Saleor is an open-source e-commerce platform written in Python, built on top of Django and GraphQL. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Saleor on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation steps, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Start by installing the dependencies for Saleor. Open the Terminal and run the following command to update the package index and the system.
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, install the required dependencies for Saleor using the following command.
sudo pacman -S git postgresql nodejs npm
In this step, we will install Python dependencies required for Saleor. To start, create a new virtual environment by running the following command.
python3 -m venv saleor_env
Next, activate the virtual environment using the following command.
source saleor_env/bin/activate
With the virtual environment active, run the following command to install Python dependencies.
pip install -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mirumee/saleor/master/requirements.txt
In this step, we will configure PostgreSQL for Saleor. Start by creating a new PostgreSQL user and database for Saleor using the following command.
sudo -u postgres createuser -P saleor
sudo -u postgres createdb -O saleor saleor
Next, log in to the PostgreSQL shell using the following command.
sudo -u postgres psql
Once logged in to the PostgreSQL shell, run the following command to grant permissions to the saleor user.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE saleor TO saleor;
\q
In this step, we will clone the Saleor project from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the project.
git clone https://github.com/mirumee/saleor.git saleor_project
In this step, we will configure Saleor. Navigate to the Saleor project directory using the following command.
cd saleor_project/
Next, copy the .env.example file to .env.
cp .env.example .env
Then, modify the settings in the .env file to match your system configuration.
nano .env
Update the following variables in the .env file:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://saleor:[password]@localhost:5432/saleor
Set the ALLOWED_HOSTS variable to your domain name.
ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1,[your_domain_name]
Install the dependencies required to run Saleor.
npm install
Next, run the following command to create the database tables.
python manage.py migrate
Finally, create a superuser account to manage Saleor.
python manage.py createsuperuser
In this step, we will run Saleor. Run the following command to start the Saleor server.
python manage.py runserver
Once the server starts, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/admin. Log in using your superuser account and start managing your e-commerce store.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Saleor on EndeavourOS Latest.
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