In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Mango, which is a self-hosted manga server, on the latest version of NixOS.
Firstly, clone the Mango repository to your local machine. You can do this using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hkalexling/Mango.git
Before we can install Mango and set it up, we need to build the application. To do this, run the following command:
nix-shell -p nodejs-14_x -p yarn
After this command succeeds, you can proceed to build the Mango application:
cd Mango
yarn install
yarn build
This process will take a while, so be patient.
Next, we need to install Mango and configure it. To do this, follow these steps:
We need to create a new system user to run the Mango server. Run the following command to create the user:
sudo useradd -r -d /var/lib/mango -s /sbin/nologin mango
Mango uses configuration files to store its settings. We need to copy the default configuration files to the required locations. Run the following command:
sudo cp config/default.json /etc/mango/config.json
Now we can install Mango by running the following command:
sudo yarn install --production --pure-lockfile
We need to set the correct permissions on the directories where Mango will store its files. Run the following command:
sudo chown -R mango:mango /var/lib/mango
sudo chmod 755 /var/lib/mango
Finally, we can start Mango by running the following command:
yarn start
Access Mango by locating the IP address of your server, followed by ":3000" in your web browser. You should be able to see the Mango homepage.
Mango is now installed, configured and running on your NixOS server. You can now add your manga library to Mango and start reading your favorite manga. If you have any trouble during this process, feel free to refer to the Mango documentation or contact the Mango support team.
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