Can't find app context_chat_backend in the nc app store

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Hi all,

I’m using Nextcloud AIO Hub 26 Spring (34.0.1).
I want to get Context Chat to get running and I’m stuck at the point to install the context_chat_backend.
I simply can’t find it in the app store.
Of course I find the webpage for it Context Chat Backend - Apps - App Store - Nextcloud
But within my nextcloud it is simply missing.
The “normal” context chat app is available.

Do you have any idea, what I’m doing wrong?

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Hi, you need to follow the specified order and keep in mind that the backend is an ExApp and is not in the App Store.

  • Install and configure AppApi
  • Install and configure the backend via GitHub
  • Install and configure Nextcloud Assistant Context Chat via the internal App Store
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Hi Thomas,
on the github page GitHub - nextcloud/context_chat_backend · GitHub it says “Context Chat Backend (same major and minor version as Context Chat app) from the Apps page” And the link behind it leads tho the app page but with no information how to do it.
That’s why I’m confused and maybe simply blind…

Edit:
And also the descriptions of the order is not right.
On github:

  • AppAPI from the Apps page
  • Context Chat (same major and minor version as the backend) from the Apps page
  • Context Chat Backend (same major and minor version as Context Chat app) from the Apps page
    On the app webpage:
  • AppAPI from the Apps page
  • Context Chat Backend (same major and minor version as Context Chat app below) from the External Apps page
  • Context Chat (same major and minor version as the backend) from the Apps page
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Yes, that is written a bit poorly. However, on the GitHub page, under the “Developer installation” section, there are instructions on how to install ss as a Docker container and register it as an ExApp in AppApi.

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Uahhh, ok, then I’m a developer now? Cool! :wink:
Thank you!
I will try.

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Any chance that this will be made easier in the future?
Because the functionality would be very handy, but the way to get it, is not easy for noobs like me.
I’m just considering to wait until it is some kind of one click installation.

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Unfortunately, I cannot say anything about that—that is, about future planning.

The issue here is that you want to use something that relies on the AppAPI—specifically, the new version of the external apps. That’s never going to be available as a simple one-click installation; it always involves a bit of effort. But from what I’ve read, that effort is manageable.