Installing Open Source POS on NixOS

Introduction

Open Source POS is a web-based point of sale system that is built with PHP and MySQL. It is an open-source project that you can download from the Github repository. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Open Source POS on NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• A running NixOS instance
• A web server installed on NixOS

Step 1: Clone the Open Source POS Repository

First, log in to your NixOS instance and open a terminal. Then, clone the Open Source POS repository from Github:

$ git clone https://github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos.git

This will create a opensourcepos directory in your current location.

Step 2: Install PHP and MySQL

Open Source POS is built with PHP and MySQL. So, you need to install PHP and MySQL on your NixOS instance. You can install them using the following command:

$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.php nixpkgs.mysql

Step 3: Install Dependencies

You also need to install some required packages and dependencies for Open Source POS:

$ cd opensourcepos
$ composer install

This will install all the required dependencies for Open Source POS. This may take a while depending on your internet speed.

Step 4: Configure MySQL

Next, you need to create a MySQL database for Open Source POS. You can do this by logging in to your MySQL server and creating a new database:

$ mysql -u root -p

> CREATE DATABASE opensourcepos;

Step 5: Configure Open Source POS

Open Source POS comes with a default configuration file that you need to configure before using it. You can copy the default configuration file and rename it to config.php:

$ cp config.example.php config.php

Then, edit the config.php file and set your database credentials:

$ nano config.php

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'your_db_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'your_db_password');
define('DB_NAME', 'opensourcepos');

Save and close the file. Make sure you replace your_db_user and your_db_password with your actual database user and password.

Step 6: Set Permissions

Next, you need to set the required permissions for Open Source POS:

$ chmod -R 777 cache/
$ chmod -R 777 uploads/
$ chmod -R 777 assets/

Step 7: Start the Server

Finally, start the PHP built-in server with the following command:

$ php -S localhost:8000 -t public/

This command will start the server on localhost:8000. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access Open Source POS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Open Source POS on NixOS. Now, you can use this powerful web-based POS system to manage your sales and inventory.

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