How to Install Solidus on macOS

Solidus is an open-source e-commerce platform that offers a simple and flexible solution for building online stores. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Solidus on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites on your macOS:

  • Ruby 2.5 or higher
  • Rails 5.2 or higher
  • PostgreSQL 9.5 or higher
  • Git

Installation Steps

Follow the below steps to install Solidus on your macOS:

Step 1: Install bundler

Bundler is a popular package manager for Ruby. It helps in managing dependencies required for Ruby applications.

  1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS.
  2. Use the following command to install bundler:
gem install bundler

Step 2: Clone the Solidus repository

  1. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Solidus.
  2. Use the following command to clone the Solidus repository:
git clone https://github.com/solidusio/solidus.git

Step 3: Install dependencies

  1. Navigate to the Solidus directory using the following command:
cd solidus
  1. Use the following command to install dependencies:
bundle install

Step 4: Setup the database

  1. Use the following command to create the database:
bundle exec rake db:create
  1. Use the following command to migrate the database:
bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 5: Start Solidus

  1. Use the following command to start the Solidus server:
bundle exec rails server
  1. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000. You should see the default Solidus store page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Solidus on your macOS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Solidus on macOS. Solidus is now ready to be customized and used for building your online store.