Joylizza/nairuby-duka

A Ruby on Rails–powered e-commerce app offering official merchandise for the African Ruby Community, active since 2010 with over 4,000 members across East Africa. # Duka – Nairuby Community Shop 🛍️ A Ruby on Rails–powered e-commerce app offering official merchandise for the **African Ruby Community**, active since 2010 with over 4,000 members across East Africa. > Visit the live store: duka.nairuby.org --- ## 🌟 Features - 🛒 Shop mugs, t-shirts, and community gear - 💳 Multi-currency support (KES & USD) - 🔐 Secure checkout (Stripe/PayPal-ready) - 🛠 Admin panel for managing inventory - 📨 Order confirmation emails - 🔍 Clean, accessible UI with responsive design --- ## 🚀 Built With - **Ruby on Rails** - **PostgreSQL** - **Tailwindcss** - **Hotwire / Turbo / Stimulus** - **Stripe or Paystack** --- ## 📦 Getting Started You can set up this project using either a *Dev Container* for a fully managed environment or a *Manual Setup* if you prefer to manage dependecies yourself. ### Option 1: Manual Setup ### Requirements - Ruby >= 3.3.6 - Rails >= 8.0.2 - Node.js + Yarn - PostgreSQL (or SQLite for dev) ### Instructions 1. Clone the repo: ```bash git clone github.com cd duka ``` 2. Install dependencies: ``` bundle install ``` 3. Set up the database: ``` rails db:setup ``` or ``` rails db:create rails db:migrate rails db:seed ``` 4. Start the Rails server: ``` bin/dev ``` 5. Visit localhost in your browser. ### Option 2: Dev Container Setup (Recommended) This project includes a Dev Container to provide a consistent and isolated development environment ### Requirements - Docker/ Docker Desktop - Visual Studio Code - VS Code Dev Containers Extension ### Instructions 1. Clone the repo: ```bash git clone github.com cd duka ``` 2. Open in VS Code: Open the project folder in Visual Studio Code. A pop-up will appear prompting you to "Reopen in Containers." Click this button to build and launch the development container. 3. Set up the database: Once the container is running, open a new terminal within VS Code and run: ```bash rails db:setup ``` 4. S …