How to Install Solidus on FreeBSD Latest

Solidus is an open-source ecommerce platform built using Ruby on Rails. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Solidus on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest Server
• A basic understanding of the command line
• An internet connection

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, log in to your FreeBSD server and update the package list:

sudo pkg update

Then, install the necessary packages:

sudo pkg install ruby26 ruby26gem-bundler ruby26gem-rails nginx sqlite3

Step 2: Install Solidus

In this step, we will install Solidus using the bundler gem.

sudo gem install bundler
sudo gem install solidus

Step 3: Set Up a New Solidus Application

Create a new directory for your Solidus application:

mkdir -p ~/solidus
cd ~/solidus

Then, generate a new Solidus application:

bundle exec solidus new my_store

This will create a new Solidus application in the my_store directory.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Solidus uses Nginx as a web server. We need to create an Nginx configuration file to serve Solidus.

Create a new file /usr/local/etc/nginx/solidus.conf with the following content:

upstream app {
    server unix:/tmp/my_store.socket;
}
 
server {
  listen 80;
  server_name your_domain.com; # Change this to your domain name
  root /home/my_user/solidus/my_store/public; # Change this to be the location of your Solidus app
  try_files $uri/index.html $uri @app;
 
  location @app {
    proxy_pass http://app;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
  }
}

Replace your_domain.com with your domain name, and my_user with your username.

Then, start Nginx:

sudo service nginx start

Step 5: Start the Solidus Application

Finally, start the Solidus application:

cd my_store
bundle exec rails server

By default, the Solidus application should be available at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we went through the steps required to install Solidus on FreeBSD Latest and configure it to be served using Nginx. Now, you can begin customizing your Solidus application to fit your needs.

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