How to Install Papercups on NetBSD

Papercups is an open-source messaging platform that allows businesses to offer customer support through various communication channels, including chat, email, SMS, and more. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Papercups on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have:

  • A NetBSD server with root access
  • A static IP address assigned to your server
  • A domain name or subdomain pointing to your server's IP address

Step 1 — Installing Dependencies

Papercups requires Node.js and Yarn to be installed on your NetBSD server.

You can install Node.js by running the following commands:

pkgin update
pkgin install nodejs

To install Yarn, run:

npm install -g yarn

Step 2 — Cloning the Repository

Next, we need to clone the Papercups repository on our server. Navigate to your desired directory and run the following command:

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

Step 3 — Configuring Papercups

Before we configure Papercups, we need to create a .env file. 

cd papercups
cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file with your favorite text editor and update the following variables:

  • DATABASE_URL
  • REDIS_URL
  • HOSTNAME
  • MAILGUN_DOMAIN
  • MAILGUN_API_KEY

Step 4 — Installing Dependencies

Papercups requires several dependencies to be installed before running. Navigate to the Papercups directory and run:

yarn install

Step 5 — Running Papercups

Finally, to run Papercups, execute the following command:

yarn dev

This command will initiate the development server.

Note: After running the above command, you can access the Papercups interface at http://:4000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Papercups on NetBSD. You can now use Papercups to provide an excellent customer support experience to your customers!