How to Install Crater on Alpine Linux Latest

Crater is an open-source invoicing app that can be run on a variety of platforms, including Alpine Linux. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Crater on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

• You have a server running the latest version of Alpine Linux
• You have sudo access or are logged in as the root user

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Crater requires several dependencies to be installed prior to installation. Open a terminal and execute the following command to install them:

sudo apk add nodejs npm sqlite

This command installs Node.js, npm, and SQLite3.

Step 2: Download and Install Crater

Next, we will download and install Crater from its repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/crater-invoice/crater.git

Once the download is complete, navigate to the crater directory:

cd crater

Then, use npm to install the required dependencies:

npm install

Step 3: Configure Crater

Configuration files are located in the /config directory. You will need to edit the database.yml file to set up the database credentials.

Open the database.yml file using a text editor:

nano config/database.yml

In this file, replace the default development database settings with your own database credentials:

development:
  client: sqlite3
  connection:
    filename: ./dev.sqlite3
  useNullAsDefault: true

Change the database connection details as shown below:

development:
  client: sqlite3
    connection:
      filename: /var/lib/crater/crater.sqlite
  useNullAsDefault: true

Note: Replace /var/lib/crater/crater.sqlite with the path to where you want to store your Crater database file.

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Migrate and Seed the Database

Crater requires a database to function properly. Run the following command to create the database structure:

npm run migrate

Once the migration is complete, seed the database to get started:

npm run seed

Step 5: Start the Server

Now that the database has been set up, start the server with the following command:

npm run start

Once the startup process is complete, you can access Crater on your web browser by visiting http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Crater on Alpine Linux Latest.

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