Chatwoot is an open-source customer support platform that helps businesses to engage with their customers on various channels such as a website, social media, or email. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Chatwoot on macOS.
To install Chatwoot, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Follow these steps to install Chatwoot on macOS:
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS. It allows you to easily install and manage various software on your system. To install Homebrew, open the terminal and run the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime that allows you to run JavaScript outside of a web browser. To install Node.js, run the following command in the terminal:
brew install node
Yarn is a package manager for Node.js. It provides faster and more reliable package installation than the default npm package manager. To install Yarn, run the following command:
brew install yarn
You can download the Chatwoot source code from the official website or GitHub repository. Once downloaded, unzip the file and open the terminal in the Chatwoot directory.
Before running Chatwoot, you need to install its dependencies. To install dependencies, run the following command in the terminal:
yarn install
After installing dependencies, you can start Chatwoot by running the following command in the terminal:
yarn run dev
This command will start the Chatwoot development server. You can now access Chatwoot in your web browser by visiting http://localhost:3000.
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install Chatwoot on macOS. With Chatwoot, you can provide better support to your customers and improve their overall experience.
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