SUMMARY
Spree is a complete open source commerce solution for Ruby on Rails. It was developed by Sean Schofield under the original name of Rails Cart before changing its name to Spree.
QUICK START
Running from sources (latest and greatest features)
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Clone the git repo
git clone git://github.com/railsdog/spree.git spree
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Create the necessary config/database.yml file
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Install the gem dependencies
rake gems:install
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Bootstrap the database (run the migrations, create admin account, optionally load sample data.)
rake db:bootstrap
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Start the server
script/server
Running the Gem
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Install spree Gem
sudo gem install spree
NOTE: This may take a while. The gem currently includes a frozen version of Rails 2.0.2
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Create Spree Application
spree <app_name>
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Create your database and edit the config/database.yml to taste.
rake db:create
You can skip this step if using sqlite3 as your database.
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Bootstrap
cd <app-name> rake db:bootstrap
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Launch Application
script/server
Browse Store
Browse Admin Interface
Refer to the Spree ecommerce project page to learn more about spree.