Open Source POS is a free and open-source point-of-sale system that can be installed on various platforms. NetBSD is a highly secure and fast operating system that is perfect for running Open Source POS. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Open Source POS on NetBSD.
Before we can start the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Open the terminal or command prompt on your NetBSD system.
Install Git by typing the following command:
pkgin install git
Clone the Open Source POS repository by typing the following command:
git clone https://github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos.git
Navigate to the cloned repository by typing the following command:
cd opensourcepos
Install Composer by typing the following commands:
php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php composer-setup.php
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
Install the required PHP packages by typing the following command:
php composer.phar install
Create a new database for Open Source POS by typing the following command:
mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE opensourcepos"
Import the database schema by typing the following command:
mysql -u root -p opensourcepos < database/database.sql
Copy the config.default.php file to config.php by typing the following command:
cp application/config/config.default.php application/config/config.php
Edit the config.php file with your database credentials and any other necessary settings:
vi application/config/config.php
php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 -t .
http://127.0.0.1:8000 to access Open Source POS.Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open Source POS on NetBSD. You can now use it to manage your business accounts, inventory, and point of sale operations.
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