How to Install Mailchimp Open Commerce on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Mailchimp Open Commerce on FreeBSD latest. Mailchimp Open Commerce is an open-source ecommerce solution developed by Mailchimp, a popular email marketing company.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, you need to have the following:

• A FreeBSD latest server or VPS with root access
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Steps

1. Update FreeBSD packages by running the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

2. Install the required packages and dependencies:

sudo pkg install node npm git mongodb

3. Create a new user for Mailchimp Open Commerce:

sudo adduser mcoc

4. Clone the Mailchimp Open Commerce repository from GitHub:

sudo git clone https://github.com/mailchimp/opencommerce.git /var/www/mcoc

5. Change the ownership of the Mailchimp Open Commerce directory to the newly created user:

sudo chown -R mcoc:mcoc /var/www/mcoc

6. Switch to the mcoc user:

su - mcoc

7. Install the required npm packages:

npm install

8. Create a .env file by copying the example file:

cp .env.example .env

9. Edit the .env file and set your desired configuration values. Usually, you will need to set the MongoDB database connection string and Mailchimp API key.

10. Start the MongoDB service:

sudo service mongod start

11. Start the Mailchimp Open Commerce server:

npm start

After you run these steps, you should be able to access the Mailchimp Open Commerce dashboard by visiting http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Mailchimp Open Commerce on FreeBSD latest. By following these steps, you can create your own ecommerce website using Mailchimp Open Commerce.

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