In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Open Source POS which is located at https://github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Git is a distributed version control system that enables efficient handling of large and complex projects. We will use Git to download Open Source POS from GitHub.
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T and type the following command to install Git:
sudo apt-get install git
Open Source POS is a web-based application that requires a web server to run. Apache is a popular and open-source web server that satisfies the application’s requirements.
To install Apache server, type the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2
After the installation, start the Apache server with the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
Navigate to the web root directory by typing the following command:
cd /var/www/html
Clone the repository from GitHub using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos.git
To avoid any issues with installing the application, we need to set appropriate permissions. Enter the following command to set the owner and group of the application files to the Apache user.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/opensourcepos
Next, we need to ensure proper write permissions are set in the log and cache directories. Run the following commands to set the appropriate permissions:
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/opensourcepos/storage
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/opensourcepos/bootstrap/cache
Open Source POS has several dependencies that need to be installed on the system. Enter the following commands in the terminal to install them:
sudo apt-get install php
sudo apt-get install php-cli
sudo apt-get install php-mbstring
sudo apt-get install php-zip
sudo apt-get install php-xml
sudo apt-get install php-gd
sudo apt-get install php-mysql
sudo apt-get install composer
Open Source POS configuration file is located in var/www/html/opensourcepos/.env. To create a copy of the file, run the following command:
sudo cp /var/www/html/opensourcepos/.env.example /var/www/html/opensourcepos/.env
Open the file in a text editor and update the following fields:
APP_NAME=Your Open Source POS
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
Replace the your_database_name, your_database_username, and your_database_password placeholders with your database name, username, and password, respectively.
Next, install the project dependencies using Composer. Enter the following command:
cd /var/www/html/opensourcepos
sudo composer install
Create a new database for Open Source POS by running the following SQL command:
CREATE DATABASE opensourcepos;
Open Source POS provides a sample database structure. To import this database structure, run the following command:
sudo mysql -u your_username -p your_database_name < /var/www/html/opensourcepos/database/database.sql
Replace the your_username and your_database_name placeholders with your MySQL username and database name, respectively.
Open a browser on your computer and enter the following URL in the address bar:
http://localhost/opensourcepos/public
You should see the Open Source POS login page. Enter your login credentials, and you're done.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Open Source POS on Elementary OS Latest.
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