How to Install Chatwoot on OpenSUSE Latest

Chatwoot is an open-source platform that lets you delight your customers by chatting with them, managing your customer data, and automating your workflows. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Chatwoot on OpenSUSE latest.

Prerequisites

  • You must have root access to an OpenSUSE latest system with a standard user account set up.
  • You should have a basic understanding of how to use the Linux terminal.
  • Node.js version 8.5 or higher.
  • PostgreSQL database.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing Chatwoot, you need to install some dependencies on your system. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo zypper install -y git postgresql13 postgresql13-server postgresql13-contrib gcc-c++ make

Step 2: Install Node.js and Yarn

Chatwoot requires Node.js version 8.5 or higher. You can install Node.js using NodeSource repository. Run the following commands to install Node.js and Yarn:

curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo bash -

sudo zypper install -y nodejs

curl --compressed -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash

Step 3: Set Up PostgreSQL

Chatwoot requires a PostgreSQL database. Follow the below steps to set up PostgreSQL:

  1. Initialize the database cluster.

    sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql

  2. Create a chatwoot user.

    sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE USER chatwoot PASSWORD 'password';
CREATE DATABASE chatwoot OWNER chatwoot;

Step 4: Install Chatwoot

Now, you can install Chatwoot by running the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot.git

cd chatwoot

cp .env.example .env

yarn install

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:create db:structure:load db:migrate

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails server

Step 5: Configure Firewall

You need to allow traffic on port 3000 to access Chatwoot from a remote system. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=3000/tcp --permanent

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Step 6: Access Chatwoot

You can now access Chatwoot by opening your browser and visiting http://your-server-ip:3000. You'll see the Chatwoot login page, where you can sign up using your credentials.

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Chatwoot on your OpenSUSE latest system.