Gearman is a job server that enables distributed and scalable processing of tasks. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Gearman on NixOS Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation of Gearman, ensure that you have the following:
Ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
To install Gearman on NixOS Latest, execute the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.gearman
This command will download and install Gearman and all its dependencies.
After the installation is complete, verify that Gearman is now installed on your system by running the following command:
gearmand -V
If Gearman is installed successfully, you should see output similar to the following:
gearmand 1.1.19
...
Now that Gearman is installed on your system, you can start the Gearman server by running the following command:
gearmand --daemon --verbose INFO
This command will start the Gearman server in daemon mode and log to the console with the INFO level of verbosity.
Finally, to verify that the Gearman server is running, execute the following command:
ps aux | grep gearmand
You should see output similar to the following, indicating that Gearman is running:
root 16935 0.0 0.1 70744 1724 ? Ss 10:22 0:00 /nix/store/.../bin/gearmand --daemon --verbose INFO
...
Done! You have now installed Gearman on NixOS Latest and verified that it is running properly.
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