# KevaChat - Chat in Blockchain
KevaChat is distributed chat platform for open, uncensored and privacy respectable communication with permanent data storage in blockchain.
## Tech
Instance require connection to the [KevaCoin ](https://github.com/kevacoin-project/ ) wallet, `memcached` server, [clitor-is-protocol ](https://github.com/clitor-is-protocol ) for multimedia support and [Symfony ](https://github.com/symfony/symfony ) for web interface.
## Model
KevaChat following open wallet model, where community boost shared ballance for talks.
* In another way, node able to generate payment addresses to each message sent and charge commission for instance monetization.
* Also registered users have payment accounts where everyone able to boost their balance by donation
Administrators have flexible settings of access levels explained in the `.env` file: read-only rooms, connection and post limits, etc.
## Communication
Everyone able to join the chat, post messages as ghosty or sign ownership by IP. Also users can explore remote rooms by namespaces if option enabled.
Basic social features like identicons, replies, mentions, RSS subscriptions etc are supported.
## Protocol
KevaChat protocol following native KevaCoin's `key` /`value` model, where `key` optionally contain `@username` postfix and `value` - contain message.
All publications related to their room `namespace` .
## Examples
* `http://[201:23b4:991a:634d:8359:4521:5576:15b7]/kevachat/` - [Yggdrasil ](https://github.com/yggdrasil-network/ ) instance
* `http://kevachat.ygg` - [Alfis DNS ](https://github.com/Revertron/Alfis ) alias
## Install
* `apt install git composer memcached sqlite3 php-curl php-memcached php-sqlite3 php-mbstring`
* `git clone https://github.com/kevachat/webapp.git`
* `cd webapp`
* `composer update`
* `php bin/console doctrine:schema:update --force`
* `* * * * * /usr/bin/wget -q --spider http://../crontab/pool > /dev/null 2>&1`
## Update
* `cd webapp`
* `git pull`
* `composer update`
* `php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate`
* `APP_ENV=prod APP_DEBUG=0 php bin/console cache:clear`
## Setup
Application package contain settings preset, just few steps required to launch:
* Make sure `memcached` server enabled
* Setup KevaCoin server connection with `rpcuser` /`rpcpassword` in `~/.kevacoin/kevacoin.conf`
* Copy `rpcuser` to `env` .`APP_KEVACOIN_USERNAME` and `rpcpassword` to `env` .`APP_KEVACOIN_PASSWORD`
* Generate new address using CLI `kevacoin-cli getnewaddress` and copy to `env` .`APP_KEVACOIN_BOOST_ADDRESS`
* Send few coins to this address and wait for new block to continue
* To allow users registration, create namespace `kevacoin-cli keva_namespace "_KEVACHAT_USERS_"`
* Create at least one room namespace with Web UI or CLI `kevacoin-cli keva_namespace "sandbox"`
* Optionally, provide namespace for default chat room at `env` .`APP_KEVACOIN_ROOM_NAMESPACE_DEFAULT` (for homepage redirect)
## Contribution
Project created by people for people: MIT License to use it for other needs e.g. new fork, chat instance or KevaCoin blockchain explorer.
Join the development and make your feedback!
## See also
* [KevaChat Gemini Application ](https://github.com/kevachat/geminiapp )
