How to install BitcartCC on nixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of BitcartCC, a self-hosted open-source shopping cart system, on nixOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, make sure that:

• You have nixOS installed on your system
• You have a basic understanding of the command line interface

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing any software or packages, update your system by running the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

This command updates your nixOS system to the latest version.

Step 2: Install dependencies

BitcartCC requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. To install them, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.openssl nixpkgs.python37

This command installs OpenSSL and Python 3.7 on your system.

Step 3: Download BitcartCC

Now we are ready to download BitcartCC. You can download the BitcartCC package using the following command:

wget https://github.com/bitcartcc/bitcart/releases/download/0.5.2/bitcart-0.5.2.tar.gz

This command will download the BitcartCC package to your current directory.

Step 4: Install BitcartCC

After downloading the BitcartCC package, extract it by running the following command:

tar -xzf bitcart-0.5.2.tar.gz

This command extracts the BitcartCC package into a new directory named bitcart-0.5.2. Move into this directory by running the following command:

cd bitcart-0.5.2

Run the following command to install BitcartCC:

python setup.py install

This command will install BitcartCC on your system.

Step 5: Configure BitcartCC

Once you have installed BitcartCC, you need to configure it. To do this, create a new configuration file named bitcart.yml:

touch bitcart.yml

Open the configuration file in a text editor:

nano bitcart.yml

Add the following content to the configuration file:

bitcoin:
  rpc:
    host: "127.0.0.1"
    port: 8332
    username: "your_bitcoin_username"
    password: "your_bitcoin_password"

Replace your_bitcoin_username and your_bitcoin_password with your actual Bitcoin username and password.

Step 6: Run BitcartCC

Run the following command to start BitcartCC:

bitcart start

This command starts the BitcartCC server. You can now access the BitcartCC dashboard by visiting http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install BitcartCC on nixOS latest. You can now start using BitcartCC as your self-hosted shopping cart system.

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