In this tutorial, we will go through the step-by-step process of installing Mailchimp Open Commerce on nixOS latest version. Mailchimp Open Commerce is an open-source ecommerce platform that allows businesses to easily create online storefronts and manage their sales.
Open up the terminal and run the following command to install Git:
sudo nix-env -i git
Next, install Nix by running the following command:
sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
Clone the Mailchimp Open Commerce repository from Github by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/mailchimp/mcoc.git
Navigate to the cloned directory and run the following command:
nix-shell release.nix
This will install all the necessary dependencies required to run Mailchimp Open Commerce.
Open up the .env
file and add your Mailchimp API key:
MAILCHIMP_API_KEY=<your_api_key>
Run the following command to build Mailchimp Open Commerce:
nix-build release.nix
Once the build is complete, start the Mailchimp Open Commerce application by running the following command:
./result/bin/mcoc start
Mailchimp Open Commerce should now be accessible from your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:4000
.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mailchimp Open Commerce on nixOS. Now, you can start building your ecommerce store using Mailchimp Open Commerce.
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