How to Install BitcartCC on Fedora CoreOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install BitcartCC on Fedora CoreOS latest. BitcartCC is a free open source e-commerce platform that enables merchants to sell their products online with the most popular cryptocurrencies.

Prerequisites

  • A computer running the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.
  • A stable internet connection.

Step 1: Update Fedora CoreOS

Before installing BitcartCC, make sure that your Fedora CoreOS is updated to the latest version. For that, run the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree update

It will update all the installed packages to their latest version.

Step 2: Install Docker

BitcartCC is a Docker-based application. So you will need to install Docker on your system. To do that, use the following command:

sudo dnf install docker -y

After the installation, start the Docker service by running:

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

Step 3: Install Docker Compose

Docker Compose is a tool that lets you define and run multi-container Docker applications. We will be using it to run BitcartCC. To install Docker Compose, run the following commands:

sudo dnf install docker-compose -y

Verify the installation by running:

docker-compose version

Step 4: Install BitcartCC

To install BitcartCC on Fedora CoreOS, follow these steps:

  1. Clone the BitcartCC repository by running:

    git clone https://github.com/bitcartcc/bitcart.git

  2. Navigate to the contrib directory inside the bitcart directory.

    cd bitcart/contrib

  3. Copy the docker-compose.yml.dist file to docker-compose.yml file.

    cp docker-compose.yml.dist docker-compose.yml

  4. Open the docker-compose.yml file in your favorite text editor.

    nano docker-compose.yml

  5. In the docker-compose.yml file, edit the following parameters:

    • BITCART_HOSTNAME: Set it to the hostname or IP address of the server.
    • BITCART_EMAIL: Set it to the email that you want to use for your Let's Encrypt Certificate.
    • LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: Set it to the same email that you used for the BITCART_EMAIL parameter.
    • TOR_NETWORK: Set it to true if you want to enable access to the site via Tor.

  6. Save the changes and exit the text editor.

  7. Run the following command to start the BitcartCC application:

    docker-compose up -d

It will take a few minutes to download and install all the required packages.

Step 5: Access BitcartCC

Once the installation is complete, you can access the BitcartCC application by opening your browser and navigating to https://<your-server-ip>:8443. If you have enabled Tor access, you can access the application via the Tor network by opening the Tor browser and navigating to the onion link provided in the docker-compose.yml file.

Conclusion

That's it! Now you have successfully installed BitcartCC on Fedora CoreOS. You can start configuring your online store and accept payments in the most popular cryptocurrencies.