Trudesk is a free and open-source helpdesk software that enables you to deliver excellent customer support services. Trudesk is built using the Node.js and MongoDB, and it's easy to install on OpenSUSE latest. In this tutorial, we will guide you through how you can install Trudesk on OpenSUSE latest.
Before you start installing Trudesk, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first thing you need to do is to update the system of your OpenSUSE. To do that, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo zypper refresh && sudo zypper update
You need to install Node.js and NPM on your OpenSUSE latest machine. To install both of them, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo zypper install nodejs npm
Trudesk depends on MongoDB. Therefore, you need to install MongoDB on your OpenSUSE latest machine. To install MongoDB on OpenSUSE, run the following command:
sudo zypper install mongodb
After installing Node.js, MongoDB, and npm, the next step is to clone Trudesk repository from Github. To do that, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/polonel/trudesk.git
Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the trudesk directory and install all the dependencies using npm by running the following command:
cd trudesk
npm i
After installing all the dependencies, create a .env file and configure it with your own settings using the following command:
cp .env.sample .env
vi .env
The last step is to start Trudesk. To do that, run the following command:
npm start
The above command will start the Trudesk server on the default port 8118. You can view the application in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:8118.
In conclusion, Trudesk is a powerful helpdesk application that can help you to keep track of your customer support requests. The installation process on OpenSUSE latest is straightforward if you follow the above guide. Enjoy exploring Trudesk!
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