Spree Commerce is an open-source e-commerce framework based on Ruby on Rails. It is a flexible and customizable platform that allows you to create an online store with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Spree Commerce on Linux Mint Latest.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
To install the dependencies required for Spree Commerce, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev nodejs
RVM is a useful tool for managing and installing different versions of Ruby on your system. To install RVM, run the following commands in the terminal:
gpg --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3 7D2BAF1CF37B13E2069D6956105BD0E739499BDB
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
After installing RVM, you need to reload the environment:
source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
Once RVM is installed, you can install Ruby on your system by running the following command:
rvm install ruby-2.7.2
Then, set the newly installed Ruby as the default Ruby version:
rvm use 2.7.2 --default
After installing Ruby, you can now install Rails by running the following command:
gem install rails -v 6.x.x
To install Spree Commerce, you need to clone the Spree Commerce Git repository:
git clone https://github.com/spree/spree.git
Then, navigate to the cloned directory:
cd spree
Install the required packages:
bundle install --without development test
Create a new PostgreSQL database:
rake db:create
Migrate the database:
rake db:migrate
Finally, start the Rails server:
rails s
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Spree Commerce on Linux Mint Latest. You can now access your Spree Commerce store at http://localhost:3000/.
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