How to Install Tiledesk on OpenBSD

Tiledesk is a customer support chatbot platform that helps businesses automate their customer interactions. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Tiledesk on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenBSD with root access.
• Node.js installed on your OpenBSD machine.

Step 1: Install MongoDB

1. Install MongoDB by running the following command:

   pkg_add mongodb
   

2. Enable MongoDB to start on boot by adding the following line to /etc/rc.conf.local:

   mongod_flags=
   

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

   /usr/local/bin/mongod
   

Step 2: Install Tiledesk

1. Clone the Tiledesk repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/tiledesk/tiledesk-server.git
   

2. Change into the Tiledesk directory:

   cd tiledesk-server
   

3. Install the Tiledesk dependencies using npm:

   npm install
   

Step 3: Configure Tiledesk

1. Create a configuration file for Tiledesk by copying the example configuration file:

   cp .env.example .env
   

2. Edit the .env file using your favorite text editor:

   # MongoDB configuration
   MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://localhost:27017/tiledesk
   
   # Tiledesk configuration
   APP_PROTOCOL=http
   APP_PORT=3000
   APP_HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1
   
   # JWT secret key
   JWT_SECRET_KEY=changeme
   
   # Email configuration
   MAILGUN_API_KEY=
   MAILGUN_DOMAIN=
   MAIL_FROM=noreply@example.com
   MAILGUN_SMTP_LOGIN=
   MAILGUN_SMTP_PASSWORD=
   MAILGUN_SMTP_PORT=587
   MAILGUN_SMTP_SERVER=
   
   # Enable/disable Invitation by email
   MAIL_INVITATION_ENABLED=true
   
   # External scripts to execute during user registration and deactivation
   ON_USER_REGISTRATION_PATH=
   ON_USER_DEACTIVATION_PATH=
   
   # Cloudinary configuration (if you want to use Cloudinary to store files)
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
   
   # Sentry configuration
   SENTRY_DSN=
   

   Change the values of the variables according to your system configuration.

Step 4: Start Tiledesk

1. Start Tiledesk by running the following command:

   npm start
   

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. If everything was installed correctly, you should see the Tiledesk login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tiledesk on OpenBSD. You can now use it to automate your customer support.

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