Usage/ Deployment Instructions
1. Access the Zencart in Google Marketplace and click the LAUNCH ON COMPUTE ENGINE button.

2. In the Configure & Deploy window, enter or select appropriate values for zone, machine type, and so on. Click the Deploy button.

3. The Google Developers Console confirms that Zencart was deployed

To access the application:
Step 1: You need to edit the firewall rule and open HTTP or HTTPS traffic according to your requirement and save it.

Now use the browser to access the application at http://<instance ip address>/zc_install/index.php replace <instance ip address> with the actual IP address of the running instance.

Step 2: Start with the configuration as shown below:

Click continue and check the license terms option as shown:


Click continue
Here, we have already created the database for zencart, so select accordingly.
Step 3: Enter the details as follows and according to your requirements:


Step 4: For setting up MySQL database user do the following steps:
Do SSH into your instance.
Type the following commands:
Command: sudo su
Command: mysql –u root –p
Type in the password as: miri
Type the following commands to make a new database and user as per your choice:
Command: Create database <database name as you like>;
Command: CREATE USER '<username as you like>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password as you like>';
Command: GRANT ALL ON <database name>.* TO '<username>'@'localhost';
Command: FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Command: exit;
NOTE: Please don’t forget to set the <database name as you like>, <username as you like> and <password as you like> in the above mentioned commands to run the product smoothly.
Click continue and proceed further: -
Fill in all the details as required

Remember to make a note of admin password and directory

click continue.
Your installation is finished now follow the post-installation steps as displayed in above window.
Delete the “zc_install” folder

Step 5: Click on the admin dashboard URL and login page will appear as shown:
Fill in the details selected by you as shown below:
Admin username: admin@miri
Admin password: RXNS6fcJ

It will then prompt you to change your temporary password as shown

Click on the storefront URL to view the store
