How to Install Foodsoft on OpenSUSE

This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Foodsoft on OpenSUSE latest release.

Prerequisites

• Access to a terminal or SSH client
• A user account with sudo or root privileges
• A working internet connection

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Foodsoft requires several dependencies for it to work properly. To install these dependencies, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper install ruby ruby-devel rubygems sqlite3 zlib-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel nodejs

Step 2: Download Foodsoft

Next, download the Foodsoft source code from the official website. Foodsoft source code is available in tar.gz format which can be downloaded using wget:

wget https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft/archive/v6.0.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive with the following command:

tar -xvf v6.0.0.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure Foodsoft

Navigate to the extracted directory by running the following command:

cd foodsoft-6.0.0

Install the required gems using the following command:

sudo gem install bundler
bundle install

Copy the default database configuration and adjust the database credentials according to your setup:

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml

Step 4: Initialize the Database

Before running Foodsoft, we need to initialize the database. The following command will set up the required tables and fill them with initial data:

bin/setup

Step 5: Start Foodsoft

Once the database is initialized, you can start the Foodsoft server by running the following command:

rails server

You can now open a web browser and access the Foodsoft web interface at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Foodsoft on OpenSUSE latest release. Foodsoft is now ready to use and you can start managing your food cooperative with it.