In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Monica on MXLinux latest.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Follow the steps below to install Monica on MXLinux:
Start by updating the system and installing the required dependencies:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y curl git unzip
Monica requires PHP 7.2 or higher to run. Run the following command to install PHP and related packages:
sudo apt install php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-mysql php7.4-mbstring php7.4-dom php7.4-xml
Composer is a package manager for PHP that is used to manage dependencies for Monica. Install it by running the following command:
curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
Now, you are ready to install Monica. Run the following commands to download and install Monica:
git clone https://github.com/monicahq/monica.git
cd monica
git checkout v2.21.1 # Replace with the latest version
composer install
Copy the .env.example file to .env:
cp .env.example .env
After that, open the .env file with your preferred text editor and update the following values:
APP_URL=http://localhost:8000
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret
Create a new database for Monica by running the following command:
mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE monica;"
Run the database migration to create the required tables and data by running the following command:
php artisan migrate
Finally, start the server and access the Monica installation:
php artisan serve
Monica will be accessible by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install Monica on MXLinux latest. As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below!
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