Installation

Using Snap

Make sure you have snapd installed. Install Camus:

$ sudo snap install camus

Once installed, Camus runs automatically as a Snap service. See the Snap service management documentation for details on starting and stopping services.

Go to localhost:5000 in your browser. For local testing, you can visit the same room in multiple tabs and each tab will act as a separate client.

Using Python

Camus requires Python 3.7 or higher since it makes use of Quart and async syntax. As usual, it’s best to use a virtual environment.

Install Camus:

$ pip install camus-chat

Run Camus:

$ camus

Go to localhost:5000 in your browser. For local testing, you can visit the same room in multiple tabs and each tab will act as a separate client.

Using Docker

You can find a pre-built Docker image on Docker Hub. Use the following command to pull the image and run a container:

$ docker run -d -p 5000:5000 mrgnr/camus

Go to localhost:5000 in your browser. For local testing, you can visit the same room in multiple tabs and each tab will act as a separate client.