How to Install Tiledesk on Alpine Linux Latest

Tiledesk is an open-source solution for building customer support chatbots. It allows developers to easily create and manage chatbots that can interact with customers through various messaging channels. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Tiledesk on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

  • An instance of Alpine Linux Latest
  • Root or sudo access to the instance

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we can install Tiledesk, we need to install the dependencies it requires. Use the following command to install the dependencies.

sudo apk update && \
  sudo apk add --no-cache openssl-dev g++ make python

Step 2: Download and Install Node.js

Tiledesk requires Node.js to run. Let's download and install Node.js on our instance using the following command:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo bash -
sudo apk add --no-cache nodejs

Step 3: Install Tiledesk

Now we can install Tiledesk. Use the following commands to download and install the latest version of Tiledesk:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Tiledesk/tiledesk-server/master/install.sh
sudo sh install.sh

This will install Tiledesk and all the required dependencies. The installation process may take a few minutes.

Step 4: Start Tiledesk

Once the installation is complete, we can start Tiledesk using the following command:

sudo systemctl start tiledesk

To check the status of Tiledesk, use the following command:

sudo systemctl status tiledesk

If Tiledesk has started successfully, you should see a message similar to the following:

tiledesk.service - Tiledesk
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/tiledesk.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2021-07-28 10:39:11 UTC; 3s ago
Main PID: 106221 (node)
Tasks: 13 (limit: 1135)
Memory: 40.2M
CGroup: /system.slice/tiledesk.service

Step 5: Configure Tiledesk

Now that Tiledesk is running, we need to configure it. Open your browser and navigate to http://<Your_Instance_IP>:8080. This will open the Tiledesk configuration wizard.

Follow the instructions in the wizard to configure your Tiledesk instance.

Conclusion

Now that you have successfully installed and configured Tiledesk on your Alpine Linux Latest instance, you can start building your customer support chatbots.