Getting Started¶
This guide takes you from nothing installed to talking with a friend on your own Kunuleco node.
The Journey¶
- Installation. Get Urchin and its node running on your machine
- Your First Identity. Create the account that owns your node, and learn the first commands
- Your First Place. Find your way around your HOME and make a room
- Your First Hall. Found a place for a group and decide who gets in
- Your First Invitation. Bring someone in
- What Just Happened. Understand the pieces
Before You Begin¶
You'll need:
- A computer running Windows 10 or later, Linux (Ubuntu 22.04 or later), or macOS 12 or later. macOS support is experimental.
- Alpha access. The downloads are open to alpha testers, and your welcome note has the link.
- An internet connection to reach friends elsewhere. A friend on the same network needs none.
- About 500 MB of free disk space and 15 minutes
No programming is required. You use Kunuleco through the Urchin client, which has buttons and menus as well as a terminal where you type commands.
Two ways to use a node¶
Most people use Urchin, the graphical client, with its guided sign-up and tour. If you prefer a terminal, an SSH
client can connect to a node and use the same commands. Urchin's own commands, the ones that start with / such as
the update commands, exist only in Urchin. One account can be signed in only once at a time, so quit Urchin before you
sign in over SSH as the same person. These pages show the Urchin path.
What You'll Have at the End¶
- An account on your own node, which you own
- A room of your own inside your HOME
- A Hall, with you as its Steward
- A friend connected to you, and a way to talk
Kunuleco is alpha software. Expect rough edges, and do not use it for anything sensitive yet.