Spree Commerce is an open-source e-commerce framework built with Ruby on Rails. NixOS is a Linux distribution with an emphasis on declarative system configuration and package management. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Spree Commerce on NixOS latest.
Before installing Spree Commerce, update your NixOS system to ensure that you are running the latest packages.
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
To install Spree Commerce, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.rubyPackages.spree
This command will install the latest version of Spree Commerce and all its dependencies.
After the installation is complete, you need to configure Spree Commerce to work with your NixOS system. To do this, you need to add the spree module to your NixOS configuration file.
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix with your preferred text editor.sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
services.spree = {
enable = true;
secretKeyBase = "<your_secret_key_here>";
port = 3000;
};
<your_secret_key_here> with a secure random secret key. You can generate it using the rake secret command.sudo -u spree rake secret
After configuring Spree Commerce, save the configuration file and restart the system to apply the changes.
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
You can now access Spree Commerce through your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000. If you need to run Spree Commerce on a different port, change the port value in the services.spree section in your NixOS configuration file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Spree Commerce on NixOS latest. You can now start building your online store.
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