Crater is an invoicing app created for freelancers and small businesses. It's an open-source web application that can be customized to fit your specific business needs. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Crater on macOS.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
Open your Terminal App by pressing command + space and typing terminal.
Clone the repository by entering git clone https://github.com/crater-invoice/crater.git in the terminal window.
Change to the project directory by entering cd crater in the terminal window.
Create a .env file by entering cp .env.example .env in the terminal window.
Generate an application key by entering php artisan key:generate in the terminal window.
Configure the database settings by opening the .env file in a text editor and modifying the following lines to match your database settings:
DB_DATABASE=crater
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password
Run composer install in the terminal window to install dependencies.
Run php artisan migrate --seed in the terminal window to set up the database.
Run npm install in the terminal window to install the dependencies.
Run npm run production in the terminal window to build the assets.
The last step is to run the application. Run php artisan serve in the terminal window and navigate to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed Crater on macOS. You can now start exploring the app and discovering all its features!
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