Hubzilla is a powerful platform for decentralized publishing, peer-to-peer sharing, and communication. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step how to install Hubzilla on NixOS Latest.
Before installing Hubzilla, you should have a basic understanding of the following:
Follow the steps below to install Hubzilla:
$ sudo su
# nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade
# nix-env -i mariadb
# nix-env -i php
# mysql -u root -p
MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE hubzilladb;
MariaDB> GRANT ALL ON hubzilladb.* TO 'hubzillauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'hubzillapasswd';
MariaDB> flush privileges;
MariaDB> exit
# nix-env -i hubzilla
# mkdir /etc/nginx/sites-available
# mkdir /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
# vi /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following code to the http
block:
include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*.conf;
Save and exit the file.
# cd /etc/nginx/sites-available
# vi hubzilla.conf
Add the following code:
server {
listen 80;
server_name <your-server-name>;
root /var/lib/hubzilla;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace <your-server-name>
with your server name.
Save and exit the file.
# ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/hubzilla.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/hubzilla.conf
# systemctl reload nginx
# cd /var/lib/hubzilla
# cp .htconfig.php.sample .htconfig.php
# vi .htconfig.php
Enter your MariaDB database information and save the file.
# systemctl start php-fpm
# systemctl start hubzilla
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hubzilla on NixOS Latest. If you face any problems, please feel free to consult with Hubzilla documentation.
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