Saleor is an open-source e-commerce platform built with Python, Django, and GraphQL. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Saleor on Void Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing Saleor, you need to install some dependent packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S gcc python3-devel postgresql-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel
This will install necessary libraries and headers required to compile and install Saleor.
It is recommended to use a virtual environment to install the Saleor dependencies. Virtual environment isolates the project dependencies from other projects and the system. To create a virtual environment, first, install the virtualenv package with the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S virtualenv
Next, navigate to the directory where you want to create the virtual environment and run the following commands to create and activate a virtual environment:
virtualenv saleor-env
source saleor-env/bin/activate
These commands will create a new virtual environment in the saleor-env directory and activate it.
To install Saleor, you need to clone the Saleor repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/mirumee/saleor.git
This will clone the repository into a saleor directory in the current working directory.
Now that you have cloned the repository, navigate to the saleor directory and install requirement packages with pip:
cd saleor
pip install -r requirements.txt
This command will install all necessary packages required to run Saleor.
Before running Saleor, you need to create a PostgreSQL database and a user with privileges to access the database. In this tutorial, we assume you have already set up the PostgreSQL server. If not, follow the Installation Guide to install and configure PostgreSQL on your system.
To create a new PostgreSQL user and database, run the following commands:
sudo -u postgres createuser saleor
sudo -u postgres createdb saleor -O saleor
These commands will create a new user named saleor and a database named saleor with saleor as the owner. Replace saleor with any preferred name of your choice.
To configure Saleor, make a copy of the sample configuration file and configure it according to your preferences:
cp .env.sample .env
nano .env
This command will create a new configuration file named .env from the sample file and open it in the nano editor. Replace the sample values with your actual values. For example:
# Database credentials
POSTGRES_DB=saleor
POSTGRES_USER=saleor
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your_database_password
POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
POSTGRES_PORT=5432
# Debug mode
DEBUG=True
# Secret key
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
# Allowed hosts
ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost, 127.0.0.1
Replace the your_database_password and your_secret_key values with your actual values.
Now that you have configured Saleor, you need to run the migration to create the database schema. Run the following command to apply the migration:
python manage.py migrate
This command will create the necessary tables and fields in the database.
Next, create a superuser account that can be used to log in to the Saleor admin panel. Run the following command to create a superuser:
python manage.py createsuperuser
Finally, run the Saleor server with the following command:
python manage.py runserver
This command will start the Saleor server on the default port 8000. Navigate to localhost:8000 in your browser to access the Saleor storefront. To access the Saleor admin panel, navigate to localhost:8000/dashboard and log in with the superuser credentials.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Saleor on Void Linux. You can now customize Saleor to fit your needs and create your e-commerce store.
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