In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OpenGTS on nixOS.
Open your terminal and type the following command:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nix-env --upgrade
Java is required to run OpenGTS. To install the Java Development Kit, type the following command in your terminal:
sudo nix-env -i openjdk
Download the latest version of OpenGTS from their official website: https://www.opengts.org/. Once the download is complete, extract the archive to a directory of your choice.
Open a terminal, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command:
sudo ./bin/initdb.sh -rootUser=root -rootPass=mypassword -install
This command will start the configuration process for OpenGTS. Replace "mypassword" with your desired password.
To start OpenGTS, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo ./bin/startgt.sh
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/gts/. You will be prompted to enter your OpenGTS username and password.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OpenGTS on nixOS.
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