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These instructions describe how to create and join broadcast channels and send and receive messages over them using the cli-client binary. The source can be found in the cli-client repository.

First, download the correct binary for your system and open up your terminal to the downloaded directory.

Mac

  1. Open or quit Terminal on Mac.

  2. Change to your downloads directory using the command:

    Terminal
  3. Run these commands: to launch the binary.

    Terminal

Windows

  1. How to Open the Command Prompt in Windows.

  2. Change to your downloads directory using the command:

    Terminal

Joining a Channel

  1. Get an .xxchan file. Make sure to download it to the same directory where you downloaded the binary.

  2. Run the following command to join the channel with your chosen username.

    Terminal

Creating a Channel

To create a channel, choose a name and description, and run the following command.

Terminal

This will output your new channel info file that you can send to users to join your channel. It will also output an RSA private key PEM file that you can use to send admin messages on the channel

Sending Admin Messages

To send an admin message, you need the RSA private key PEM file, which was generated when the channel was created. Once you have this file, run the following command:

Terminal
If you are running the cli-client UI in a separate window, you must run the command with a different session file defined with the -s flag.

General Usage

Terminal