Elgg is an open-source social networking software that allows users to create and manage a social network. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Elgg on nixOS.
It is always a good practice to update your system before installing any packages. You can update your nixOS system by running the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Elgg is not included in the default nixOS package repository, so we will need to install the nixpkgs-unstable channel.
sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable unstable
sudo nix-channel --update
Now that the unstable nixpkgs channel is installed, we can install Elgg using the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs-unstable.elgg
Before we can start using Elgg, we need to create a configuration file.
Create a new file called elgg.ini in the /etc/nixos directory and add the following configuration options:
[nginx]
enable = true
sslCert = "/etc/nixos/elgg.crt"
sslCertKey = "/etc/nixos/elgg.key"
[php]
memoryLimit = 256M
Next, we will need to create the SSL certificate and key files.
sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/nixos/elgg.key -out /etc/nixos/elgg.crt
Now, we can start Elgg by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start elgg
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Elgg on nixOS. You should now have a fully functional Elgg installation on your nixOS machine. You can now explore the various features and create a social network through Elgg.
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