How to Install Chatwoot on Clear Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Chatwoot on Clear Linux Latest. Chatwoot is an open-source customer support and engagement tool that enables businesses to provide customer support through various channels such as email, social media, chat, and more.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A VPS or a dedicated server with Clear Linux Latest installed
• SSH access to the server
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges

Steps to Install Chatwoot

Follow these simple steps to install Chatwoot on your Clear Linux server:

Step 1: Install Node.js

Chatwoot is built on Node.js. So, the first step is to install Node.js on your system. Here's how you can do that:

sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic

Step 2: Install yarn

Next, you need to install yarn. Yarn is a package manager for Node.js.

npm install -g yarn

Step 3: Install Chatwoot

Now that you have the required dependencies installed, you can proceed with the installation of Chatwoot.

1. Clone the Chatwoot repository:

git clone https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot.git

2. Navigate to the Chatwoot directory:

cd chatwoot

3. Install the Chatwoot dependencies using yarn:

yarn

4. Build Chatwoot:

yarn build

5. Start the Chatwoot server:

yarn start

Step 4: Access Chatwoot

Once the Chatwoot server is up and running, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to:

http://your-server-ip:3000

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chatwoot on Clear Linux Latest. You can now start using Chatwoot to provide customer support and engage with your customers.

Note

This guide assumes that you are running Chatwoot on a server with a public IP address. If you are running Chatwoot on a local development machine or a server behind a firewall, you will need to configure your firewall to allow inbound traffic on port 3000.

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