How to Install Papercups on POP! OS Latest

Papercups is an open source platform which allows you to have a customizable live chat widget on your website or app. Here is a step-by-step guide to install Papercups on POP! OS.

Step 1: Open Terminal

First, open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard or by searching for the terminal in the application launcher.

Step 2: Install Node.js

Papercups requires Node.js to run. Therefore, the first step is to install Node.js on your system if you don't have it already. You can do this by running:

sudo apt install nodejs

Type your password if prompted.

Step 3: Install NPM

NPM is a package manager that comes with Node.js. You need to install it to use it further. Run the following command:

sudo apt install npm`

Type your password if prompted.

Step 4: Install MongoDB

You'll also need to install MongoDB to use Papercups. Run the following command:

sudo apt install mongodb

Type your password if prompted.

Step 5: Verify MongoDB installation

After the installation process is complete, verify that MongoDB is installed and running. Run the following command:

sudo systemctl status mongodb`

You should see a message indicating that the service is running.

Step 6: Clone Papercups repository

Next, you need to clone the Papercups repository from Github. Run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/papercups-io/papercups.git

Step 7: Install dependencies

Go into the cloned repository directory cd papercups and install the dependencies by running:

npm install

Step 8: Initialize configuration

In order to start using Papercups, you need to initialize the configuration file. Run the following command:

cp .env.example .env

Then, open the .env file and edit as required:

MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/papercups
PORT=3000
PAPERTRAIL_API_KEY=
DEBUG=true

Step 9: Start the server

Once everything is installed, you can start the server by running the following command:

npm run dev

Step 10: Access Papercups

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the Papercups chat widget.

Conclusion

Papercups is a powerful open source tool that allows you to have an intelligent and customizable chat widget on your website or app. Installing it on POP! OS is straightforward if you follow the above steps. Enjoy!

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