How to install ERPNext on Linux Mint

ERPNext is a web-based open-source software that has become popular for managing business operations such as accounting, human resources, sales, and inventory management. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of ERPNext on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before installing ERPNext, ensure that your Linux Mint system meets the following requirements:

Minimum of 2GB RAM
Minimum 20GB of available disk space
Basic command-line knowledge
Ubuntu-based Linux Mint latest version

Installation Steps

Install pre-requisites

Ensure all required pre-requisites are installed on your system. Install them using the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3-minimal redis-server mariadb-server \
mariadb-client  build-essential python3-setuptools python3-pip \
python3-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev wkhtmltopdf

Create a new user

Create a new user without sudo rights to run the ERPNext application.
```
sudo useradd erpnext && passwd erpnext
```

Download ERPNext

Download the stable ERPNext package by running this command:

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frappe/bench/develop/install.py

Install Bench

Install the Bench command-line tool for managing the ERPNext application:
```
sudo python3 install.py --production --user erpnext
```
Start ERPNext

Start the ERPNext server by running the following command:
```
sudo bench start
```
Access ERPNext

After installation, ERPNext can be accessed on the browser using http://localhost:8000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started the ERPNext application on your Linux Mint system. You can now begin to customize and configure it to fit your business needs.