How to Install Cagette on macOS

Cagette is an open-source software that allows you to create your own online marketplace for local food producers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Cagette on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing Cagette, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites on your macOS system:

• Git
• Ruby (version 2.6 or higher)
• Bundler

Step 1: Clone the Cagette Repository

Open the Terminal app on your macOS system and run the following command to clone the Cagette repository:

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

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the cagette directory and run the following command to install dependencies:

cd cagette
bundle install

This command will install all the required dependencies for Cagette.

Step 3: Configure the Database

Before you can use Cagette, you need to configure the database. Cagette uses PostgreSQL as its database engine. If you don't have PostgreSQL installed, you can download it from https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/.

Once PostgreSQL is installed, create a new user and database for Cagette. To do this, run the following commands in the terminal:

sudo -u postgres createuser -s cagette
sudo -u postgres createdb cagette_development

Step 4: Configure Cagette

Next, you need to configure Cagette by setting the environment variables. To do this, create a new file named .env in the cagette directory and add the following lines to it:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://cagette@localhost/cagette_development
SECRET_KEY_BASE=YOUR_SECRET_KEY

Replace "YOUR_SECRET_KEY" with a secret key of your own choice. You can generate a secret key by running the following command in the terminal:

bundle exec rails secret

Step 5: Run the Database Migrations

Before starting Cagette, you need to run the database migrations. To do this, run the following command:

bundle exec rails db:migrate

This command will create the necessary database tables.

Step 6: Start Cagette

Finally, you can start Cagette by running the following command:

bundle exec rails server

Cagette is now up and running on your macOS system. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Cagette on macOS. With Cagette, you can create your own online marketplace for local food producers and help support sustainable agriculture.