How to Install Open Source POS from GitHub on Fedora CoreOS

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Open Source POS on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS using the GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that you have a running instance of Fedora CoreOS and have root access to the system.

Installation Steps

1. The first step is to clone the latest version of the Open Source POS repository. Open a terminal and execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos.git

2. Navigate to the newly cloned directory by using the following command:

cd opensourcepos

3. Install the required dependencies with the following command:

dnf install php-cli php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-mysqlnd mariadb

4. Create a new database for the Open Source POS with the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your root password and execute the following commands in the MySQL shell:

CREATE DATABASE opensourcepos;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opensourcepos.* TO 'opensourcepos'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'SomePassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace "SomePassword" with a secure password of your choosing.

5. Copy the file "application/config/database.sample.php" to "application/config/database.php" with the following command:

cp application/config/database.sample.php application/config/database.php

6. Edit the database configuration file with the following command:

vi application/config/database.php

Locate the following line:

$db['default']['password'] = '';

Replace the empty string in the line above with the password you created for the opensourcepos user in the previous step.

7. The final step is to start the Open Source POS server. Execute the following command:

php index.php migrate seed

After the setup is completed, you can access the Open Source POS by pointing your browser to "http://localhost/opensourcepos".

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Open Source POS on Fedora CoreOS! Now you can start exploring the features provided by the software and customize it according to your needs.

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