Pinry is a free, open-source, self-hosted Pinterest clone which helps you to bookmark your favorite content, images, and videos. NixOS is a Linux-based operating system with unique features like declarative package management and configuration.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pinry on NixOS latest.
Before we proceed, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing any new software, it's always a good practice to update the system's package repositories.
You can update the system using the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs.nix
To install the required dependencies for Pinry, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs.python38
To download and install Pinry on NixOS latest, follow the steps below:
Clone the Pinry repository from GitHub to your system.
git clone https://github.com/pinry/pinry.git
Navigate to the Pinry directory and create a new virtual environment using virtualenvwrapper:
cd pinry/
sudo -H pip install virtualenvwrapper
export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs
source /usr/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
mkvirtualenv pinry
Install the required Python packages for Pinry:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Initialize the database and create a superuser:
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser
Finally, run the server using the following command:
python manage.py runserver
Once you have started the server, you can access the web interface by browsing to http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.
You should now see the Pinry homepage in your web browser!
We hope this tutorial has helped you to install Pinry on NixOS Latest. Now you can start exploring Pinry's features and bookmark your favorite content, images, and videos.
If you have any queries, feel free to leave a comment below.
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