How to Install Pydio on nixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Pydio from the official website on your nixOS Latest operating system.

Note: You need to have root or sudo privileges to execute the following commands.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you must have the following prerequisites installed on your system.

• nixOS Latest
• Python 3
• PHP
• Apache or Nginx
• MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Update Your System

First of all, update your system package repositories and upgrade all the existing packages to their latest versions.

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Download Pydio

Visit the Pydio website and download the source code for the latest version of Pydio.

wget https://download.pydio.com/latest.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive and move the Pydio directory to the web server root directory.

tar -xvf latest.tar.gz
sudo mv pydio-core-*/ /var/www/pydio

Step 3: Install Required PHP Modules

Next, install the required PHP modules for Pydio to run correctly on your system.

sudo nix-env --install php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-zip php-xml

Step 4: Create a MariaDB Database and User

Create a new MariaDB database for Pydio and a user with the appropriate privileges.

First, start the MariaDB client:

sudo mysql

Next, create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE pydio;
CREATE USER 'pydio_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pydio.* TO 'pydio_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Note: Replace pydio_user and password with the desired username and password.

Step 5: Configure Apache or Nginx

Configure your web server, either Apache or Nginx, to serve Pydio. For example, to configure Apache, create a new virtual host file:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/pydio.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/pydio/

    <Directory /var/www/pydio/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/pydio_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/pydio_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Reload the web server:

sudo systemctl reload httpd.service

Or, if you're using Nginx, create a new server block:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/pydio.conf

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    root /var/www/pydio;

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

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }

    access_log /var/log/nginx/pydio_access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/pydio_error.log;
}

Save and close the file.

Enable the virtual host:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/pydio.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Reload the web server:

sudo systemctl reload nginx.service

Step 6: Run the Pydio Installer

Lastly, run the Pydio installer by navigating to your domain in your web browser, e.g., http://yourdomain.com/. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

During the installation, select "Custom Install" and choose "Manual" as the server engine. When asked, provide the following credentials:

• Database type: MySQL / MariaDB
• Host: localhost
• Port: 3306
• Database name: pydio
• Username: pydio_user
• Password: password

Note: Replace pydio_user and password with the username and password you created in Step 4.

Once the installation is complete, Pydio will be ready to use.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Pydio on your nixOS Latest operating system by following step-by-step instructions. You also learned about the required prerequisites, prerequisite installation, and configuration of Apache or Nginx.

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