README

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• Ruby version

• System dependencies

• Configuration

• Database creation

• Database initialization

• How to run the test suite

• Services (job queues, cache servers, search engines, etc.)

• Deployment instructions

• …

How to install Install ruby server

1. Download the server installer (bitnami.com/stack/ruby/installer)

2. follow instruction to install it

3. Don’t forget to set path. Later on, you need to use ruby commands to run server.

Install shopify-bulkimport app

1. Download app from github.com/shenlu2011/shopify-bulkimport

2. extract to wherever you what

3. work in the app folder

3.1 $cd [\path\to\app\folder]shopify-bulkimport\ 3.2 $bundle install // to install of the gems 3.3 $rails generate generator shopify-bulkimport 3.4 $rails server 3.5 open internet explorer and connect to localhost:3000/login

How to use

In order to use private app, you need to create a private app on your shopify store and then you will have API_KEY, PASSWORD, and so on. You will use API_KEY, PASSWORD to access to your shopify store data. You can name your private app whatever you want. If you can get the API_KEY and PASSWORD, you can access to the shopify store data.

In order to upload images, you need to have a online space and upload to shopify from the online space, which is the way shopify works. I used my webhosting to test the app. It works.

1. upload images to your distributed site

2. enter the distributed site image folder address into “distributedsite textfield:

enter your local image folder absolute path into “localsite textfield”

1. fill out other fields.