Redbird is a reverse proxy server that allows users to forward and manage incoming web traffic to an appropriate back-end server. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Redbird on NixOS Latest.
Before installing Redbird, you need to have NixOS Latest installed on your system.
Update the NixOS package manager by entering the following command in your terminal:
sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This will update all the packages currently installed on your system to their latest versions.
Install Node.js by entering the following command in your terminal:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs
This will install the latest version of Node.js on your NixOS system.
To install Redbird, you need to use NPM. Enter the following command in your terminal:
sudo npm install -g redbird
This will install the latest version of Redbird on your system.
Once Redbird is installed, you can start configuring it. You need to create a configuration file first.
sudo nano /etc/redbird.conf
Add the following code to the file:
module.exports = {
port: 80,
ssl: {
port: 443,
key: '/etc/ssl/private/yourdomain.com.key',
cert: '/etc/ssl/certs/yourdomain.com.pem',
},
bunyan: {
name: 'redbird',
streams: [{
level: 'info',
stream: process.stdout,
}]
}
};
Replace “yourdomain.com” with your domain name. Save and exit the file.
To start Redbird, enter the following command in your terminal:
sudo redbird /etc/redbird.conf
This command will start Redbird with the configuration file you created earlier.
That’s it! You have installed and configured Redbird on your NixOS Latest system. Now you can use it as a reverse proxy for your incoming web traffic.
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