How to Install Solidus on NixOS Latest

Solidus is an open source e-commerce system for online stores, backed by Ruby on Rails framework. In this tutorial, we will guide you through how to install Solidus on NixOS Latest.

By following this tutorial, you will be able to install Solidus on your NixOS Latest system, without having to worry about any configuration or dependency issues.

Please follow the steps below:

1. Open your terminal and log in as the root user

2. Update the package manager by running the command: nix-channel --update

3. Install Ruby and Rails dependencies with the command: nix-env -iA nixpkgs.ruby_3_0

4. Install Node.js with the command: nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nodejs

5. Install PostgreSQL the command: nix-env -iA nixpkgs.postgresql

6. After installing PostgreSQL, let us create a PostgreSQL role and database that Solidus will use to store its data.

   a. Start by accessing the PostgreSQL command prompt: sudo -u postgres psql

   b. Then enter the following commands to create a new role and database named solidusdb:

   CREATE ROLE solidus WITH LOGIN PASSWORD 'password';
   CREATE DATABASE solidusdb OWNER solidus;
   

   c. Exit the command prompt by typing \q

7. Clone the Solidus repository by running the command: git clone https://github.com/solidusio/solidus.git

8. Navigate to the newly cloned Solidus directory: cd solidus

9. Check out the latest Solidus release branch, which is the stable version of Solidus: git checkout v2.11.0

10. Install Solidus dependencies with the command: bundle install

11. Run the Solidus installer with the command: bundle exec solidus init

12. Configure Solidus to use the PostgreSQL database by editing the config/database.yml file. Replace the contents of the file with the following:

    production:
      adapter: postgresql
      database: solidusdb
      host: localhost
      port: 5432
      username: solidus
      password: password
    

  
13. Migrate the Solidus database with the command: `bundle exec rails db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production`
14. (Optional) You can also seed the database with some sample data by running the command: `bundle exec rails db:seed`
15. Finally, you can start the Solidus server with the command: `bundle exec rails server -e production`

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Solidus on your NixOS Latest system. Your Solidus store should now be accessible at `http://localhost:3000/`. 

If you have any issues with the installation, please refer to the Solidus documentation or contact the Solidus community for help.