How to Install Erxes on Alpine Linux Latest

Erxes is a complete open-source growth marketing platform that offers CRM, live chat, and helpdesk features. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Erxes on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed and configured on your machine:

Step 1: Install Docker and Docker Compose

To install Docker and Docker Compose on Alpine Linux, follow these steps:

  1. Run the command below to update the package list:

    apk update
    
  2. Run the command below to install Docker:

    apk add docker
    
  3. Run the command below to start Docker and enable it to start after a reboot:

    service docker start
    rc-update add docker boot
    
  4. Run the command below to install Docker Compose:

    apk add docker-compose
    

Step 2: Install Erxes

To install Erxes on Alpine Linux Latest, follow these steps:

  1. Run the command below to download the installation script:

    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/erxes/erxes/develop/scripts/install.sh -o install.sh
    
  2. Run the command below to make the script executable:

    chmod +x install.sh
    
  3. Run the installation script with the command below:

    ./install.sh
    
  4. After the installation is complete, navigate to the installation directory using the command below:

    cd erxes/
    
  5. Run the command below to start the Erxes containers:

    docker-compose up -d
    
  6. You can now access Erxes by going to http://YOUR_SERVER_IP in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Erxes on Alpine Linux Latest. We installed Docker and Docker Compose, downloaded the Erxes installation script, and started the Erxes containers. Now that Erxes is installed and running, you can start using it to manage your customer relationships, chat with your users, and provide helpdesk support.

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