Drift is a data management tool that helps you manage your database schema changes. It is an open-source tool and is available on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will discuss the installation process of Drift on NixOS Latest.
Before we start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Nix is a package manager used in NixOS. If you already have Nix installed, you can skip this step. To install Nix on your system, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
This command will download and install the latest version of Nix on your system. Once the installation process is complete, run the following command to activate the Nix command:
. /etc/profile.d/nix.sh
After installing Nix, the next step is to clone the Drift repository from GitHub. Open the terminal and run the following command to clone the repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/MaxLeiter/drift.git
Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the Drift directory using the following command:
cd drift
To install Drift using Nix, run the following command:
nix-env -i -f default.nix
This command will download and install all the required dependencies for Drift. Once the installation process is complete, you can verify the installation by running the following command:
drift --version
This command will display the current version of Drift installed on your system.
After installing Drift, you need to configure it before using it. Run the following command to configure Drift:
drift configure
This command will open up the configuration file in your default text editor. You can modify the settings as per your requirement. Once done, save the file and exit.
In this tutorial, we discussed the installation process of Drift on NixOS Latest. Drift is a powerful tool that helps you manage your database schema changes efficiently. With its easy installation process, you can quickly set up Drift on your system and start using it.
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