Foodsoft is an open source software that helps in managing a food cooperative or a small food store. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Foodsoft on Elementary OS.
Before we start, please make sure you have the following installed:
To install Foodsoft on Elementary OS, we need to install the git, ruby-full, and postgresql. We can install them using the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install git ruby-full postgresql
Enter your password and hit enter to proceed with the installation.
Once the required packages are installed, we need to clone the Foodsoft repository from https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft. Go to the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft.git
This will download the Foodsoft repository into the current working directory.
To install the required gems for Foodsoft, go to the foodsoft directory using the cd command:
cd foodsoft/
Then, run the following command to install the gems:
bundle install
It will take some time to install all the required gems for Foodsoft.
Now it's time to set up the database. First, we need to create a new database user with the name foodsoft. You can create it using the following command:
sudo -u postgres createuser --pwprompt foodsoft
Enter a password for the foodsoft user and hit enter.
Next, we need to create a new database with the name foodsoft_development. We can create it using the following command:
sudo -u postgres createdb -O foodsoft foodsoft_development
Now it's time to initialize the database with the required schema and data. We can do this by running the following command:
rake db:schema:load
rake db:seed
These commands will create the database schema and populate it with some initial data.
Finally, we can start the Foodsoft server by running the following command:
rails server
This will start the server on http://localhost:3000. Open your web browser and go to this URL to access the Foodsoft web interface.
Congratulation! You have successfully installed Foodsoft on Elementary OS. Now, you can start managing your food store or cooperative using Foodsoft.
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