How to Install Spree Commerce on Arch Linux

Spree Commerce is a free, open-source ecommerce platform built on the Ruby on Rails web framework. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Spree Commerce on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the necessary dependencies. Spree Commerce requires Ruby and Rails to run, along with PostgreSQL for the database.

To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S ruby rubygems ruby-rdoc postgresql

Step 2: Install Bundler

Bundler is a package manager for Ruby that manages dependencies for your Ruby applications. Spree Commerce requires Bundler to manage its dependencies.

To install Bundler, run the following command:

sudo gem install bundler

Step 3: Install Spree Commerce

You can install Spree Commerce by running the following command:

sudo gem install spree

This command will install Spree Commerce and its dependencies.

Step 4: Configure PostgreSQL

Spree Commerce requires a PostgreSQL database to run. To create a user and database for Spree Commerce, run the following commands:

sudo -iu postgres
createuser -d -P spree
createdb -O spree spree_production
exit

These commands will create a user named "spree" with a password, and a database named "spree_production" owned by the "spree" user.

Step 5: Create a New Spree Commerce Application

To create a new Spree Commerce application, run the following command:

spree new my_store

This command will create a new Spree Commerce application in a directory named "my_store".

Step 6: Configure the Database

To configure the database for your Spree Commerce application, open the "config/database.yml" file in your Spree Commerce application directory and edit the following lines:

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: spree_production
  pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
  username: spree
  password: <%= ENV['SPREE_DATABASE_PASSWORD'] %>
  host: localhost

Replace "spree" with the username you created in Step 4, and replace "spree_production" with the name of the database you created in Step 4.

Step 7: Migrate the Database

To migrate the database for your Spree Commerce application, run the following commands:

cd my_store
bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

This command will migrate the database for your Spree Commerce application.

Step 8: Start the Server

To start the Spree Commerce server, run the following command:

bundle exec rails server -e production

This command will start the Spree Commerce server in production mode.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Spree Commerce on Arch Linux. You can now start building your ecommerce store!