Installing Lewsnetter on Windows 11

Lewsnetter is a newsletter management system that is available for free on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Lewsnetter on your Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Clone Lewsnetter repository

  1. Open Git Bash on your computer.

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

  3. Type the following command to clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/bborn/lewsnetter.git
    
  4. Press Enter to run the command.

  5. Wait for the repository to be cloned.

Step 2: Install dependencies

  1. Open Command Prompt on your computer.

  2. Navigate to the cloned folder by typing the following command:

    cd <PATH_TO_CLONED_FOLDER>
    

    Replace <PATH_TO_CLONED_FOLDER> with the path to the cloned folder.

  3. Type the following command to install the dependencies:

    npm install
    
  4. Press Enter to run the command.

  5. Wait for the dependencies to be installed.

Step 3: Start Lewsnetter

  1. Type the following command to start Lewsnetter:

    npm start
    
  2. Press Enter to run the command.

  3. Wait for Lewsnetter to start.

  4. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080.

  5. You should see the Lewsnetter homepage.

Congratulations! You have now installed Lewsnetter on your Windows 11 computer. You can now use it to manage your newsletters.

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