How to Install MeTube on nixOS Latest

MeTube is an open-source YouTube alternative that allows you to watch and upload videos, create and join channels, and comment on videos. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MeTube on nixOS Latest using GitHub.

Prerequisites

• nixOS Latest installed on your system
• A GitHub account
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Step 1: Clone MeTube Repository

First, we need to clone the MeTube repository from GitHub. To do this, open the terminal and type the following command:

git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git

Step 2: Configure MeTube

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the "metube" directory using the following command:

cd metube

Next, we need to configure MeTube using nix-shell. To do this, type the following command:

nix-shell --pure -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz

Step 3: Build MeTube

Once MeTube is configured, we need to build it using the following command:

npm run build

Step 4: Run MeTube

Finally, we are ready to run MeTube using the following command:

npm run start

Step 5: Access MeTube

Once MeTube is running, go to your web browser and access the following URL:

http://localhost:3000

You should now be able to access MeTube and use it to watch and upload videos, create and join channels, and comment on videos.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install MeTube on nixOS Latest using GitHub. By following these steps, you should now have MeTube up and running on your system.

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