From 5af2f3a9de7de51ea57cf972089fdc1a2378119c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: liamcottle <liam@liamcottle.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 23:23:11 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] move android docs to its own docs file

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 README.md                               | 31 +------------------------
 docs/meshchat_on_android_with_termux.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 docs/meshchat_on_android_with_termux.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,36 +191,6 @@ options:
                         Path to a directory for storing databases and config files (default: ./storage)
 ```
 
-## Running on Android
-
-It is possible to run on Android from source, using Termux. You will need to install a few extra dependencies and make a change to `requirements.txt`.
-
-```
-pkg upgrade
-pkg install git
-pkg install nodejs-lts
-pkg install python-pip
-pkg install rust
-pkg install binutils
-pkg install build-essential
-```
-
-You should now be able to follow the [how to use it](#how-to-use-it) instructions above.
-
-Before running `pip install -r requirements.txt`, you will need to comment out the `cx_freeze` dependency. It failed to build on my Android tablet, and is not actually required for running from source.
-
-```
-nano requirements.txt
-```
-
-Ensure the `cx_freeze` line is updated to `#cx_freeze`
-
-> Note: Building wheel for cryptography may take a while on Android.
-
-Once MeshChat is running via Termux, open your favourite Android web browser, and navigate to http://localhost:8000
-
-> Note: The default `AutoInterface` may not work on your Android device. You will need to configure another interface such as `TCPClientInterface`.
-
 ## Using an existing Reticulum Identity
 
 The first time you run this application, a new Reticulum identity is generated and saved to `storage/identity`.
@@ -320,6 +290,7 @@ I build the vite app everytime without hot reload, since MeshChat expects everyt
 ## Other Installation Methods
 
 - [Running MeshChat on a Raspberry Pi](./docs/meshchat_raspberry_pi.md)
+- [Running MeshChat on Android with Termux](./docs/meshchat_on_android_with_termux.md)
 
 ## TODO
 
diff --git a/docs/meshchat_on_android_with_termux.md b/docs/meshchat_on_android_with_termux.md
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+# MeshChat on Android
+
+It's possible to run on Android from source, using [Termux](https://termux.dev/).
+
+You will need to install a few extra dependencies and make a change to `requirements.txt`.
+
+```
+pkg upgrade
+pkg install git
+pkg install nodejs-lts
+pkg install python-pip
+pkg install rust
+pkg install binutils
+pkg install build-essential
+```
+
+You should now be able to follow the [how to use it](../README.md#how-to-use-it) instructions above.
+
+Before running `pip install -r requirements.txt`, you will need to comment out the `cx_freeze` dependency. It failed to build on my Android tablet, and is not actually required for running from source.
+
+```
+nano requirements.txt
+```
+
+Ensure the `cx_freeze` line is updated to `#cx_freeze`
+
+> Note: Building wheel for cryptography may take a while on Android.
+
+Once MeshChat is running via Termux, open your favourite Android web browser, and navigate to http://localhost:8000
+
+> Note: The default `AutoInterface` may not work on your Android device. You will need to configure another interface such as `TCPClientInterface`.