How to Install Crater on OpenBSD

Crater is an open-source invoicing app built on a Laravel framework. If you are looking to manage invoices, clients, estimates, and payments, then Crater is the right invoicing solution for you. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install and configure Crater on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation, make sure that you have the following requirements ready:

• An OpenBSD server
• A user with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface
• A web server (Apache, Nginx, etc.) with PHP 7.2 or higher installed

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies that Crater needs to work correctly. OpenBSD uses the pkg_add command to manage packages, so run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo pkg_add curl unzip git php php-intl php-mbstring php-xml php-zip composer

Step 2: Download the Crater Application

After installing the required dependencies, run the following command to download the latest version of Crater from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/crater-invoice/crater.git

Step 3: Install the Application

Navigate to the Crater directory using the following command:

cd crater

After navigating to the Crater directory, run the following command to install Crater's dependencies using Composer:

composer install

Step 4: Configure the Application

After installing the dependencies, copy the .env.example file to a new file named .env using the following command:

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file using a text editor (such as Nano or Vim) and provide the required information, such as the database credentials, application URL, and email settings.

APP_URL=http://example.com
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=crater
DB_USERNAME=username
DB_PASSWORD=password

Step 5: Migrate the Database

After configuring the application, run the following command to migrate the database schema:

php artisan migrate

Step 6: Seed the Database

After migrating the database schema, run the following command to seed the database tables with some initial data:

php artisan db:seed

Step 7: Set the Application Key

After seeding the database, run the following command to generate an application key:

php artisan key:generate

Step 8: Serve the Application

Finally, run the following command to start the web server and serve the Crater application:

php artisan serve

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Crater on OpenBSD. Head over to your browser, and visit http://localhost:8000 to access the application. To log in, use the default email "admin@example.com" and password "password."

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