Saleor is an open source eCommerce platform built on Python and Django. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Saleor on MXLinux Latest.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the dependencies required for Saleor. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev python3-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libjpeg-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev libffi-dev libcairo2 libpango-1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libatk1.0-0 libjpeg-turbo8
This command will install PostgreSQL, its related dependencies, and other required packages for Saleor.
Saleor requires a PostgreSQL database for its operation. To create a new database, open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo su - postgres
createdb saleor
createuser saleoruser
psql
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE saleor TO saleoruser;
\q
exit
These commands will create a new database named saleor, a new user named saleoruser, and grant all privileges to the user on the saleor database.
It is recommended to set up a virtual environment for Saleor to avoid conflicts with other Python libraries. To create a new virtual environment, open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get install virtualenv
cd ~
virtualenv saleor_env
Note: saleor_env is the name of the virtual environment. You can name it whatever you want.
Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:
source saleor_env/bin/activate
Now, install Saleor by running the following command:
pip install saleor
This command will install Saleor along with its dependencies.
Next, we need to configure Saleor. Run the following commands to create a new Saleor project:
mkdir saleor_project
cd saleor_project
saleor init
Now, open the saleor/saleor/settings.py file and update the following settings:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
'NAME': 'saleor',
'USER': 'saleoruser',
'PASSWORD': 'your-password',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '',
}
}
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ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
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SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = False
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EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
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DEBUG = True
In the DATABASES section, replace your-password with the password you set for the saleoruser PostgreSQL user.
In the ALLOWED_HOSTS section, add your server's IP address or domain name.
In the SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT section, set it to False for now. We will enable it later after setting up SSL.
In the EMAIL_BACKEND section, set it to django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend. This will print emails in the console instead of sending them.
And finally, set DEBUG to True for now. We will set it to False later in production.
Now, we need to make migrations for the database schema. Run the following commands:
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
These commands will create the database schema.
To access the Saleor admin panel, we need to create a superuser. Run the following command:
python manage.py createsuperuser
Follow the prompts to create a superuser.
Saleor requires a web server and a WSGI server to serve the website. In this tutorial, we will use Nginx as the web server and uWSGI as the WSGI server.
Run the following command to install Nginx and uWSGI:
sudo apt-get install nginx uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python3
Next, create a new Nginx configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/saleor
Add the following configuration to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
location / {
include uwsgi_params;
uwsgi_pass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/saleor/socket;
}
}
Replace your-domain.com with your domain name or server IP address.
Next, create a new uWSGI configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/uwsgi/apps-available/saleor.ini
Add the following configuration to the file:
[uwsgi]
chdir = /home/your-username/saleor_project
module = saleor.wsgi:application
master = true
processes = 10
socket = /run/uwsgi/app/saleor/socket
chmod-socket = 666
vacuum = true
Replace your-username with your MXLinux username.
Now, enable the Nginx and uWSGI configurations by running the following commands:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/saleor /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo ln -s /etc/uwsgi/apps-available/saleor.ini /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/
Test the Nginx and uWSGI configurations by running the following command:
sudo service nginx restart
sudo service uwsgi restart
Now, we need to enable SSL to secure our connection. For this tutorial, we will use Let's Encrypt to obtain a free SSL certificate.
Run the following command to install the Let's Encrypt client:
sudo apt-get install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
Next, run the following command to obtain a new SSL certificate:
sudo certbot --nginx -d your-domain.com
Follow the prompts to obtain the SSL certificate.
Now, update the Nginx configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/saleor
And replace the server block with the following code:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl;
server_name your-domain.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain.com/privkey.pem;
ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain.com/chain.pem;
location / {
include uwsgi_params;
uwsgi_pass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/saleor/socket;
}
}
Replace your-domain.com with your domain name or server IP address.
Now, test the Nginx and uWSGI configurations by running the following command:
sudo service nginx restart
sudo service uwsgi restart
Now, open a web browser and go to https://your-domain.com/admin. Enter the email and password of the superuser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Saleor on MXLinux Latest.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Saleor on MXLinux Latest. We also learned how to set up a virtual environment, configure Saleor, set up Nginx and uWSGI, enable SSL, and access the Saleor admin panel.
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