Lura is a powerful reverse proxy and API gateway that is easy to use and highly customizable. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Lura on NixOS Latest.
First, open a terminal on your NixOS machine.
Run the command below to update your system's packages and libraries:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Next, we will install the Lura package. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo nix-env -iA cachix -f https://cachix.org/api/v1/install
cachix use luraproject
sudo nix-env -iA lura
Once the installation is complete, verify that Lura is installed correctly by checking its version:
lura -v
If Lura is installed correctly, the output should look like the following:
Lura version: x.y.z
Next, we will configure Lura. Create a configuration file named lura.toml in the /etc directory:
sudo nano /etc/lura.toml
The configuration file should look something like this:
[admin]
ip = "localhost"
port = 8001
# ...
[proxy]
ip = "localhost"
port = 8080
# ...
You can customize the configuration file to fit your specific use case. For more information on configuring Lura, check out the official Lura documentation.
Save and exit the configuration file.
Finally, start the Lura service by running the command:
sudo systemctl start lura
To ensure that Lura starts on boot, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable lura
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lura on NixOS Latest. You can now use Lura as a reverse proxy and API gateway to route requests to your desired endpoints.
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