How to Install Spree Commerce on OpenBSD

Spree Commerce is an open-source e-commerce platform that is built on Ruby on Rails. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Spree Commerce on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites:

• OpenBSD installed on your system
• Root access to your OpenBSD machine
• A terminal with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install the Required Packages

1. Open the terminal and login as the root user.

2. Run the following command to update the package repository:

   $ doas pkg_add -u
   

3. Install Ruby on Rails and other dependencies required by Spree Commerce using the following command:

   $ doas pkg_add ruby ruby-bundler ruby-rails node postgresql git
   

Step 2: Configure the Database

1. Open the PostgreSQL configuration file using the following command:

   $ doas pico /var/postgresql/data13/pg_hba.conf
   

2. Replace the existing line:

   # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
   local   all         all                               peer
   

   with the following line:

   # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
   local   all         all                               trust
   

   This will allow local connections to the database without a password.

3. Restart the PostgreSQL service to apply the changes:

   $ doas rcctl restart postgresql
   

Step 3: Install Spree Commerce

1. Clone the Spree Commerce repository from Github:

   $ git clone https://github.com/spree/spree.git
   

2. Change your working directory to the cloned Spree Commerce folder:

   $ cd spree
   

3. Install the required gems by running:

   $ bundle install
   

4. Set up the Spree Commerce database by running the following commands:

   $ bin/rails db:create
   $ bin/rails db:migrate
   

5. Start the Spree Commerce server:

   $ bin/rails server
   

6. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the Spree Commerce homepage.

Congratulations! You have installed Spree Commerce on your OpenBSD machine. You can now customize the Spree Commerce storefront, including adding products and configuring payment methods.

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