OpenZiti is a VPN toolkit that enables secure, identity-verified networking. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps on how to install OpenZiti on NixOS latest.
The first step is to install the OpenZiti package by adding it to the nix configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs;
[...]
openziti;
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
The second step is to configure OpenZiti.
sudo nano /etc/openziti.conf
[ziti]
api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
jwt = "YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"
Replace YOUR_API_KEY
and YOUR_JWT_TOKEN
with the API key and JWT token that you obtained from the OpenZiti dashboard.
The last step is to start the OpenZiti service.
sudo systemctl start openziti
sudo systemctl status openziti
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install OpenZiti on NixOS Latest, configure it, and start the OpenZiti service. You can now use OpenZiti to create secure, identity-verified networks.
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