In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Helpy on EndeavourOS Linux distribution using the command-line interface (CLI). Helpy is an open-source helpdesk application designed to provide efficient customer support.
Before installing Helpy, ensure that the following requirements are met:
Ensure that your EndeavourOS system packages are updated to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To run Helpy on your system, you need to install some prerequisite packages such as Ruby and the PostgreSQL database. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo pacman -S ruby postgresql postgresql-libs postgresql-client
Bundler is a Ruby gem that helps manage gem dependencies for your application. Run the following command to install the Bundler gem on your system:
sudo gem install bundler
Download the latest version of Helpy from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/helpyio/helpy.git
Change to the helpy
directory and run the following command to install Helpy:
cd helpy
bundle install
Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Helpy using the following command:
sudo su - postgres
createuser helpy -P
createdb helpy_production -O helpy
Rename the config.yml.example
file to config.yml
and edit it to match your database credentials:
cp config/config.yml.example config/config.yml
vi config/config.yml
Run the following command to initialize the Helpy database:
bundle exec rake db:setup
Finally, run the following command to start Helpy:
bundle exec rails server
You can access Helpy by pointing your browser to http://localhost:3000
. You should be able to see the Helpy homepage.
In this guide, we have demonstrated how to install Helpy on EndeavourOS Linux distribution using the command-line interface. With Helpy, you can now provide efficient customer support to your users in an organized manner.
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