How to Install Papercups on EndeavourOS Latest

Papercups is a free and open-source live chat widget that enables websites to communicate with their visitors in real-time using a messaging-like interface. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Papercups on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have:

• A user account with sudo privileges.
• EndeavourOS Latest installed and up-to-date.
• A web server like nginx or Apache installed and running on your system.

Step 1: Install Node.js

1. Open the terminal on your EndeavourOS Latest system.

2. Install Node.js using the following command:

   sudo pacman -S nodejs
   

   This command installs the latest version of Node.js and its dependencies.

Step 2: Install MongoDB

1. Install MongoDB by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S mongodb
   

   This installs the latest version of MongoDB and its dependencies.

2. Enable the MongoDB service so that it starts automatically at boot time:

   sudo systemctl enable mongodb.service
   

3. Start the MongoDB service:

   sudo systemctl start mongodb.service
   

4. Verify that MongoDB is running:

   sudo systemctl status mongodb.service
   

   If MongoDB is running, you should see output similar to the following:

   ● mongodb.service - High-performance, schema-free document-oriented database
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mongodb.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-06-25 10:49:27 CEST; 5s ago
     Docs: https://docs.mongodb.org/manual
   Main PID: 15074 (mongod)
   

Step 3: Install Papercups

1. Create a new directory for Papercups:

   mkdir papercups
   cd papercups
   

2. Install Papercups using the following command:

   npm install papercups
   

3. Start Papercups by running the following command:

   npx papercups
   

4. By default, Papercups listens on port 3000. If you want to change the port number, run the following command:

   npx papercups --port <port-number>
   

   Replace <port-number> with the desired port number.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

If you are using Nginx as your web server, you need to configure it to proxy requests to Papercups.

1. Create a new Nginx configuration file for Papercups:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/papercups.conf
   

2. Add the following configuration to the file:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name your-domain.com;
   
       location / {
           proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
           proxy_http_version 1.1;
           proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
           proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
           proxy_set_header Host $host;
           proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
       }
   }
   

   Replace your-domain.com with your domain name.

3. Save and close the file.

4. Test the Nginx configuration:

   sudo nginx -t
   

   If there are no errors, reload the Nginx configuration:

   sudo systemctl reload nginx.service
   

Step 5: Access Papercups

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com.

   Replace your-domain.com with your domain name.

2. You should see the Papercups dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Papercups on your EndeavourOS Latest system. You can now integrate Papercups into your website and start communicating with your visitors in real-time.

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