#298 Getting Started with Spree

Nov 14, 2011 | 10 minutes | Plugins, eCommerce

Spree allows you to quickly turn a Rails project into a full eCommerce application. Here I show how to set it up and configure the look and feel of the store.

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          bash
        
brew install imagemagick
rails new store
bundle
rails g spree:site
rake db:bootstrap

          Gemfile
        
gem 'spree', '0.70.1'
gem 'spree_blue_theme', :git => 'git://github.com/spree/spree_blue_theme.git'

          config/initializers/spree_config.rb
        
Spree::Config.set(logo: "store/rails.png")

          overrides/logo.rb
        
Deface::Override.new(:virtual_path => "layouts/spree_application", 
                     :name => "logo", 
                     :replace_contents => "#logo", 
                     :text => "Store")

          app/assets/stylesheets/store/all.css
        
/*
 *= require store/screen
 * ...
*/

          app/assets/stylesheets/store/layout.css.scss
        
#logo {
  font-size: 32px;
  color: #FFF;
}