Installing Baserow on NixOS Latest

Baserow is an open-source online database tool that allows users to create a database without the need for programming knowledge. Here are the steps to install Baserow on NixOS Latest.

Step 1: Install NixOS Latest

To install NixOS Latest, follow the official documentation provided by NixOS.

Step 2: Update NixOS Latest

After installing NixOS Latest, you need to update it using the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 3: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing Baserow, you need to install some required dependencies. You can use the following command to install them:

sudo nix-env -i postgresql nginx redis

Step 4: Install Baserow

You can install Baserow using the following command:

sudo nix-env -i baserow

Step 5: Configure PostgreSQL

Configuring PostgreSQL is necessary to run Baserow. Here are the steps to configure PostgreSQL:

1. Open the PostgreSQL configuration file /etc/postgresql.nix.
2. Set the enable flag to true.
3. Set the listen_addresses flag to '*'.
4. Save and close the file.

After making the changes, you need to reload the PostgreSQL configuration using the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 6: Configure Nginx

Nginx is a web server that is used to serve Baserow. Here are the steps to configure Nginx:

1. Open the Nginx configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.
2. Remove the default server block.
3. Add the following server block:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name localhost;

    location / {
        proxy_pass         http://localhost:8000;
        proxy_redirect     off;

        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;
    }
}

4. Save and close the file.

After making the changes, you need to reload the Nginx configuration using the following command:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 7: Start and Enable Redis

Redis is an in-memory data structure store that is used to store temporary data. Here are the steps to start and enable Redis:

1. Start Redis using the following command:

sudo systemctl start redis

2. Enable Redis at boot time using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable redis

Step 8: Start and Enable Baserow

Here are the steps to start and enable Baserow:

1. Start Baserow using the following command:

baserow run

2. Enable Baserow at boot time using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable baserow

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Baserow on NixOS Latest. Now you can access Baserow using your web browser by visiting http://localhost.

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