Installing Spree Commerce on Void Linux

Spree Commerce is a popular open-source e-commerce platform that is built with Ruby on Rails. It's designed to be highly customizable and extensible, making it a great choice for businesses looking to create their own online stores. If you're a Void Linux user, in this tutorial we'll show you how to install Spree Commerce on your system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Ruby 2.6 or higher
• RubyGems
• SQLite or MySQL
• Node.js
• Yarn

If any of these are missing, you can install them using Void's package manager (xbps-install).

Step 1: Install Rails

Spree Commerce uses Ruby on Rails as its framework, so the first step is to install it. You can do this using RubyGems:

$ gem install rails

Step 2: Install Spree Commerce

Once Rails is installed, you can install Spree Commerce using the following command:

$ gem install spree

Step 3: Create a new Rails application

Now that Spree Commerce is installed, you can create a new Rails application and add Spree as a gem. To create a new Rails application, use the following command:

$ rails new my_store

Step 4: Add Spree Commerce to the Gemfile

Next, add Spree Commerce to your Rails application's Gemfile by editing the file with your preferred text editor:

$ cd my_store
$ nano Gemfile

Then add the following line to the end of the file:

gem 'spree'

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Install the Spree Commerce dependencies

Now you need to install the dependencies for Spree Commerce. This is done using bundler, which you can install using the following command:

$ gem install bundler

Once bundler is installed, run the following command to install the dependencies:

$ bundle install

Step 6: Install the Spree Commerce migrations

Spree Commerce requires some additional database tables and columns, so you need to install its migrations to set them up. You can do this using the following command:

$ rails g spree:install

This will install the necessary migrations into your Rails application's db/migrate directory.

Step 7: Create the database

Now that you have the migrations installed, you can create the database using the following command:

$ rails db:migrate

Step 8: Start the server

Finally, start the Rails development server by running:

$ rails server

And that's it! You can now access the Spree Commerce storefront at http://localhost:3000 and the administration panel at http://localhost:3000/admin.

Conclusion

Spree Commerce is a powerful and flexible e-commerce platform, which you can install easily on Void Linux using these simple steps. Once you have your store up and running, you can customize it to your needs and start selling your products online.

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