harssh · July 28, 2014 14:45 · Jul 28, 2014
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+### Set up a Spree backend only install
+
+```shell
+rails new store-backend
+```
+
+### Gemfile
+
+```ruby
+gem 'spree_backend', github: 'spree/spree'
+gem 'devise'
+```
+
+### Install Spree and Devise
+
+```
+rails g spree:install
+
+rails g devise:install    
+rails g devise User  
+    
+bundle exec rake db:migrate  
+```
+
+### This should go in your User model
+
+```ruby
+has_and_belongs_to_many :spree_roles
+
+def has_spree_role?(role)
+  self.spree_roles.all.include? role
+end
+```
+
+* Generate custom user set up for spree
+
+```
+rails g spree:custom_user User
+```
+
+* Change Spree.user class to User on initializer spree.rb
+
+```
+Spree.user_class = "User"
+```
+
+* Add fields to custom user
+
+```
+bundle exec rake db:migrate
+```
+
+* Remove both all.css and all.js from vendor/assets/javascript|stylesheets/spree/frontend/
+
+### Make sure your config/routes.rb look like this
+
+```ruby
+Rails.application.routes.draw do
+  root to: "spree/admin/orders#index"
+  mount Spree::Core::Engine, :at => '/'
+
+  devise_for :users do
+    get '/login', :to => "devise/sessions#new"
+    delete '/logout', :to => "devise/sessions#destroy"
+  end
+end
+```
+
+
+### Point spree_signup_path to login page
+
+```ruby
+# since we don't need signup on a backend install
+def spree_signup_path
+  main_app.login_path
+end
+```
+
+### Create admin user via rails console
+
+```ruby
+user = User.create(email: "spree@example.com", password: "spree123")
+user.spree_roles << Spree::Role.find_or_create_by(name: "admin")
+```
+
+### Deface admin layout template to add logout link
+
+Create this file in app/overrides/spree/layouts/admin/inject_login_bar.html.erb.deface
+
+```
+<!-- replace_contents "[data-hook='admin_login_navigation_bar']" -->
+
+<ul id="login-nav" class="inline-menu">
+  <li><%= link_to('Edit', main_app.edit_user_registration_path) %></li>
+  <li><%= link_to('Logout', main_app.destroy_user_session_path, :method => :delete) %></li>
+</ul>
+```