Expressa is a nodeJS-based Content Management System that allows you to build web applications and APIs quickly and easily. In this tutorial, we will illustrate the steps to install Expressa on your EndeavourOS Latest system.
First, open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to install Expressa. Then, clone the Expressa repository from GitHub by running the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/thomas4019/expressa.git
Next, navigate into the expressa directory and install the required dependencies using NPM.
$ cd expressa
$ npm install
This command will install all the necessary packages and modules required by Expressa.
By default, Expressa uses MongoDB as a database. To configure your MongoDB connection, open the config.json file in your preferred text editor and update the following lines:
"mongoUrl": "mongodb://localhost:27017/expressa"
Replace "localhost" with the IP address of your MongoDB server, and "expressa" with the name of the database you want to use.
Once you have configured the database, start the Expressa server by running the following command:
$ npm start
This command will start the server on port 3000 by default. You can change the port number by updating the config.json file.
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/admin. This will open the Expressa admin panel, where you can create new projects, models, and collections.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Expressa on your EndeavourOS Latest system!
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