How to Install Papercups on Linux Mint Latest

Papercups is an open-source conversational support platform that helps businesses talk to their customers through chat software. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install Papercups on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following before beginning the installation:

• Linux Mint Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Docker and Docker-Compose installed.

Step 1: Install Docker

1. Start by updating your package list:

   $ sudo apt update
   

2. Install Docker by running the following command:

   $ sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
   

3. Start and enable Docker to run on system boot:

   $ sudo systemctl start docker
   $ sudo systemctl enable docker
   

4. Verify the installation by running a simple Docker image:

   $ sudo docker run hello-world
   

   If Docker has been installed correctly, you should see a message that says "Hello from Docker!".

Step 2: Install Docker-Compose

1. Download the latest version of Docker-Compose by running the following command:

   $ sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.25.5/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
   

2. Make the Docker-Compose binary executable:

   $ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
   

3. Verify the installation by running the following command:

   $ docker-compose --version
   

   If Docker-Compose has been installed correctly, you should see a message with the version number.

Step 3: Install Papercups

1. Clone the Papercups repository by running the following command:

   $ git clone https://github.com/papercups-io/papercups.git
   

   This will create a clone of the Papercups repository in your current working directory.

2. Navigate into the Papercups directory:

   $ cd papercups
   

3. Start the Papercups server by using Docker-Compose:

   $ docker-compose up -d
   

4. Wait for the server to start up fully.

   You can monitor the progress by running:

   $ docker-compose logs -f
   

5. Verify that the server is running by navigating to http://localhost:4000 in your web browser.

   You should see the Papercups landing page.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Papercups on your Linux Mint system. To start using Papercups to talk to your customers, sign up for an account on the Papercups website and integrate the platform with your chat software.

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