Request Tracker is an issue tracking and ticketing system that can help you manage tasks, tickets, and projects. In this tutorial, we will explore how to install Request Tracker on nixOS Latest.
If you have not installed NixOS yet, you can follow the official installation guide to get started. This tutorial assumes that you have a working installation of nixOS Latest.
Before installing Request Tracker, we need to update the system. We can do this by running the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This will update the system to the latest version available in your NixOS repository.
Now that the system is up-to-date, we can begin installing Request Tracker. We can do this by adding the Request Tracker package to our system configuration. To do this, we need to edit the /etc/nixos/configuration.nix file using a text editor.
sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
Then, add the following lines to the file:
{pkgs, ...}:
{
# other configuration options
services.rt = {
enable = true;
port = 8080;
db = "sqlite";
};
# other configuration options
}
Save the changes to the file and exit the text editor.
We need to activate the new configuration in order for the changes to take effect. We can do this by running the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This command will rebuild the system with the new configuration changes. Wait for the process to complete.
Now that Request Tracker is installed and configured, we can access it via the web interface. Open up your preferred web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/rt/. This should take you to the Request Tracker login page.
You can log in using the default username and password. The default username is root, and the default password is password. Be sure to change the password after logging in for security reasons.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Request Tracker on nixOS Latest. This ticketing system will help you manage tasks, tickets, and projects effectively. If you run into any issues during the installation process, consult the documentation on the official Request Tracker website or the NixOS documentation.
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