X-Git-Url: https://git.nmode.ca/signal-cli/blobdiff_plain/3aade456432576a805128df8b6a1a69c760344b2..a4e34e600e9b00b7ff24937c8262c8447a4bdae2:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 588016d3..9d60499c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ signal-cli is a commandline interface for [libsignal-service-java](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/libsignal-service-java). It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. To be able to link to an existing Signal-Android/signal-cli instance, signal-cli uses a [patched libsignal-service-java](https://github.com/AsamK/libsignal-service-java), because libsignal-service-java does not yet support [provisioning as a slave device](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/libsignal-service-java/pull/21). For registering you need a phone number where you can receive SMS or incoming calls. -signal-cli is primarily intended to be used on servers to notify admins of important events. For this use-case, it has a dbus interface, that can be used to send messages from any programming language that has dbus bindings. +signal-cli is primarily intended to be used on servers to notify admins of important events. For this use-case, it has a dbus interface ([man page](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/blob/master/man/signal-cli-dbus.5.adoc)), that can be used to send messages from any programming language that has dbus bindings. ## Installation -You can [build signal-cli](#building) yourself, or use the [provided binary files](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/releases/latest), which should work on Linux, macOS and Windows. For Arch Linux there is also a [package in AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/signal-cli/). You need to have at least JRE 7 installed, to run signal-cli. +You can [build signal-cli](#building) yourself, or use the [provided binary files](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/releases/latest), which should work on Linux, macOS and Windows. For Arch Linux there is also a [package in AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/signal-cli/) and there is a [FreeBSD port](https://www.freshports.org/net-im/signal-cli) available as well. + +System requirements: +- at least Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 11 +- native libraries: libzkgroup, libsignal-client + + Those are bundled for x86_64 Linux, for other systems/architectures see: [Provide native lib for libsignal](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki/Provide-native-lib-for-libsignal) ### Install system-wide on Linux See [latest version](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/releases). @@ -18,12 +24,14 @@ sudo tar xf signal-cli-"${VERSION}".tar.gz -C /opt sudo ln -sf /opt/signal-cli-"${VERSION}"/bin/signal-cli /usr/local/bin/ ``` You can find further instructions on the Wiki: -- [Install on Ubuntu](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki/HowToUbuntu) +- [Quickstart](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki/Quickstart) - [DBus Service](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki/DBus-service) ## Usage -Important: The USERNAME (your phone number) must include the country calling code, i.e. the number must start with a "+" sign. (See [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes) for a list of all country codes.) +For a complete usage overview please read the [man page](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/blob/master/man/signal-cli.1.adoc) and the [wiki](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki). + +Important: The USERNAME is your phone number in international format and must include the country calling code. Hence it should start with a "+" sign. (See [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes) for a list of all country codes.) * Register a number (with SMS verification) @@ -47,7 +55,6 @@ Important: The USERNAME (your phone number) must include the country calling cod signal-cli -u USERNAME receive -For more information read the [man page](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/blob/master/man/signal-cli.1.adoc) and the [wiki](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki). ## Storage @@ -82,8 +89,21 @@ dependencies. If you have a recent gradle version installed, you can replace `./ ./gradlew distTar -## Troubleshooting -If you use a version of the Oracle JRE and get an InvalidKeyException you need to enable unlimited strength crypto. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6481627/java-security-illegal-key-size-or-default-parameters for instructions. +### Building a native binary with GraalVM (EXPERIMENTAL) + +It is possible to build a native binary with [GraalVM](https://www.graalvm.org). +This is still experimental and will not work in all situations. + +1. [Install GraalVM and setup the enviroment](https://www.graalvm.org/docs/getting-started/#install-graalvm) +2. [Install prerequisites](https://www.graalvm.org/reference-manual/native-image/#prerequisites) +3. Execute Gradle: + + ./gradlew assembleNativeImage + + The binary is available at *build/native-image/signal-cli* + +## FAQ and Troubleshooting +For frequently asked questions and issues have a look at the [wiki](https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki/FAQ) ## License