How to Install DomainMOD on NixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install DomainMOD on NixOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you should have the following prerequisites in place:

• You should have root or sudo user access to your NixOS instance.
• You should have Nix package manager installed on your system.

Step 1 - Download and Extract DomainMOD

To begin the installation, you need to download DomainMOD software from the official website. You can download it with the following command:

sudo wget https://domainmod.org/files/domainmod_4.15.0.zip

Once downloaded, extract the zip file in the /var/www directory with the following command:

sudo mkdir /var/www/domainmod
sudo unzip domainmod_4.15.0.zip -d /var/www/domainmod

Step 2 - Install Required Packages

To run DomainMOD, you need to install some packages. Run the following command to install PHP, Apache web server, and required PHP modules:

sudo nix-env -i php apacheHttpd phpPackages.php-{curl,gd,iconv,json,mcrypt,mysqlnd,session,xml}

Step 3 - Configure Apache

After installing Apache, you need to configure it to serve DomainMOD. You can edit the Apache configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix

Add the following lines inside the httpd configuration section to configure Apache to serve DomainMOD:

  # Enable Apache Web Server
  services.httpd.enable = true;

  # Add DomainMOD Virtual Host
  services.httpd.vhosts = [
    {
      listen = [ { port = 80; } ];
      serverName = "domainmod.local";
      documentRoot = "/var/www/domainmod";
      index = [ "index.php" ];
      extraConfig = ''
        <Directory "/var/www/domainmod">
          Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
          AllowOverride All
          Require all granted
        </Directory>
      '';
    }
  ];

Save the file and exit from your text editor.

Step 4 - Enable and Restart Apache

Once you have added the VirtualHost configuration, enable and restart Apache with the following command:

sudo systemctl enable --now httpd

Step 5 - Create MySQL Database

DomainMOD requires a MySQL database to store data. Use the following command to create a new MySQL database:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, then create a new MySQL database by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE domainmod;

Exit from the MySQL shell:

exit;

Step 6 - Configure DomainMOD

To configure DomainMOD, rename the file config.sample.php to config.php with the following command:

sudo cp /var/www/domainmod/config.sample.php /var/www/domainmod/config.php

You need to update some values in the config.php file. Open the file in your text editor and make the following changes:

1. Update the DBUSER and DBPASS values with your MySQL root user credentials.
2. Update the DATABASE value with the name of the database you created in Step 5.
3. Set the APP_URL value to the URL of your DomainMOD installation. In this setup, we are using http://domainmod.local.

Save the changes and exit from your text editor.

Step 7 - Verify DomainMOD Installation

After completing the installation and configuration steps, you can open your web browser and navigate to the DomainMOD web interface by entering the URL of your installation.

    http://domainmod.local

You should see the welcome screen of DomainMOD. You can now sign up and start using the tool to manage your domains.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DomainMOD on NixOS latest version. If you face any issues during the installation, you can refer to the official DomainMOD documentation or the NixOS documentation for more help.

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