How to Install Mailtrain on OpenSUSE Latest

Mailtrain is an open-source email marketing platform which allows you to manage and send beautiful newsletters to your subscribers. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Mailtrain on OpenSUSE latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following requirements already in place:

• OpenSUSE latest
• Node.js 10 or greater
• NPM 6 or greater
• MariaDB or MySQL

Install Node.js and NPM

To install Node.js and NPM on your OpenSUSE system, follow these steps:

1. Open a Terminal window by clicking on the Terminal icon in the Activities menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

2. Run the following command to add the Node.js repository:

   sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/nodejs/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/devel:languages:nodejs.repo
   

3. Update the package list:

   sudo zypper refresh
   

4. Install Node.js and NPM:

   sudo zypper install nodejs npm
   

5. Verify the installation by running the following commands:

   node -v
   npm -v
   

   You should see the version numbers of Node.js and NPM respectively.

Install MariaDB/MySQL

To install MariaDB/MySQL on your OpenSUSE system, follow these steps:

1. Open a Terminal window and run the following command:

   sudo zypper install mariadb mariadb-client
   

   or

   sudo zypper install mysql mysql-client
   

2. Start MariaDB/MySQL service:

   sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
   

   or

   sudo systemctl start mysql.service
   

3. Configure the MariaDB/MySQL root password:

   sudo mysql_secure_installation
   

   During the setup process, you will be asked to set a root password (enter a strong password), remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove test databases.

Install Mailtrain

Now that you have Node.js, NPM, MariaDB/MySQL installed and configured, you can proceed to install Mailtrain.

1. Open a Terminal window and clone the Mailtrain repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Mailtrain-org/mailtrain.git
   

2. Move into the Mailtrain directory:

   cd mailtrain
   

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install --production
   

4. Copy the config/default.nginx.conf file to config/nginx.conf:

   cp config/default.nginx.conf config/nginx.conf
   

5. Edit the config.js configuration file:

   nano config/config.js
   

   In the config/config.js file, set the following values:

   • db: Set your database settings, including the host, user, password, and database name.
   • baseUrl: Set the baseUrl to the hostname or IP address where Mailtrain will be hosted.
   • port: Set the port number to be used by Mailtrain.

6. Create the Mailtrain database:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   

   Enter your root password and type the following command:

   > CREATE DATABASE mailtrain;
   > exit
   

7. Run the Mailtrain database migrations:

   node migratedb.js
   

8. Start Mailtrain:

   npm start
   

9. You can access the Mailtrain website by opening a web browser and navigating to the URL http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mailtrain on OpenSUSE latest. Now you can start creating beautiful newsletters and reaching out to your subscribers.

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