Manual Install ERPNext

1. Update & Upgrade System

sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

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2. Create Frappe User

sudo adduser frappe
usermod -aG sudo frappe
su frappe
cd /home/frappe

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3. Install Dependencies

sudo apt install git curl python3-dev python3.10-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-distutils -y

sudo apt install python3.10-venv -y

sudo apt install software-properties-common -y

sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y

sudo apt install redis-server -y

sudo apt install xvfb libfontconfig wkhtmltopdf -y
sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev -y

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4. Secure MariaDB Installation

sudo mysql_secure_installation

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5. Configure MariaDB Character Set

Edit the MariaDB config file:

sudo nano /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf

Add/update the following:

[mysql]
default-character-set = utf8mb4

[mysqld]
character-set-client-handshake = FALSE
character-set-server = utf8mb4
collation-server = utf8mb4_unicode_ci

Restart MySQL:

sudo service mysql restart

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6. Install Node.js via NVM & Yarn

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
source ~/.profile
nvm install 16.15.0
sudo apt-get install npm -y
npm install -g yarn

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7. Install Frappe Bench

sudo pip3 install frappe-bench

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8. Initialize Bench & Get ERPNext App

bench init frappe-bench --version version-14 --verbose
bench get-app erpnext --branch version-14 --overwrite

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9. Setup Production

sudo bench setup production frappe
chmod -R o+rx /home/frappe
sudo -A systemctl restart supervisor

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10. Set MySQL Root Password

use mysql;
set password for 'root'@'localhost' = password('randompassword');
flush privileges;
quit

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11. Configure Supervisor

Edit supervisor config:

sudo nano /etc/supervisor/supervisord.conf

Update the following lines:

chmod=0760
chown=frappe:frappe

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Source: Echobyte Technologies Blog