In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Chatwoot on FreeBSD Latest. Chatwoot is an open-source chatbot platform that enables businesses to keep their conversations going with customers across multiple channels like website, email, and social media platforms. It is a great tool for customer engagement and support.
Before starting the installation process, make sure to meet the following requirements:
Start by updating and upgrading FreeBSD to the latest version using the following command.
sudo freebsd-update fetch
sudo freebsd-update install
Chatwoot needs some dependencies to be able to run smoothly. They are Ruby, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Use the following commands to install them.
sudo pkg install ruby node postgresql13-server postgresql13-contrib
Login to the PostgreSQL server shell using the following command.
sudo su - postgres
psql
Create a database and a user that will be used by Chatwoot by executing the following SQL commands.
CREATE DATABASE chatwootdb;
CREATE USER chatwootuser WITH PASSWORD 'your-password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE chatwootdb TO chatwootuser;
Add the following repository to your system using the following command.
sudo pkg install ca_root_nss
sudo echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" >> /etc/resolv.conf
echo "deb http://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /usr/local/etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
Update the system package list and install Yarn and Chatwoot.
sudo pkg update
sudo pkg install yarn chatwoot
Create a new configuration file for Chatwoot by copying the example configuration file.
cp /usr/local/etc/chatwoot/.env.example /usr/local/etc/chatwoot/.env
Next, update the configuration file with your database credentials by editing the file.
nano /usr/local/etc/chatwoot/.env
Change the following fields with your database credentials:
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
DB_NAME=chatwootdb
DB_USER=chatwootuser
DB_PASSWORD=your-password
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/
Start the Chatwoot server using the following command.
chatwoot start
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chatwoot on FreeBSD Latest. You can now access the Chatwoot dashboard at http://localhost:3000/ using your web browser.
Chatwoot is an excellent open-source chatbot platform for businesses that want to provide excellent customer support across multiple channels. It is easy to install and configure on FreeBSD Latest, and you can customize it to fit your needs.
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