rss chat is now simper to set up  so I gave it a wee go on local host. So far I’ve just run it from my downloads folder.  The instructions worked but I am a node-no-nothing so I tripped a couple of times. 

First I didn’t npm install so nothing worked.

I tried to set up SMTP using SendGrid, but I lost the will to live half way through. Got an API key but

Message failed: 550 The from address does not match a verified Sender Identity. Mail cannot be sent until this error is resolved. Visit https://sendgrid.com/docs/for-developers/sending-email/sender-identity/ to see the Sender Identity requirements

So I just copied the magicString from the terminal and constructed my own url:
http://localhost:1420/userconfirms?emailConfirmCode=ysugstk4yc

Which did the trick.

Ofcouse a localhost oneperson social network is not much use 😉 but interesting none the less.