---
title: Install The Lounge on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of The Lounge for on openSUSE - The Lounge — Self-hosted
  web IRC client
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/thelounge/opensuse
---

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# Install The Lounge on **openSUSE**

# The Lounge (thelounge)

[The Lounge](https://thelounge.chat/)

[Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters")

* [The Lounge](https://thelounge.chat/)
* [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters")
* [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud)
* [Social](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=social)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/thelounge/opensuse#install)

#### The Lounge — Self-hosted web IRC client

* **Modern features brought to IRC.** Push notifications, link previews, new message markers, and more bring IRC to the 21st century.
* **Always connected.** Remains connected to IRC servers while you are offline.
* **Cross platform.** It doesn't matter what OS you use, it just works wherever Node.js runs.
* **Responsive interface.** The client works smoothly on every desktop, smartphone and tablet.
* **Synchronized experience.** Always resume where you left off no matter what device.

**Default port**

By default thelounge listens on TCP port 9000.

**Create users**

After installing run the following in a terminal/console:

`sudo thelounge add $USER`

Replace `$USER` with your preferred Lounge username. You will be prompted to add a password once you've authenticated for sudo. When you have added your username navigate to <http://localhost:9000/> (replace localhost with your server IP or hostname if you are on a different machine) and login with your new username and password.

**Enable https**

**For this to work, port 80 on your device must be Internet accessible.**

Run the following in a terminal/console:

`sudo thelounge.cert-generate`

Enter your email address, agree to the terms of service and enter your
domain when prompted.

Update the `https` stanza in thelounge configuration, replacing `example.org` with your domain.

`sudo nano /var/snap/thelounge/current/home/config.js`

The `https` stanza should look something like this:

```
 https: {
     enable: true,
     key: "/var/snap/thelounge/common/letsencrypt/live/example.org/privkey.pem",
     certificate: "/var/snap/thelounge/common/letsencrypt/live/example.org/fullchain.pem",
     ca: "",
 },
```

Restart thelounge to enable https.

`sudo snap restart thelounge`

### Package name

* thelounge

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 3 October 2024 - latest/stable
* 20 June 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [thelounge.chat](https://thelounge.chat/ "https://thelounge.chat/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/snapcrafters/thelounge/issues](https://github.com/snapcrafters/thelounge/issues "https://github.com/snapcrafters/thelounge/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/thelounge/opensuse#report-snap-modal)

---

## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install The Lounge

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed.

You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor.

Tumbleweed:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy
```

Leap 15.x:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy
```

If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE.

With the repository added, import its GPG key:

```
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```

Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository:

```
sudo zypper dup --from snappy
```

Snap can now be installed with the following:

```
sudo zypper install snapd
```

You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH.
Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor
```

### Install The Lounge

To install The Lounge, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install thelounge
```

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### More things to do…

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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