Lewsnetter is a handy newsletter software that can be used to send newsletters to subscribers. It is easy to use and has many features, including a simple interface, template editor and preview, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Lewsnetter on NixOS.
Before you start installing Lewsnetter, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to install the dependencies required to run Lewsnetter. Open the terminal and run the following command:
$ nix-env -iA nixos.mysql57 nixos.nodejs-10_x
This command installs MySQL and Node.js, which are the required dependencies for Lewsnetter.
Now that you have installed the dependencies, you can proceed to install Lewsnetter. Go to the directory where you want to install Lewsnetter and clone the source code from the GitHub repository using the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/bborn/lewsnetter
Once the code is successfully cloned, navigate to the lewsnetter
folder using the following command:
$ cd lewsnetter
Now, you can install the dependencies required for Lewsnetter using the following command:
$ npm install
The next step is to configure Lewsnetter. Open the config/config.json
file and change the MySQL database settings to match your MySQL installation.
"database": {
"host": "localhost",
"username": "root",
"password": "",
"database": "lewsnetter",
"port": "3306"
}
You can also change other configuration settings in the config.json
file, such as the SMTP server settings and the URL of the Lewsnetter instance.
Now that you have configured Lewsnetter, you can create the database using the following command:
$ npm run createdb
This command creates the necessary tables in the MySQL database.
Finally, you can start Lewsnetter using the following command:
$ npm start
This command starts the Lewsnetter server, and you should see the following output on the terminal:
Server started on port 3000
Once Lewsnetter is up and running, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://localhost:3000/
You should see the Lewsnetter login page, where you can log in with the default credentials:
Username: admin
Password: admin
After you have logged in, you can start creating newsletters and sending them to your subscribers.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lewsnetter on NixOS Latest. Enjoy creating newsletters and sending them to your subscribers.
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