How to Install Papercups on Arch Linux

Papercups is a free and open-source live chat platform for modern teams. It allows you to communicate with your customers or users in real-time through a user-friendly chat system with various integration options. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Papercups on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following requirements:

• Arch Linux installation with root privileges
• Basic knowledge of the Arch Linux command-line interface (CLI)
• A working internet connection

Step 1 - Install Node.js and NPM Package Manager

Papercups is built using Node.js and requires the Node.js runtime to be installed on your system. You can install the Node.js package together with the NPM package manager using the official Arch Linux package manager, Pacman.

To install Node.js and NPM, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Step 2 - Clone the Papercups Repository

With Node.js and NPM installed, the next step is to clone the Papercups repository to your local machine. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/papercups-io/papercups.git

This command will clone the repository to the current directory. You can specify a different directory if you wish.

Step 3 - Install Dependencies

After cloning the Papercups repository, switch to the Papercups directory and install the required dependencies using NPM:

cd papercups
npm install

This command will install all the required dependencies defined in the package.json file.

Step 4 - Configure the Application

Next, we need to configure the Papercups application. This involves editing the configuration files located in the config directory.

For example, to configure the application to run on port 3000 instead of the default port 4000, you can create a new config/local.json file and add the following contents:

{
   "PORT": 3000
}

You can also configure other settings such as the database and SMTP settings in the same manner.

Step 5 - Start the Application

With the application configured, you can now start the Papercups server by running the following command:

npm start

This command will start the server and listen for incoming connections on the specified port and host.

Step 6 - Access the Application

Once the Papercups server is running, you can access the application by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser. If you configured a different port, use that port instead.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Papercups on your Arch Linux system. You can now use this powerful tool to communicate with your customers or users in real-time through the user-friendly chat system.