How to install Chatwoot on Windows 11

Chatwoot is an open-source customer support tool that helps organizations to engage with their customers seamlessly. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Chatwoot on your Windows 11 machine.

Prerequisites

• A Windows 11 machine
• Node.js and npm pre-installed

Steps to install Chatwoot

1. Download and install the latest version of Node.js from the official website: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
2. Open a command prompt or PowerShell window on your machine.
3. Clone the Chatwoot repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot.git

4. Navigate to the cloned directory by running the following command:

cd chatwoot

5. Install the required packages by running the following command:

npm install

6. Create a new .env file by copying the .env.sample file using the following command:

cp .env.sample .env

7. Open the .env file in a text editor and modify the following variables:

• ADMIN_EMAIL: Your email address for Chatwoot login
• ADMIN_PASSWORD: A strong password for Chatwoot login
• DATABASE_URL: The database URL. In this tutorial, we will use SQLite, so set this value to sqlite3://db/chatwoot.sqlite3

8. Initialize the database by running the following command:

npm run db:create

9. Migrate the database by running the following command:

npm run db:migrate

10. Start the Chatwoot server by running the following command:

npm start

11. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Chatwoot login page.

12. Enter your email address and password that you set in the .env file and click on the "Log in" button.

13. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chatwoot on your Windows 11 machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Chatwoot on Windows 11. Once installed, you can use it to engage with your customers and provide top-notch customer service.

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