Crater is an open-source invoicing software that streamlines the invoicing process and makes it easier for small business owners to manage their finances. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Crater on MXLinux Latest.
Before you can install Crater, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
First, you need to install the required packages on your system. Open the terminal and enter the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt-get install git curl unzip mariadb-server mariadb-client apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.1 php7.1 php7.1-mbstring php7.1-xml php7.1-curl php7.1-zip
Once the packages are installed, you can download Crater from its official GitHub repository. To do this, enter the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/crater-invoice/crater.git
Next, you need to configure the Apache server to host Crater. To do this, create a new virtual host configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/crater.conf
Add the following code to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/crater/public
<Directory /var/www/html/crater/public>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/crater_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/crater_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit the editor.
Enable the newly created virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite crater.conf
Restart the Apache server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now, you need to create a new database and user for Crater. Login to MySQL by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password when prompted.
Create a new database and user by running the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE craterdb;
CREATE USER 'crateruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'craterpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON craterdb.* TO 'crateruser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
After completing the above steps, you can install Crater by navigating to the downloaded directory and running the following command:
cd crater
composer install
npm install
npm run dev
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
Next, edit the .env file and update the following settings:
APP_URL=http://your-domain-name-or-ip-address/
DB_DATABASE=craterdb
DB_USERNAME=crateruser
DB_PASSWORD=craterpassword
Save the file and exit the editor.
Run the database migrations by running the following command:
php artisan migrate
Finally, set the correct permissions on the storage directory by running the following command:
chmod -R 777 storage
After installing and configuring Crater, you can access it by navigating to http://your-domain-name-or-ip-address/ in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Crater on MXLinux Latest. Now, you can start using it to manage your invoicing and finances.
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