Lewsnetter is a newsletter application that allows users to send personalized newsletters to their clients or subscribers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Lewsnetter on Manjaro.
Before installing Lewsnetter, make sure that you have the following:
Follow the steps below to install Lewsnetter on Manjaro:
Step 1: Update Your Package Manager
Before proceeding with the installation, it’s essential to update your system’s package manager to ensure that you have the latest packages.
$ sudo pacman -Syu
Step 2: Install Required Dependencies
Lewsnetter requires specific dependencies to run correctly. Hence, we will install them using the following command:
$ sudo pacman -S git php php-intl php-gd php-sqlite php-sqlite php-openssl composer
Step 3: Download Lewsnetter
To download Lewsnetter, navigate to your desired directory and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/bborn/lewsnetter.git
Step 4: Install Lewsnetter Dependencies
After downloading Lewsnetter's source code, we need to install its dependencies using the composer. To do that, navigate to the downloaded directory and run the following command:
$ cd lewsnetter
$ composer install
Step 5: Set Up the SQLite Database
Lewsnetter uses an SQLite database to store its information. Hence, we need to set up the database by running the following commands:
$ mkdir data
$ touch data/db.sqlite
Step 6: Configure Lewsnetter
Next, we need to configure Lewsnetter to match our environment. Copy the .env.example file to .env and edit it as per your needs.
$ cp .env.example .env
$ nano .env
Step 7: Run Lewsnetter
Finally, we can run the Lewsnetter using the command below:
$ php -S localhost:8000 -t public
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lewsnetter on your Manjaro machine. You can now navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access Lewsnetter’s web interface.
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