woocommerce Installation Guide Installation Guide

woocommerce is a free and open-source WordPress e-commerce. WooCommerce provides e-commerce plugin for WordPress

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 10GB for data

Network: HTTP/HTTPS

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 80 (default woocommerce port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install woocommerce
sudo dnf install -y woocommerce

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now woocommerce

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install woocommerce
sudo apt install -y woocommerce

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now woocommerce

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 80

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Install woocommerce
sudo pacman -S woocommerce

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now woocommerce

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Install woocommerce
apk add --no-cache woocommerce

# Enable and start service
rc-update add woocommerce default
rc-service woocommerce start

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Install woocommerce
sudo zypper install -y woocommerce

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now woocommerce

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install woocommerce

# Start service
brew services start woocommerce

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install woocommerce

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'woocommerce_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service woocommerce start

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install woocommerce

# Or using Scoop
scoop install woocommerce

# Verify installation
woocommerce --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/woocommerce

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
woocommerce --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable woocommerce

# Start service
sudo systemctl start woocommerce

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop woocommerce

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart woocommerce

# Check status
sudo systemctl status woocommerce

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u woocommerce -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add woocommerce default

# Start service
rc-service woocommerce start

# Stop service
rc-service woocommerce stop

# Restart service
rc-service woocommerce restart

# Check status
rc-service woocommerce status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'woocommerce_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service woocommerce start

# Stop service
service woocommerce stop

# Restart service
service woocommerce restart

# Check status
service woocommerce status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start woocommerce
brew services stop woocommerce
brew services restart woocommerce

# Check status
brew services list | grep woocommerce

powershell

# Start service
net start woocommerce

# Stop service
net stop woocommerce

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service woocommerce
Stop-Service woocommerce
Restart-Service woocommerce

# Check status
Get-Service woocommerce

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream woocommerce_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:80;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name woocommerce.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name woocommerce.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/woocommerce.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/woocommerce.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://woocommerce_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName woocommerce.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://woocommerce.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName woocommerce.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/woocommerce.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/woocommerce.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:80/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:80/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend woocommerce_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/woocommerce.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend woocommerce_backend

backend woocommerce_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server woocommerce1 127.0.0.1:80 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R woocommerce:woocommerce /etc/woocommerce
sudo chmod 750 /etc/woocommerce

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status woocommerce

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u woocommerce -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep woocommerce)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/woocommerce"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/woocommerce-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/woocommerce /var/lib/woocommerce

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/woocommerce-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop woocommerce

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/woocommerce/woocommerce-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start woocommerce

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u woocommerce -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/woocommerce/woocommerce.log

# Check configuration
woocommerce --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/woocommerce

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 80

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 80

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep woocommerce)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep woocommerce)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 80

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  woocommerce:
    image: woocommerce:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/woocommerce
      - ./data:/var/lib/woocommerce
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update woocommerce

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade woocommerce

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu woocommerce

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade woocommerce

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update woocommerce

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade woocommerce

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/woocommerce-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/woocommerce

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart woocommerce

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/woocommerce

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/woocommerce -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/woocommerce

Official Documentation: https://docs.woocommerce.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce

Community Forum: https://forum.woocommerce.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.woocommerce.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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