Inventree is a free, open-source inventory management system that allows you to manage your company's stock levels and track orders and purchase orders. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Inventree on Void Linux.
Before installing Inventree, we need to ensure that all dependencies are installed. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo xbps-install python3 python3-dev gcc musl-dev postgresql postgresql-dev git
This command will install python3, python3-dev, gcc, musl-dev, postgresql, postgresql-dev, and git.
Inventree is available on GitHub. Use the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/inventree/Inventree.git
Navigate to the cloned repository folder and execute the following command to install the required Python packages:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
We will create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Inventree. Execute the following commands to log in as the PostgreSQL superuser and create a new database and user:
sudo su - postgres
createdb -O inventree inventree_db
createuser -P inventree
You will be prompted to create a password for the new user. After creating the database and user, exit the PostgreSQL user session:
exit
There is a config.yaml.example file available in the Inventree folder. Copy this example file to config.yaml and edit it as required:
cd Inventree
cp config.yaml.example config.yaml
nano config.yaml
Make sure to update the PostgreSQL database, user, and password configuration in the config.yaml file.
After completing all the above steps, we can run the application. Use the following command to start the Inventree server:
python3 manage.py runserver
The server should start on http://127.0.0.1:8000/ by default. Open the URL in your web browser to access the Inventree application.
By following these simple steps, you should now have Inventree installed and running on your Void Linux system. You can now begin configuring your inventory management system and start tracking your stock levels and orders.
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