Installing Open Food Network on Debian Latest

Open Food Network is an open-source software system for managing online food sales. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for installing Open Food Network on the Debian Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of Open Food Network, please ensure that the following requirements have been met:

• Access to a Debian Latest server instance
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Update & Upgrade Packages

Run the following command to update packages on Debian OS:

sudo apt-get update

Then upgrade the packages with this one:

sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Open Food Network requires a variety of software dependencies to work properly. Run the following command to install necessary dependencies:

sudo apt-get install build-essential git curl imagemagick libmagickwand-dev \
libxml2 build-essential libxslt-dev libqtwebkit-dev nodejs \
libsqlite3-dev mysql-server postgresql \
redis-server nginx-full libnginx-mod-http-passenger

Step 3: Install RVM

Open Food Network requires Ruby version 2.6.5. RVM (Ruby Version Manager) is the best tool to manage multiple Ruby versions on a single machine.

curl -sSL https://rvm.io/mpapis.asc | sudo gpg --import -  
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | sudo bash -s stable

Once the installation is complete, execute rvm list to check the installed Ruby versions.

Step 4: Install Open Food Network

Open Food Network can be installed by cloning the GitHub repository:

cd ~  
git clone https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork.git  
cd openfoodnetwork  
git checkout stable  

Next, install the necessary Ruby gems:

gem install bundler -v '2.0.1'  
bundle install  

Create the databases and apply the schema migrations:

bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate db:seed:dev

Step 5: Configure Open Food Network

Update the OpenFoodNetwork configuration file to make necessary changes.

cp config/application.example.yml config/application.yml
nano config/application.yml

Replace the content in config/application.yml with your own configurations.

Step 6: Launch Open Food Network Site with NGINX

Create an NGINX configuration file for Open Food Network.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/openfoodnetwork

Replace the contents with:

passenger_ruby /usr/local/rvm/wrappers/default/ruby;

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name mydomain.com;

    root /path/to/openfoodnetwork/public;

    index index.html index.htm;

    passenger_enabled on;
    passenger_app_env development;
    passenger_app_type rack;
    passenger_startup_file config.ru;
    passenger_min_instances 1;
    passenger_max_instances_per_app 3;

    client_max_body_size 6M;
}

Enable the new site on NGINX:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/openfoodnetwork /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Then reload the configuration:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 7: Access the Open Food Network Site

Open your web browser and enter your server's address. You should be able to see the Open Food Network site. Congratulations!

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Open Food Network on Debian Latest. As an administrator of the platform, you can customize settings and API integrations to realize its full potential.