Installing Pomf on nixOS Latest

Pomf is an open-source file-hosting web application that allows users to upload and share files. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Pomf on nixOS Latest.

Pre-requisites

Before installing Pomf, you need to ensure that the following dependencies are installed on the server:

• Nginx: A high-performance web server to serve web applications.
• MySQL: A database management system that allows you to store and manage data in databases.

Steps

1. Install Nix and NixOS

Firstly, you need to install Nix and NixOS. You can install it using the following command:

curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

2. Clone Pomf from Github

Next, you need to clone the Pomf repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/Pomf/Pomf.git

3. Install Dependent Packages

Now, you need to install the dependent packages for Pomf. You can do this by using the nix-env command:

nix-env -i mysql nginx php php-fpm

4. Configure MySQL

After installing the dependent packages, you need to create a new database and user for Pomf in MySQL. You can do this by following these steps:

1. Login to MySQL using the root user:

mysql -u root -p

2. Create the database:

CREATE DATABASE pomf;

3. Create the user:

CREATE USER 'pomf_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

4. Grant the necessary privileges:

GRANT ALL ON pomf.* TO 'pomf_user'@'localhost';

5. Flush the privileges and exit:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

5. Configure Nginx

Next, you need to configure Nginx to serve your Pomf instance. You can do this by creating a pomf.conf file in the /etc/nginx/sites-available directory with the following contents:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com; # Replace with your domain name

    root /path/to/Pomf;

    location / {
        index index.php;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri /index.php =404;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock; # replace with your PHP version
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

6. Configure Pomf

Now, you need to configure Pomf by updating the config.php file with your MySQL database details. You can do this by copying the config.php.default file to config.php:

cp config.php.default config.php

Next, update the following variables in the config.php file:

$config['db']['host'] = '127.0.0.1'; # replace with your MySQL host
$config['db']['database'] = 'pomf'; # replace with your Pomf database
$config['db']['username'] = 'pomf_user'; # replace with your Pomf database user
$config['db']['password'] = 'your_password'; # replace with your Pomf database user password

7. Start Services

Finally, start the necessary services:

systemctl start mysql
systemctl start nginx
systemctl start php-fpm

8. Verify Installation

Access your Pomf instance in a web browser at http://your_domain.com, and you should see the Pomf upload page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Pomf on nixOS Latest. By following these steps, you can have your own file-hosting service up and running in no time.

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