How to Install RosarioSIS on NixOS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing RosarioSIS on NixOS Latest. RosarioSIS is a free and open-source Student Information System that can be used for managing schools, teachers, students, grades, attendance, and more. NixOS is a Linux distribution that is known for its declarative approach to system configuration management.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of NixOS Latest
• Root access to the server
• A web server installed and configured (we'll be using Apache in this tutorial)

Steps

1. Install dependencies:

$ sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
$ sudo nix-channel --update
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.apache php php_packages.php-mysql php_packages.php-pdo_mysql php_packages.php-mbstring

2. Create a new database and user for RosarioSIS:

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE rosariosis;
mysql> CREATE USER 'rosariosis'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON rosariosis.* TO 'rosariosis'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit

3. Download RosarioSIS:

$ wget https://github.com/francoisjacquet/rosariosis/archive/master.zip
$ unzip master.zip
$ mv rosariosis-master /var/www/rosariosis

4. Setup permissions:

$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/rosariosis

5. Configure Apache:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/rosariosis.conf

Add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
   DocumentRoot /var/www/rosariosis
   ServerName rosariosis.loc
   <Directory /var/www/rosariosis>
       Options FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
   </Directory>
   ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/rosariosis_error.log
   CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/rosariosis_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the virtual host:

$ sudo a2ensite rosariosis.conf

6. Restart Apache:

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

7. Open your browser and go to http://localhost/. You should see the login screen for RosarioSIS.

8. Login using the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

9. Change the default password to a strong one.

And that's it! You have successfully installed RosarioSIS on NixOS Latest. You can now start managing your school with this powerful Student Information System.

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