GrandNode is an open source, functional cross-platform e-commerce solution to run your online shops. It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS systems and allows users and store owers to build scalable e-commerce solution which can be adapted in any company independently from company size or industry..
If you want an eCommerce platform that is scalable and performs at a high level, then GrandNode is a good place to start. GrandNode is built on an open source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital content.
This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile.
For more about GrandNode, please check their Homepage
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install GrandNode eCommerce software on Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.10 and 18.04 LTS.To get started with installing GrandNode eCommerce Platform, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Install Nginx HTTP Server
GrandNode can use used with a proxy server and Nginx HTTP server is a great proxy server. To install Nginx server, run the commands below:
sudo apt update sudo apt install nginx
After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable Nginx service to always start up with the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop nginx.service sudo systemctl start nginx.service sudo systemctl enable nginx.service
Now that Nginx is installed. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below.
If you see the page above, then Nginx is successfully installed.
Step 2: Install MongoDB Server
In order to get the latest version of MongoDB, you must add its repository to Ubuntu. to do that, run the commands below to add the official repository key.
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 2930ADAE8CAF5059EE73BB4B58712A2291FA4AD5
After adding the repository key to Ubuntu, run the commands below to add MongoDB repository to your system.
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] xenial/mongodb-org/3.6 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.6.list
Now that the repository and key have been added to Ubuntu, run the commands below to install the package.
sudo apt update sudo apt install -y mongodb-org
After installing MongoDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable MongoDB to automatically startup when the systems boots up.
sudo systemctl stop mongod.service sudo systemctl start mongod.service sudo systemctl enable mongod.service
After installing, run the commands below to create GrandNode database and user account.
sudo mongo
Then run the commands below to create a database called grandnode with user grandnodeuser.
use grandnode db.createUser( { user: "grandnodeuser", pwd: "new_password_here", roles: [ "dbOwner" ] } )
You should then see the message as shown below:
use grandnode switched to db grandnode > db.createUser( . { . user: "grandnodeuser", . pwd: "new_password_here", . roles: [ "dbOwner" ] . } . ) Successfully added user: { "user" : "grandnodeuser", "roles" : [ "dbOwner" ] } >
Step 3: Install Microsoft DotNet (.NET 2.1) Core
To install Microsoft code .NET 2.1 packages on Ubuntu, run the commands below.
cd /tmp wget -q sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https
Then add Microsoft repository to your system by running the commands
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] bionic main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list'
After that, install .NET 2.1 by running the commands below:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install dotnet-sdk-2.1
That should get you .NET code on Ubuntu.
Step 4: Download and Run GrandNode
Now that all the requirements are met, run the commands below to get the latest version of GrandNode and extract it to the Nginx root directory.
sudo apt-get install unzip libgdiplus wget sudo unzip -d /var/www/html/grandnode /tmp/GrandNode4.30_NoSource.Web.zip
After configure www-data as owner of the directory.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/grandnode
Then change into the directory and start the server.
cd /var/www/html/grandnode sudo -u www-data dotnet Grand.Web.dll
That should get the server and ready to use.
Open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address followed by port 5000
Create an admin account and setup the database connection. using the name and user created.
When you’re done, click Install
After a brief moment, GrandNode should be installed and ready to use.
You should have a fully functional eCommerce site ready to be use.
To create a service account for GrandNode, run the commands below:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/grandnode-core.service
Then copy and paste the lines below into the file and save.
[Unit] Description=GrandNode [Service] WorkingDirectory=/var/www/html/grandnode ExecStart=/usr/bin/dotnet /var/www/html/grandnode/Grand.Web.dll Restart=always RestartSec=10 SyslogIdentifier=dotnet-grandnode User=www-data Environment=ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
When you’re done run the commands below to enable and start.
sudo systemctl enable grandnode-core.service sudo systemctl start grandnode-core.service
Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed GrandNode eCommerce Platform on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10.
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