In this tutorial, we will install MapBBCodeShare, a web application for embedding maps in forums using MapBBCode, on NixOS Latest.
First, make sure all required packages are installed. Open the NixOS terminal and enter the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.git nixos.apacheHttpd nixos.postgresql
This will install the required packages, including git, Apache HTTPd, and PostgreSQL.
Next, clone the MapBBCodeShare repository from GitHub. Enter the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/MapBBCode/share.mapbbcode.org.git /var/www/mapbbcode
This will clone the repository into the /var/www/mapbbcode directory.
Create a PostgreSQL database for MapBBCodeShare. Enter the following commands in the terminal:
sudo -u postgres createuser mapbbcode
sudo -u postgres createdb -O mapbbcode mapbbcode
Now we need to configure Apache HTTPd to serve MapBBCodeShare.
Open the Apache HTTPd configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
services.httpd.enable = true;
services.httpd.package = pkgs.apacheHttpd;
services.httpd.documentRoot = "/var/www/mapbbcode";
services.httpd.adminAddr = "admin@example.com";
services.httpd.extraConfig = ''
Listen 80
<Directory "/var/www/mapbbcode">
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
Order allow,deny
allow from all
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]
</IfModule>
</Directory>
'';
Replace "admin@example.com" with your email address.
Save and close the configuration file.
Activate the configuration changes by entering the following command in the terminal:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Open your favorite web browser and enter the URL of your NixOS server. You should see the MapBBCodeShare homepage.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed MapBBCodeShare on NixOS Latest!
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