Installing Spree Commerce on MXLinux Latest

Spree Commerce is an open-source e-commerce platform built with Ruby on Rails. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Spree Commerce on MXLinux Latest using the command line.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of MXLinux Latest
  • Basic knowledge of the command line interface
  • Ruby version 2.5 or higher installed
  • Git installed

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before we can install Spree Commerce, we need to install some dependencies. Open up the terminal and type in the following commands:

sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libsqlite3-dev

Step 2: Install RVM

Next, we need to install RVM (Ruby Version Manager) to manage our Ruby environment. Run the following command to install RVM:

curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby

After the installation completes, reload your terminal profile by typing:

source ~/.bashrc

And then verify the installation by typing:

rvm -v

Step 3: Install Bundler

Bundler is a Ruby gem that manages your application's dependencies. Run the following command to install Bundler:

gem install bundler

Step 4: Clone the Spree Commerce repository

Clone the Spree Commerce repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/spree/spree.git

This will create a folder named spree in your current directory.

Step 5: Install Spree Commerce

Go to the spree directory and run the following commands:

cd spree/
bundle install 
bundle exec rails g spree:install

The bundle install command installs all the required gems, and the bundle exec rails g spree:install command runs the Spree Commerce installation generator. This will install the required databases, create initializers, migrations, and seed data.

Step 6: Start Spree Commerce

To start Spree Commerce, run the following command:

bundle exec rails s

Once the server starts running, open up a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Spree Commerce homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Spree Commerce on MXLinux Latest. You can now customize and configure it to suit your needs.