How to Install Ghostfolio on nixOS Latest

Ghostfolio is a popular cryptocurrency portfolio tracker software used to track your cryptocurrency investment. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Ghostfolio on nixOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Ghostfolio on nixOS latest, you should make sure the following requirements are met:

• You have a nixOS latest operating system up and running.
• You have access to the nixOS terminal with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

To run Ghostfolio on nixOS, you need to install the following dependencies:

• Node.js and NPM
• PostgreSQL

To install Node.js and NPM, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs

Next, install PostgreSQL database by running this command in your terminal:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.postgresql

Step 2: Install Ghostfolio

To install Ghostfolio, follow these steps:

1. Download Ghostfolio by running the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/ghostfolio/ghostfolio.git

2. Navigate to the Ghostfolio directory and install dependencies:

cd ghostfolio
npm install

3. Create a new production build:

npm run build:prod

4. Create a new database in PostgreSQL:

sudo -iu postgres
createdb ghostfolio

5. Create a new .env file and configure the database connection by copying the .env.example file:

cp .env.example .env

6. Edit .env file to change the database connection settings:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/ghostfolio

7. Start the Ghostfolio server:

npm run start:prod

After starting the server, you should be able to access Ghostfolio by opening your web browser and visiting http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Ghostfolio on nixOS latest. You can now use it to track your cryptocurrency investments.

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