In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of NodeBB on NixOS Latest.
NodeBB is a powerful open-source forum software built for the modern web. It is powered by Node.js and provides an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that allows you to create and manage online communities easily.
NixOS is a Linux distribution designed to provide a declarative approach to configuration management. It offers a unique approach to package management, using the Nix package manager, which allows packages to be installed in a reproducible manner.
Nix package manager is the default package manager in NixOS. To get started, make sure you are logged in as root or with a user account that has sudo privileges.
To install the Nix package manager on NixOS, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nix
This will install the Nix package manager on your system.
After installing Nix package manager, run the following command to update it:
sudo nix-channel --update
NodeBB is built on top of Node.js, so we need to install it before we install NodeBB.
To install Node.js on NixOS, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs
To verify the installation of Node.js, run the following command:
node --version
This should output the version of Node.js installed on your system.
NodeBB uses MongoDB as its database management system. So, we need to install MongoDB on NixOS.
To install MongoDB on NixOS, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mongodb
To start the MongoDB service on NixOS, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
To enable the MongoDB service so that it is started automatically when the system boots up, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable mongodb
NodeBB uses Redis as its cache management system. So, we need to install Redis on NixOS.
To install Redis on NixOS, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.redis
To start the Redis service on NixOS, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start redis
To enable the Redis service so that it is started automatically when the system boots up, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable redis
With all the dependencies installed, we can now proceed to install NodeBB.
Download the latest version of NodeBB from their official website:
wget https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/archive/v1.17.1.tar.gz
After downloading the package, extract it using the following command:
tar -zxvf v1.17.1.tar.gz
NodeBB is available as a package in the Nix package manager. To install it, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -f ./package.nix -iA nodePackages.nodebb
Now that NodeBB is installed, you need to configure it to run properly.
cd NodeBB-1.17.1/
./nodebb setup
This command will prompt you to input the required details like the database URL, Redis URL, and email details.
After configuring NodeBB, start the NodeBB service by running the following command:
./nodebb start
To stop the NodeBB service, run the following command:
./nodebb stop
Congratulations, you have successfully installed NodeBB on NixOS. You can now access the NodeBB admin panel by visiting http://localhost:4567/admin on your web browser.
You can also visit http://localhost:4567 to access the NodeBB forum.
Happy coding!
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