How to Install Crater on POP! OS Latest

Overview

In this tutorial, we will explore how to install Crater on POP! OS Latest. Crater is an open source invoicing application that supports multiple payment gateways, tax and discount options, and user permissions.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A computer running POP! OS Latest
• A terminal application

Installation

Follow these steps to install Crater on POP! OS Latest:

1. Open a terminal window (Ctrl + Alt + T).

2. Install Git:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

3. Install PHP:

sudo apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-xml php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-cli

4. Install Composer:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

5. Clone the Crater repository:

git clone https://github.com/bytefury/crater.git

6. Navigate to the Crater directory:

cd crater

7. Install Crater dependencies using Composer:

composer install

8. Create a .env file by making a copy of the .env.example file:

cp .env.example .env

9. Generate a new APP_KEY:

php artisan key:generate

10. Update the .env file with your MySQL database and mail server details:

nano .env

11. Change the APP_ENV value from local to production:

APP_ENV=production

12. Migrate the database:

php artisan migrate

13. Seed the database:

php artisan db:seed

14. Create a symbolic link to the storage directory:

php artisan storage:link

15. Set the correct file permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data *
sudo chmod -R 755 *

Launching Crater

To open Crater in your web browser, run the following command:

php artisan serve

Crater will be accessible at http://localhost:8000

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Crater on POP! OS Latest. You can now use Crater to manage your invoices and payments.

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