Lila is a free, open-source chess server which allows users to play, learn and analyze chess games. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Lila on the latest version of NixOS.
Before we can install Lila on our system, it's important to ensure that our system is up-to-date. To do so, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This command updates your NixOS channels, and applies any pending system updates.
To install Lila, we will use a package nixpkgs which is available in the official NixOS repository. To install it, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.lila
This command installs Lila on your system.
Once Lila is installed on your system, you need to configure it to your liking. The configuration file for Lila is located at /etc/lila/lila.conf. You can edit this file using your favorite text editor.
Here is an example configuration file:
session {
secret = "secret_token"
}
http {
interface = "0.0.0.0"
port = 8080
}
database.default {
url = "jdbc:postgresql://localhost/lila"
username = "username"
password = "password"
}
security {
domain = "example.com"
}
Note: Don't forget to change the secret, username, password, and domain values with your own.
To start Lila on your system, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start lila
This command starts Lila as a systemd unit.
If you want Lila to start automatically at system startup, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable lila
This command enables the Lila systemd unit.
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install Lila on the latest version of NixOS. After following the steps in this tutorial, you should have a working installation of Lila on your system.
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