Mailchimp Open Commerce is a powerful e-commerce platform designed for developers who want maximum flexibility and control over their online stores. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install the Mailchimp Open Commerce platform on your Elementary OS Latest system.
Before you start the installation process, there are a few things you need to prepare first:
Open a terminal window on your Elementary OS system and use the following command to update the package repository index:
sudo apt-get update
Once the update is complete, install the required dependencies for Mailchimp Open Commerce using the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y git curl sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev ruby ruby-dev build-essential nodejs
This will install all the required software packages needed to run Mailchimp Open Commerce.
Mailchimp Open Commerce requires several Ruby gems to be installed. Use the following command to install them:
sudo gem install bundler nokogiri sqlite3 sinatra unicorn
This will install the gems needed to run the Mailchimp Open Commerce platform.
Next, you need to clone the Mailchimp Open Commerce repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/mailchimp/opencommerce.git
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the opencommerce directory using the following command:
cd opencommerce
Mailchimp Open Commerce uses SQLite as its default database. Use the following command to create a new database:
sqlite3 data/database.sqlite3
After creating the database, you need to create the necessary database schema using the following command:
./bin/setup
This command will create the database schema and populate the database with initial data.
Now that the database is configured, you are ready to start the Mailchimp Open Commerce server. The following command will start the server using the default port 8080:
unicorn
You can access your Mailchimp Open Commerce platform by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mailchimp Open Commerce on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now start building your e-commerce store using the powerful features of this platform.
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