Spree Commerce is an open-source e-commerce platform that allows you to easily build and customize an online store. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Spree Commerce on a Ubuntu server.
Update your Ubuntu server by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
To install the required packages, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libsqlite3-dev
RBenv is a tool for managing Ruby environments. To install RBenv, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
After running these commands, reload the Bash shell by running:
source ~/.bashrc
To install Ruby using RBenv, run the following commands:
rbenv install 2.7.4
rbenv global 2.7.4
To install Spree Commerce, run the following commands:
gem install bundler
gem install rails
gem install spree
To create a new Spree Commerce app, run the following commands:
rails new my_store
cd my_store
To install Spree Commerce in the app, add the following line to the Gemfile:
gem 'spree', '~> 4.5'
Then run the following command to install Spree Commerce:
bundle install
rails g spree:install --user_class=Spree::User
To start Spree Commerce, run the following command:
rails server
You will see a success message in the terminal, indicating Spree Commerce app is installed and running. Now you can browse to the app by visiting http://localhost:3000/ in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Spree Commerce on your Ubuntu server.
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