How to Install Open Source POS on Fedora Server

Open Source POS is a free and open source point-of-sale (POS) software that offers features such as inventory management, customer relationship management (CRM), and reporting. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Open Source POS on a Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

• A Fedora Server or CentOS machine with root access.
• Basic knowledge of Linux command line.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before installing Open Source POS, we need to install some required packages. Open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo dnf install epel-release

sudo dnf install curl nginx mariadb mariadb-server php php-fpm php-mysql php-gd php-common php-curl php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-soap php-pdo

Step 2: Install Git

In order to download the Open Source POS source code from Github, we need to install Git. Run the following command to install Git:

sudo dnf install git

Step 3: Clone Open Source POS Repository

Now that Git is installed, we can clone the Open Source POS repository to the server. Navigate to the directory where you want to store the source code and run the following command:

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

This will create a directory called "opensourcepos" in the current directory and download the source code into it.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

We need to configure Nginx to serve the Open Source POS web application. Open the Nginx configuration file in a text editor:

sudo vi /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following server block to the http block:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name example.com; # Replace with your domain name or server IP address
  root /path/to/opensourcepos;
  index index.php;
  location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
  }
  location ~ \.php$ {
    include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
    fastcgi_index index.php;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
  }
}

Save and exit the file.

Restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Create MySQL User and Database

Create a new MySQL user and database for Open Source POS. Log in to MySQL using the root user:

sudo mysql -u root

Create a new database:

mysql> create database ospos;

Create a new user and grant privileges to the database:

mysql> create user 'ospos'@'localhost' identified by 'password';

mysql> grant all privileges on ospos.* to 'ospos'@'localhost';

mysql> flush privileges;

Exit MySQL:

mysql> exit;

Step 6: Configure Open Source POS

Copy the configuration file:

sudo cp /path/to/opensourcepos/application/config/database.php.sample /path/to/opensourcepos/application/config/database.php

Edit the configuration file and enter the MySQL database information:

sudo vi /path/to/opensourcepos/application/config/database.php

Save and exit the file.

Step 7: Import Open Source POS Database

Import the Open Source POS database schema:

sudo mysql -u ospos -p ospos < /path/to/opensourcepos/application/database/opensourcepos.sql

Enter the MySQL user password when prompted.

Step 8: Access Open Source POS

Open a web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name. You should see the Open Source POS login screen.

Enter the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: pointofsale

You should change the default password immediately.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open Source POS on Fedora Server.