencies that I havent gotten before.

I have tried various PPAs of NodeJS and NPM and I still get

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Any ideas on this one?

[timconsidine]

@privsec no haven't seen that, I will try and see what happens

[privsec]

@timconsidine I am thinking there is something else wrong because even when using the website provided by operation privacy, I cant use the service.

[privsec]

@timconsidine

Out of curiosity, what node version does your lxc use? Mine defaults to 10.x.x

[timconsidine]

@privsec sorry I missed this question
Yes, mine is running 10.x.x

[timconsidine]

@timconsidine in case anyone is interested, updating the app in the LXC container is fairly straight-forward.
I held off for a long time, but eventually bit the bullet.

The steps I took are a bit manual / kludge but it was fastest way.
This assumes you are in root directory of container/installation

1. Stopped the app running
   ps aux | grep node
kill -9 xxxx (process number of running app)

2. "backed up" the original installation by mv VoIP/ VoIP-old/

3. Ran git clone https://github.com/0perationPrivacy/VoIP.git to create a new directory with latest version (0.89)

4. Copied across settings from original deployment
   cp VoIP-old/.env VoIP/.env

5. Edited VoIP/.env to add a new line at the end
   HTTPS = false

6. Started app
   cd VoIP/
node app.js &

This kept all settings (database, domain) and also all data (contacts, messages).

Not extensively tested but it seems to be running ok.

[katerynajohnson]

Once I tried to create sms desktop app but it didn't work out...Thus, every time when I need a solution I google on the web https://www.google.com/ and search fresh options.

[timconsidine]

@katerynajohnson do you mean THIS particular app didn't work ? Or some other one generally ?

If you need help to install it, I can maybe advise you.
This particular app has not been built for Cloudron.
I'm still looking into whether that is possible.
In its current form, it can be deployed on any linux VPS as an LXC container.

Use www.google.com ? NEVER !!
duckduckgo.com or ecosia or start page .... or your own Searx available on Cloudron !

[LoudLemur]

@timconsidine
https://www.seekr.com/ is cool, but proprietary. I would prefer it over DDG. The results are good too.

[timconsidine]

@LoudLemur .... but they have marketing driven cookies