Hiawatha is a secure and lightweight webserver that is regularly updated to provide the best performance and security to its users. Here’s a step-by-step guide to install Hiawatha on NixOS latest.
Open your terminal or command prompt.
Update your system with the following command:
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch
$ sudo nix-env --install hiawatha
hiawatha.conf
located at /etc/hiawatha/hiawatha.conf
:$ sudo nano /etc/hiawatha/hiawatha.conf
VirtualHost
section, for example:VirtualHost {
Hostname = www.example.com
WebsiteRoot = /home/user/example
}
Save the configuration file using Ctrl+O
and exit nano using Ctrl+X
.
Start the Hiawatha webserver:
$ sudo service hiawatha start
$ sudo service hiawatha status
http://localhost/
or http://[your_ip_address]
.Congratulations, you have successfully installed Hiawatha on NixOS latest version.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!