# Manual Installation Guide

## 1. Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your system:
- **Node.js** (v20 or higher)
- **npm** (v6 or higher)

## 2. Clone the Repository

Open your terminal and run:

```bash
mkdir /opt/cookiecms && cd /opt/cookiecms
git clone https://github.com/Cookie-cms/cookiecms-js.git
git clone https://github.com/Cookie-cms/frontend.git

This will clone the project into a folder named your-project.

setup .npmrc file here instructions

## 3. Install Dependencies

Navigate to the project directory and install the required npm packages:

```bash
cd cookiecms-js
npm install

cd frontend
npm install

4. Initialize the Application

Run the initialization script which sets up the environment and prepares the project:

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

or use your preferred text editor to modify the .env file with your configuration settings.

5. Start the backend

Launch the application by running:

npm run start

6. Start the frontend

Navigate to the frontend directory and start the frontend application:

cd frontend
nano .env

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=
NEXT_PUBLIC_PRODUCTION=PROD # PROD, DEMO
NEXT_PUBLIC_ADMIN_LEVEL=3
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_KEY=

Then run

npm run build
npm run start

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Additional Tips

• Environment Variables:
  Ensure you have created and configured your .env file based on the .env.example provided in the repository for proper application settings.

• Reverse Proxy (Optional):
  If you need to expose your application to the internet with a domain name, consider setting up Nginx as a reverse proxy. You can use the provided Nginx configuration snippet in the repository as a reference.

• SSL/HTTPS:
  For a secure connection, install Certbot and follow the instructions to obtain and install SSL certificates.

That's it! Your manual installation of CookieCMS is now complete.