Solidus is a free, open-source e-commerce platform built with Ruby on Rails. It allows you to quickly and easily set up and run an online store. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Solidus on Debian latest.
Before installing Solidus, we need to install some dependencies. We will use the apt package manager for this. Run the following command to update your system and install the necessary packages:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential git sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev nodejs yarn
The above command will install all required packages including a build tool, a source control manager, a database engine and libraries, and a JavaScript runtime.
Solidus requires Ruby and Rails to be installed on your system. You can install them using the following commands:
sudo apt install -y ruby-full
sudo gem install rails -v '6.0.4'
This will install the latest version of Ruby and Rails. You can verify the installation by running the following commands:
ruby -v
rails -v
Now that we have all the required dependencies installed, we can proceed with installing Solidus.
git clone https://github.com/solidusio/solidus.git
cd solidus
bundle install
bundle exec rails db:create
bundle exec rails db:migrate
bundle exec rails db:seed
Finally, we can run Solidus by starting the Rails server:
bundle exec rails server
You can then access Solidus on your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Solidus on Debian latest. You should now be able to set up and run an online store using Solidus. Happy selling!
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