Installing Vendure on NetBSD

Vendure is an open-source e-commerce platform built with TypeScript and Node.js. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Vendure on NetBSD, a free, fast, and secure operating system.

Prerequisites

Before diving into the installation, ensure that you have the following:

• A server or a local system running NetBSD with sudo privileges.
• Node.js version 10.0 or higher.
• MySQL or PostgreSQL database.

Step 1: Install dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies required for Vendure to run correctly. Run the following command:

sudo pkgin install python2 gmake

Step 2: Install Vendure

To install Vendure, we need to use npm, Node.js’ package manager. Run the following command to install Vendure as a global package:

sudo npm install -g @vendure/cli@1.3.1

Step 3: Initialize Vendure

We need to initialize Vendure by creating a new Vendure project. To do so, navigate to the desired folder where you want to create the Vendure project, and run the following command:

vendure init my-vendure-store

Replace “my-vendure-store” with your desired project name.

This command will create a new folder named my-vendure-store at the current location and initialize Vendure with default settings.

Step 4: Configure Vendure

After the initialization, navigate to the newly created folder:

cd my-vendure-store

Open the vendure-config.ts file located in the src folder:

nano src/vendure-config.ts

Update the database settings based on your configuration. Here is an example for a MySQL configuration:

export const config: VendureConfig = {
    dbConnectionOptions: {
        type: 'mysql',
        synchronize: true,
        logging: false,
        database: 'vendure',
        host: 'localhost',
        port: 3306,
        username: 'vendure',
        password: 'VendurePassword',
        migrations: [join(__dirname, 'migrations/*.ts')],
        cli: { migrationsDir: 'migrations' },
    },
};

In this example, we have set MySQL as the database type, provided the database credentials, and enabled synchronization.

Step 5: Start Vendure

To start the Vendure e-commerce platform, use the following command:

npm run start

If everything is configured correctly, you will see the following message:

[TypeORM] Connected to the database
[Vendure] Server is running at http://localhost:3000

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/admin to access the Vendure Dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured the Vendure e-commerce platform on NetBSD.

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