Missing ~/.ssb/manifest.json

[jamoozy]

I have tried running the examples, unfortunately the:

const Connection = require('ssb-client')

Can't find the manifest.json file. ~/.ssb/secret exists, but not ~/.ssb/manifest.json. Can someone guide me on how to generate this file?

additional info

Also, the optional dependency sodium-native@2.2.2 is failing its compilation phase with the following error.

make: *** [sodium.target.mk:125: Release/obj.target/sodium/binding.o] Error 1
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/home/jamoozy/.config/nvm/versions/node/v12.12.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:194:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:210:5)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:272:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.9.11-arch2-1
gyp ERR! command "/home/jamoozy/.config/nvm/versions/node/v12.12.0/bin/node" "/home/jamoozy/.config/nvm/versions/node/v12.12.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/jamoozy/proj/ssb-client-basic/node_modules/sodium-native
gyp ERR! node -v v12.12.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.0.5
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: sodium-native@2.2.2 (node_modules/sodium-native):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: sodium-native@2.2.2 install: `node-gyp-build "node preinstall.js" "node postinstall.js"`
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

I don't think that's relevant, but just in case, there you have it.