How to Install Vendure on Manjaro

Vendure is an open-source e-commerce platform built on modern technologies such as TypeScript and GraphQL. In this tutorial, we will install Vendure on Manjaro, a popular Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Manjaro Linux installed on your system
• Node.js and npm installed on your system

Step 1: Install PostgreSQL

Vendure requires a PostgreSQL database as a backend. Let's install PostgreSQL first:

sudo pacman -Sy postgresql

Once installed, we need to initialize a new database cluster:

sudo postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql

Finally, start and enable the PostgreSQL service:

sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

Step 2: Install Vendure

Now we are ready to install Vendure. Open a terminal and run the following command:

npm install -g @vendure/cli

This will install the Vendure CLI globally, which is used to create and manage Vendure installations.

Step 3: Create a Vendure Installation

We can now create a new Vendure installation. Navigate to your desired directory and run the following command:

vendure init my-store

This will create a new Vendure installation in a directory named my-store.

Step 4: Configure Vendure

Next, we need to configure Vendure to use our PostgreSQL database. Open the vendure-config.ts file in the my-store directory and update the following properties:

databaseOptions: {
  type: 'postgres',
  synchronize: true,
  logging: {
    level: 'query',
    format: 'pretty',
  },
  database: 'my-store',
  username: 'postgres',
  password: 'my-password',
  host: 'localhost',
  port: 5432,
},

Replace my-password with the password for the PostgreSQL postgres user which you set during installation.

Step 5: Start Vendure

Finally, we can start Vendure:

cd my-store
vendure start

Vendure will now start and create the necessary database tables. Once started, you can access the Vendure admin UI at http://localhost:3000/admin.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Vendure on Manjaro! You can now start customizing Vendure to fit your e-commerce needs. If you encounter any issues, check out the Vendure documentation at https://www.vendure.io/docs/.

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