Chatwoot is a customer engagement platform that helps businesses in managing their customer conversations on various channels like website, Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, and more. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Chatwoot on Void Linux.
Chatwoot requires Node.js to be installed on your system. To install Node.js on Void Linux, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S nodejs
Chatwoot uses Postgres database to store its data. To install Postgres, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S postgresql
After installing Postgres, start its service and enable it to start on system boot:
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/postgresql /var/service/
Chatwoot uses Redis for caching and other operations. To install Redis on Void Linux, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S redis
After installing Redis, start its service and enable it to start on system boot:
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/redis /var/service/
To install Chatwoot on Void Linux, run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo npm install -g yarn
git clone https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot.git
cd chatwoot
yarn install --frozen-lockfile
cp .env.sample .env
Edit the .env file and set the following variables:
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://localhost:5432/chatwoot_development
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
To run Chatwoot, run the following command:
rails s
You can now access Chatwoot by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
You have successfully installed Chatwoot on Void Linux. You can now use Chatwoot to manage your customer conversations on various channels.
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