Kiwi IRC is a web-based IRC client that uses modern technologies like HTML5 and Javascript to deliver a fast and feature-rich IRC experience. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Kiwi IRC on NixOS Latest.
Before we begin, it is recommended to update your system's software packages to ensure you have the latest version of NixOS.
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Kiwi IRC requires a web server to be able to serve the web pages. Nginx is a widely-used web server that is easy to install in NixOS.
sudo nix-env -i nginx
After the installation of nginx, we need to configure it to work with Kiwi IRC server. Go to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and add the following configuration blocks inside the http block:
http {
# ...
server {
listen 80;
server_name irc.yourdomain.com; # change this to your domain name
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:7778/;
proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
# ...
}
This configuration block tells Nginx to listen on port 80, forward all incoming requests to the Kiwi IRC server on port 7778, and set some headers to help identify the client's real IP address.
We will install Kiwi IRC using the Nix package manager.
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.kiwiirc
To configure Kiwi IRC, create a configuration file for it using the following commands:
mkdir -p ~/.config/kiwiirc
touch ~/.config/kiwiirc/config.yml
Now open the configuration file in your preferred text editor and add the following contents:
server:
listen: 7778
ssl:
enabled: false
port: 6697
irc_networks:
freenode:
host: irc.freenode.net
port: 6667
ssl: false
channels:
- '#mychannel'
In this example, we are configuring Kiwi IRC to listen on port 7778 and connect to the Freenode network on IRC. Replace #mychannel with the name of the channel you want to join.
We have successfully installed and configured Kiwi IRC on NixOS Latest. You can access the client by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your-domain-name/. Enjoy your IRC experience with Kiwi IRC!
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