Focalboard is an open-source collaboration platform for both individuals and teams. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Focalboard on nixOS Latest.
Before installing Focalboard, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Git is a version control system used to download the Focalboard source code. To install Git, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -i git
Next, clone the Focalboard repository using Git by running the following command:
git clone --branch=v0.6.1 https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard.git
This command will download the latest release of Focalboard as of the time of writing. If a newer version of Focalboard is available, you can change the --branch argument to the appropriate release version.
Focalboard is built using Docker, so it is important to have Docker installed on your system. To install Docker on nixOS Latest, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -i docker
With Docker installed, navigate to the Focalboard directory you cloned in Step 2 and run the following command:
sudo make build
This will build the Focalboard images and store them on your system.
Once the images have been built, start Focalboard by running the following command from within the Focalboard directory:
sudo make start
Focalboard should now be available at http://localhost:8000.
That's it! You have successfully installed Focalboard on nixOS Latest. It is now ready to use for all your collaboration needs.
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