How to Install Traduora on Windows 10

Traduora is a free and open-source translation management web application. It allows users to manage translations in different languages and collaborate with team members on translation projects. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Traduora on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before installing Traduora, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

  • Windows 10 installed on your machine
  • MySQL 5.7 or higher installed and running
  • PHP 7.2 or higher installed and running
  • Composer installed

Step 1 - Clone Traduora Repository

Open a command prompt or Git Bash and navigate to the directory where you want to install Traduora. Then, clone the Traduora repository using the following command:

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

This will download the Traduora source code to your machine.

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Navigate to the Traduora project directory and install the required dependencies using Composer by running the following command:

cd traduora
composer install --no-dev

This command will install all the dependencies required by Traduora, including Laravel, which is the PHP framework used by Traduora.

Step 3 - Configure Database

Create a new MySQL database for Traduora and update the database settings in the .env file located in the Traduora project directory. Open the .env file using a text editor and modify the following variables:

DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_mysql_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_mysql_password

Save the changes you made to the .env file.

Step 4 - Generate Application Key

Run the following command to generate a new application key for Traduora:

php artisan key:generate

This command will create a new key and update the APP_KEY variable in the .env file.

Step 5 - Run Database Migrations

Run the following command to create the necessary database tables:

php artisan migrate

This command will run the database migrations and create the required tables for Traduora.

Step 6 - Start the Development Server

Finally, run the following command to start the development server:

php artisan serve

This command will start the development server at http://localhost:8000. You can open this URL in a web browser to access Traduora.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explained how to install Traduora on a Windows 10 machine. Now you can start using Traduora to manage translations and collaborate with other team members on translation projects.