Installation

Suggested Production installation

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!!! Email and Passwords !!!
- john@doe.com / secret (role:superadmin)
- admin@doe.com / secret (role:admin)
- clerk@doe.com / secret (role:user)

** Notes: Turn on VT-x on your machine: **

If you haven't install node, install it now
Run: npm install
Then: npm run dev and wait for it to compile (currently, only admin assets are being compiled)

Open your terminal and run vagrant box add laravel/homestead
Type cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/laravel/homestead.git Homestead
Go to ~/Homestead and run bash init.sh for Unix/Linux and init.bat for windows
Create the project with cd ~ && composer create-project jsdecena/laracom
Modify your Homestead.yml file in ~/.homestead folder with

folders:
    - map: ~/Code
      to: /home/vagrant/Code

sites:
    - map: homestead.app
      to: /home/vagrant/Code/laracom/public

Just make sure you have Code folder in your home directory. If you have other workspace folders, change the Code with your folder.

OPTIONAL You can also set the IP and name to /etc/hosts like this 192.168.10.10 homestead.app so you can go to http://homestead.app

Go HOMESTEAD directory via the terminal: cd ~/Homestead the run vagrant ssh
Once inside vagrant, cd to your project folder: cd ~/Homestead/Code/<project folder> and do composer install
Copy .env.example cp .env.example .env
If you are on homestead, default details DB connections are:
- DB_CONNECTION=mysql
- DB_HOST=192.168.10.10
- DB_PORT=3306
- DB_DATABASE=homestead
- DB_USERNAME=homestead
- DB_PASSWORD=secret
Run migration and seed default data with php artisan migrate --seed
Symlink the storage folder to public. Run php artisan storage:link. This is important to display the uploaded images
If you run your app with php artisan serve connect to your installed db connection

By default, Paypal (Express Checkout) is the default payment gateway. You must configure the credentials in the payment methods admin:
- Account ID = xxxxx-facilitator@email.com
- Client ID = xxxx
- Client Secret = xxxx
- Payment URL = https://api.sandbox.paypal.com
- Mode = sandbox or live
MailChimp Newsletter settings should be set in .env
- MAILCHIMP_API_KEY=
- MAILCHIMP_LIST_ID=
Set your mail server in the .env
- MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
- MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
- MAIL_PORT=2525
- MAIL_USERNAME=
- MAIL_PASSWORD=
Set your shop default config
- SHIPPING_COST=0
- TAX_RATE=10
- DEFAULT_CURRENCY=USD

There are many ways to install it on your server. If you need help, you can message me for my service. Thanks!