How to Install Lewsnetter on Elementary OS Latest

Lewsnetter is an open-source application built for sending newsletters. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Lewsnetter on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

• You need to have Elementary OS Latest installed on your computer.
• You need to have the latest version of Git installed.
• You also need to have pip3 (Python package manager), Python3, and Node.js installed on your computer.

Installation Steps

1. Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+T on your keyboard.
2. Clone Lewsnetter repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/bborn/lewsnetter.git

3. Change your current directory to Lewsnetter by running:

cd lewsnetter

4. Install the required Python packages by running:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

5 Install the required Node packages by running:

npm install

6. Create a new file named .env in the project directory:

touch .env

7. Open the .env file using your preferred text editor, and add your email configuration settings:

EMAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
EMAIL_PORT=587
EMAIL_HOST_USER=your_email@gmail.com
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=your_email_password
EMAIL_USE_TLS=True
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL=your_email@gmail.com

Note: Make sure to replace your_email@gmail.com and your_email_password with your actual email and email password.

8. Launch the Lewsnetter by running:

python3 manage.py runserver

9. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/ to view the application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lewsnetter on Elementary OS Latest. Now you can start using Lewsnetter for sending newsletters.

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