Tutorial: How to Install BitcartCC on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps to install BitcartCC on FreeBSD Latest. BitcartCC is a self-hosted serverless e-commerce platform that allows merchants to easily set up an online store, accept payments and manage their inventory. Let's get started!

Prerequisites

Before starting, you'll need to ensure that you have the following:

  1. A FreeBSD Latest server with root access
  2. A non-root user account with sudo privileges
  3. Python 3.6 or later installed on your system
  4. Git version control system installed on your system
  5. Node.js installed on your system

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Let's start by installing the required dependencies. Open a terminal and run the following commands:

sudo pkg update
sudo pkg install git node npm mongodb

Step 2: Clone the BitcartCC repository

Clone the BitcartCC repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/bitcartcc/bitcart

This will create a new directory called bitcart in your current directory.

Step 3: Install Python Dependencies

Navigate to the BitcartCC directory and install the Python dependencies:

cd bitcart
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Install Node.js Dependencies

Install the Node.js dependencies with the following command:

npm install

Step 5: Start the MongoDB Server

Start the MongoDB server with the following command:

sudo service mongodb start

Step 6: Configure BitcartCC

Copy the config_example.py file to config.py with the following command:

cp config_example.py config.py

Then, open the config.py file and fill in the required information such as the SMTP server, email credentials, and Bitcoin node information.

Step 7: Start BitcartCC

You can now start BitcartCC with the following command:

npm run start

This will start the BitcartCC server and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed BitcartCC on FreeBSD Latest.

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