How to Install Mautic on NixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing Mautic, an open-source marketing automation software, on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running NixOS
• A sudo user to perform the installation

Step 1: Update the System

Before getting started, make sure that your system is up-to-date with the latest packages.

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install PHP and Apache

Mautic requires PHP and Apache to run. Install the required packages with the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.apache httpd php php-fpm

Step 3: Install MariaDB

Mautic requires a database to store its data. We will be using MariaDB, a popular open-source database. Install it with the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mariadb

Step 4: Create a Database for Mautic

Create a new database and user for Mautic.

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE mautic_db;
GRANT ALL ON mautic_db.* TO 'mautic_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
QUIT

Make sure to replace mautic_db, mautic_user, and password with your own values.

Step 5: Download and Install Mautic

Download the latest version of Mautic from https://www.mautic.org/download/. Once downloaded, extract the file to your Apache document root directory.

sudo tar -xzf mautic-<version>.targ.gz -C /var/www/html/
sudo mv /var/www/html/mautic-<version> /var/www/html/mautic
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/mautic

Make sure to replace <version> with the version number you downloaded.

Step 6: Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Mautic.

sudo nano /etc/nixos/apache/mysite-mautic.nix

Add the following lines to the file.

{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:

{
  environment.etc."php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/mautic.conf".source = "${pkgs.stdenv.lib.sourceIfExists [./mautic-fpm.conf]}";
  environment.etc."httpd/conf.d/mautic.conf".source = "${pkgs.stdenv.lib.sourceIfExists [./mautic-apache.conf]}";
  services.httpd.virtualHosts.mautic = {
    enableACME = true;
    enableSSL = true;
    serverAliases = ["mautic.example.com"];
    documentRoot = "/var/www/html/mautic";
  };
}

Make sure to replace mautic.example.com with your domain name.

Step 7: Create the Mautic FPM and Apache Configuration Files

Create two new configuration files for Mautic.

sudo nano /etc/nixos/mautic-fpm.conf

Enter the following details.

[mautic]
listen = /run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock
listen.owner = apache
listen.group = apache
listen.mode = 0660

user = apache
group = apache

pm = dynamic
pm.max_children = 100
pm.start_servers = 20
pm.min_spare_servers = 10
pm.max_spare_servers = 50
pm.status_path = /mautic-status
ping.path = /mautic-ping

php_admin_value[open_basedir] = /var/www/html/mautic:/tmp
php_admin_value[upload_tmp_dir] = /var/www/html/mautic/tmp

Create the configuration file for Apache.

sudo nano /etc/nixos/mautic-apache.conf

Enter the following details.

<VirtualHost *:80>
  Redirect permanent / https://mautic.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
  ServerName mautic.example.com
  DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/mautic"

  <Directory "/var/www/html/mautic">
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all

    <IfModule php7_module>
      php_admin_value engine Off
      php_admin_value opcache.enable Off
      php_admin_value opcache.enable_cli Off
      SetEnvIfNoCase ^Authorization$ "(.+)" XAUTHORIZATION=$1
      RequestHeader set XAuthorization %{XAUTHORIZATION}e env=XAUTHORIZATION
      Action php-fcgi /php-fcgi
      AddHandler php-fcgi .php
      ScriptAlias /php-fcgi /run/current-system/sw/bin/php-cgi-7.2
      <Location />
        Require all granted
      </Location>
    </IfModule>
  </Directory>

  SSLEngine on
  SSLCertificateFile /path/to/ssl/certificate
  SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/ssl/key
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace /path/to/ssl/certificate and /path/to/ssl/key with the paths to your SSL certificate and key files.

Step 8: Enable HTTPD and PHP-FPM Services

Enable the HTTPD and PHP-FPM services in NixOS.

sudo systemctl enable httpd php-fpm

Step 9: Restart Services

Restart the HTTPD and PHP-FPM services for the changes to take effect.

sudo systemctl restart httpd php-fpm

Step 10: Access Mautic in Browser

Open your web browser and navigate to https://mautic.example.com, replacing mautic.example.com with your domain name. You should now see the Mautic installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mautic on NixOS.

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