How to Install Erxes on FreeBSD Latest?

Erxes is free and open-source marketing, sales, and customer service platform. It is built using modern technologies and provides a suite of tools that enable businesses to engage their customers and organize their work.

This tutorial will walk you through the installation process of Erxes on a FreeBSD latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites on your FreeBSD system:

• FreeBSD latest
• Node.js and NPM
• MongoDB

If you are unsure how to install Node.js or MongoDB on FreeBSD, please refer to their respective official documentation.

Installation of Erxes

1. First, you need to clone the Erxes repository from GitHub. You can do this by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/erxes/erxes.git
   

2. Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the project directory using the command:

   cd erxes
   

3. Install the Node.js dependencies using NPM:

   npm install
   

4. Now, you need to configure the environment variables for Erxes. You can either set them using the command line or create a .env file in the project directory.

   Set the following environment variables:

   # MongoDB URL
      MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/erxes
   
   # Meteor environment settings
      METEOR_ENV=development
   
   # Legacy usage, don't use it.
      WEBAPP_HOSTNAME=localhost
   
   # API domain setting for website visitors
      API_HOST=http://localhost:3300
   
   # Legacy usage, don't use it.
      API_PORT=3300
   

5. You also need to configure MongoDB by creating a new database and user for Erxes. You can do this by running the following commands:

   mongo
   > use erxes
   > db.createUser({user: "erxesuser", pwd: "password", roles: [ {role: "dbOwner", db: "erxes"} ]})
   

   Replace erxesuser and password with your desired username and password.

6. Once the environment variables are set up, you can start the Erxes server by running the following command:

   npm run dev
   

   This will start the server on the default port 3300. You can now access the Erxes dashboard at http://localhost:3300.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Erxes on FreeBSD latest! You can now start exploring the features and functionality of this powerful platform.

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