Saleor is a free and open-source e-commerce platform, built on Python and Django. It offers a customizable and scalable solution for online merchants. In this tutorial, we will explore the steps to install Saleor on Debian Latest in detail.
Before starting with the installation of Saleor, we need to install some packages that are required for its dependencies.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y nginx libpq-dev python-dev python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip nodejs npm build-essential git
We need to install and configure PostgreSQL, which is used as a database for Saleor.
sudo apt install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Next, we need to create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Saleor.
sudo -u postgres createuser -P saleoruser
sudo -u postgres createdb -O saleoruser saleor
We can install Saleor using pip or by cloning the GitHub repository. In this tutorial, we will go with the pip installation.
python3 -m venv saleor
cd saleor
source bin/activate
pip install wheel
pip install saleor
Next, we need to configure Saleor by creating a configuration file and defining environment variables.
cp $(python -m site --user-base)/lib/python*/site-packages/saleor/conf/saleor.yaml{.dist,}
nano saleor.yaml
Update the values of the following variables based on your configurations:
DATABASE_URL: 'postgis:///saleor'
ALLOWED_HOSTS: ['your_domain', 'localhost']
SECRET_KEY: 'your_secret_key'
Save the changes and exit the editor.
We need to migrate the database schema to create the tables used by Saleor.
DEBUG=True saleor migrate
We need to create a superuser account to manage the Saleor e-commerce platform. Run the following command and enter the required information.
saleor createsuperuser
We need to configure the Nginx server to serve Saleor.
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/saleor.conf
Add the following configuration and replace the your_domain with your domain name.
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_domain;
server_tokens off;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_buffering off;
client_max_body_size 0;
proxy_read_timeout 600s;
proxy_request_buffering off;
}
location /media/ {
alias /path/to/saleor/media/;
expires 1d;
}
location /static/ {
alias /path/to/saleor/static/;
expires 1d;
}
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload;" always;
}
Save the file and exit the editor.
Next, create a symbolic link of the Nginx configuration file in the sites-enabled directory.
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/saleor.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/saleor.conf
Finally, restart the Nginx server using the following command.
sudo systemctl restart nginx
We can run the Saleor server using the following command.
saleor runserver
Alternatively, we can use Gunicorn to run the server.
gunicorn saleor.wsgi:application --bind 127.0.0.1:8000
In this tutorial, we installed Saleor on Debian Latest, configured PostgreSQL, and Nginx. We also explored the steps to migrate the database schema, create a superuser, and run the Saleor server. Now, you can start exploring Saleor and customize it based on your requirements.
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