How to Install EveryDocs on Windows 10

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing EveryDocs on your Windows 10 computer. EveryDocs is an open-source document management system that provides users with a simple, secure, and easy-to-use platform for managing and organizing their documents.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, there are a few prerequisites that we need to take care of. Please make sure you have the following:

• A Windows 10 computer
• Git
• Java JDK 11 or later
• MySQL database

Steps

Step 1: Clone EveryDocs Repository

The first step is to clone the EveryDocs repository from Github. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the command prompt on your Windows 10 computer.

2. Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the EveryDocs repository.

3. Run the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/jonashellmann/everydocs-core.git
   

Step 2: Install MySQL Database

The next step is to install the MySQL database on your Windows 10 computer. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Download the MySQL Community Server installer from the official website.
2. Run the installer and follow the installation wizard.
3. During the installation process, choose the "Developer Default" option.
4. Set a root password when prompted.

Step 3: Create MySQL Database and User

Once MySQL is installed, we need to create a new database and a user that will be used by EveryDocs. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the MySQL Command Line Client.

2. Log in using the root user and password that you set during the installation process.

3. Create a new database by running the following command:

   CREATE DATABASE everydocs;
   

4. Create a new user by running the following command:

   CREATE USER 'everydocs'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   

   Note: Replace "password" with a secure password of your choice.

5. Grant all privileges to the everydocs user by running the following command:

   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON everydocs.* TO 'everydocs'@'localhost';
   

Step 4: Configure EveryDocs

The next step is to configure EveryDocs. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the "application.properties" file in a text editor. This file can be found in the "src/main/resources" directory of the cloned EveryDocs repository.

2. Update the following fields with your MySQL database information:

   spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/everydocs
   spring.datasource.username=everydocs
   spring.datasource.password=password
   

   Note: Replace "password" with the password you set for the everydocs user in Step 3.

3. Save and close the "application.properties" file.

Step 5: Build and Run EveryDocs

The final step is to build and run EveryDocs. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the command prompt on your Windows 10 computer.

2. Navigate to the directory where you cloned the EveryDocs repository.

3. Run the following command to build EveryDocs:

   ./mvnw clean install
   

4. Once the build is complete, run the following command to start EveryDocs:

   ./mvnw spring-boot:run
   

5. EveryDocs should now be running on your Windows 10 computer. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EveryDocs on your Windows 10 computer.

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