How to Install Erxes on OpenBSD

Erxes is an open-source marketing, sales, and customer service automation platform. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Erxes on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have:

• An OpenBSD server instance
• Access to the server as a sudo user or root
• A domain name that resolves to your server's IP address

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

1. Connect to your server via SSH.

2. Install the required PostgreSQL and Redis packages by running the following command:

   $ doas pkg_add postgresql-server redis
   

3. Initialize PostgreSQL by running the following command:

   $ doas /etc/rc.d/postgresql initdb
   

4. Start PostgreSQL and Redis services and enable them to start automatically at boot time:

   $ doas rcctl enable postgresql redis && doas rcctl start postgresql redis
   

Step 2: Install Erxes

1. Download the Erxes installation package from the official website by running the following command:

   $ curl -L https://github.com/erxes/erxes/releases/latest/download/erxes.0.24.2.linux.tar.gz -o erxes.tar.gz
   

   Note: Replace the version number with the latest release version available on the official website.

2. Extract the downloaded package by running the following command:

   $ tar -zxvf erxes.tar.gz
   

3. Copy the extracted files to the /var/www/erxes directory by running the following command:

   $ sudo mkdir -p /var/www/erxes && sudo mv erxes /var/www/erxes/
   

4. Change the ownership of the /var/www/erxes directory to the user that will run the Erxes service:

   $ sudo chown -R _erxes /var/www/erxes
   

5. Install the required Node.js packages by running the following command:

   $ cd /var/www/erxes && sudo npm install --production
   

Step 3: Configure Erxes

1. Create a configuration file for Erxes by running the following command:

   $ sudo cp /var/www/erxes/config.example.js /var/www/erxes/config.js
   

2. Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor to include your database and SMTP credentials, and other necessary configurations:

   $ sudo vi /var/www/erxes/config.js
   

   module.exports = {
     databaseURL: 'postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/erxes',
     mongoURL: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/erxes-dev',
     redisURL: 'redis://localhost:6379/0',
     smtpConfig: {
       host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
       port: 587,
       secure: false, // use TLS
       auth: {
         user: 'youremail@gmail.com',
         pass: 'yourpassword'
       }
     },
     ...
   }
   

3. Start the Erxes service by running the following command:

   $ cd /var/www/erxes && sudo npm start
   

4. Verify that the Erxes service is running by opening your web browser and navigating to http://your-domain.com:3040

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Erxes on OpenBSD. You can now use it to automate your marketing, sales, and customer service tasks.

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