Inventree is an open-source inventory management software that can help you manage your inventory, manufacturing, and sales in a more effective way. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Inventree on Arch Linux.
Before you start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
To install Inventree on Arch Linux, you need to install some software dependencies first. Open your terminal and run the following command to install required dependencies:
sudo pacman -S postgresql python python-pip npm git
Inventree requires some Python libraries to run smoothly. To install them, run the following command:
sudo pip install Django==2.2 psycopg2-binary django-mysql django-pdfkit django-countries PyYAML
Inventree requires Node.js to compile its frontend assets. To install Node.js, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
Now it's time to clone the Inventree repository. Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to place the Inventree folder. Then run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/inventree/Inventree.git
Once you have cloned the Inventree repository, navigate to the frontend folder and install the required Node.js packages.
cd Inventree/frontend
npm install
Inventree requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. To create a new database and user, run the following command:
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER inventree WITH PASSWORD 'password';"
sudo -u postgres createdb inventree_db -O inventree
Create a new file named ".env" in the root directory of the Inventree project and add the following lines to it:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://inventree:password@localhost/inventree_db
Once you have configured the database settings, you need to migrate the database schema. To do so, navigate to the root directory of the Inventree project and run the following command:
python3 manage.py migrate
To create a new superuser, run the following command:
python3 manage.py createsuperuser
Finally, it's time to run the Inventree server. Navigate to the root directory of the Inventree project and run the following command:
python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
You can now access Inventree on your browser by going to http://127.0.0.1:8000.
Inventree is now installed and running on your Arch Linux machine. It's a powerful inventory management software that can help you manage your business efficiently. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to let us know in the comments below.
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