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How to Install Erxes on NetBSD

Erxes is an open-source CRM and marketing automation software, designed for businesses of all sizes. Here's how you can install Erxes on a NetBSD server, step-by-step.

Prerequisites

Before installing Erxes, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• NetBSD 7.2 or above.
• Node.js v10.x or higher.
• MongoDB 3.6 or higher.

Step 1: Installing Node.js

First, we need to install Node.js, a JavaScript runtime environment required by Erxes. You can install it via pkgin, using the following command:

pkgin install nodejs-10.15.0

Step 2: Installing MongoDB

Next, we need to install MongoDB. To do this, run the following command:

pkgin install mongodb36-server

Once the installation is complete, we need to configure MongoDB. Open the MongoDB configuration file located at /usr/pkg/etc/mongod.conf using your preferred text editor, and update the following settings:

dbpath=/var/mongodb/data
logpath=/var/mongodb/log/mongod.log
bind_ip=127.0.0.1

Save the file and start the MongoDB service by running the following command:

/usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/mongod start

You can check if the service is running by executing the following command:

/usr/pkg/bin/mongo --eval 'db.runCommand({ ping: 1 })'

Step 3: Installing and Configuring Erxes

Now that we have Node.js and MongoDB installed, we can install Erxes. To do this, run the following command:

npm install erxes@grafana/erxes

Once the installation is complete, we need to configure Erxes. Create a file named .env in the Erxes installation directory with the following content:

MONGO_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/erxes
PORT=3000
WEBSITE_URL=http://localhost:3000
APP_DOMAIN=erxes.example.com
SESSION_SECRET=sct=asdifn847dnfsd
MAIL_FROM=noreply@erxes.example.com

Replace erxes.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Next, run the following command to start Erxes:

npm start

This will start the Erxes server, which will be accessible at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Erxes on NetBSD. You can now use Erxes as a CRM and marketing automation tool for your business.

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