Thirty Bees is a fork of a popular and widely used open-source eCommerce platform called PrestaShop. It added cutting-edge features that might not be available with PrestaShop. With over 500 features, it allows businesses to scale and grow. If you’re looking for a highly functional eCommerce platform to manage your online stores, you’ll find Thirty Bees to be useful. For more about Thirty Bees, please check its homepage. This post covers installing the latest version of Thirty Bees, which at the time is version 1.0.4

How to install Thirty Bees on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support

As described above, Thirty Bees is a fork of a popular and widely used open-source eCommerce platform called PrestaShop. It added cutting-edge features that might not be available with PrestaShop. Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.

Install Nginx

Thirty Bees requires a webserver to function and the second most popular web server in use today is Nginx. So, go and install Nginx on Ubuntu by running the commands below: After installing Nginx, run the commands below to disable the directory listing. Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Thirty Bees. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server

PHP 7.1-FPM may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1-FPM Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.1 and related modules. After installing PHP, run the commands below to open the Nginx PHP default file. Then make the change to the following lines below in the file and save.

Create Thirty Bees Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank Thirty Bees database. Run the commands below to log on to the database server. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above. Then create a database called thirtybees Create a database user called thirtybeesuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download Thirty Bees’ Latest Release

Next, visit the Thirty Bees site and download a free version by running the commands below. After downloading, run the commands below to extract the download file into the Nginx root directory. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Thirty Bees to function.

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Thirty Bees. This file will control how users access Thirty Bees’ content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called thirtybees Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the Thirty Bees

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name followed by install. You should see the Thirty Bee setup wizard to complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Follow the onscreen wizard. validate that all requirements are met. next type in the database info you created above and continue. If everything is right, you should be able to connect and install Thirty Bees. After installing, run the commands below to delete the install folder. Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Thirty Bees.