Tiledesk is an open-source customer support and engagement platform that enables businesses to deliver personalized and real-time customer service. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Tiledesk on a Windows 10 machine.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following software installed on your computer:
First, open your preferred terminal emulator and navigate to the directory where you want to install Tiledesk. Then, clone the Tiledesk repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/tiledesk/tiledesk-server.git
This will download the Tiledesk source code to your local machine.
Once the Tiledesk repository is cloned, navigate to the project directory and install the required dependencies using the following command:
cd tiledesk-server
npm install
This will install all the necessary modules and packages required to run Tiledesk.
After completing the installation of all the dependencies, you will need to configure Tiledesk. First, create a .env file in the project directory and add the following configuration settings:
DATABASE_URL=<your_database_url>
JWT_SECRET=<your_jwt_secret>
Replace <your_database_url> with your own database URL and <your_jwt_secret> with your own JWT secret.
Next, run the following command to create the required tables in your database:
npx sequelize-cli db:migrate
Finally, start the Tiledesk server using the following command:
npm start
Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to view the Tiledesk login page. Use the default email (admin@example.com) and password (changeme) to log in to the admin dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tiledesk on your Windows 10 machine. You can now start using Tiledesk to provide real-time customer service to your customers.
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