How to Install Lewsnetter on Elementary OS Latest

Lewsnetter is an open-source application built for sending newsletters. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Lewsnetter on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

  • You need to have Elementary OS Latest installed on your computer.
  • You need to have the latest version of Git installed.
  • You also need to have pip3 (Python package manager), Python3, and Node.js installed on your computer.

Installation Steps

  1. Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+T on your keyboard.
  2. Clone Lewsnetter repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/bborn/lewsnetter.git
  1. Change your current directory to Lewsnetter by running:
cd lewsnetter
  1. Install the required Python packages by running:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

5 Install the required Node packages by running:

npm install
  1. Create a new file named .env in the project directory:
touch .env
  1. Open the .env file using your preferred text editor, and add your email configuration settings:
EMAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
EMAIL_PORT=587
[email protected]
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=your_email_password
EMAIL_USE_TLS=True
[email protected]

Note: Make sure to replace [email protected] and your_email_password with your actual email and email password.

  1. Launch the Lewsnetter by running:
python3 manage.py runserver
  1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/ to view the application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lewsnetter on Elementary OS Latest. Now you can start using Lewsnetter for sending newsletters.