Rustpad is a collaborative text editor, suitable for developers who need to work on code together. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Rustpad on NixOS latest.
First, let's update the system with the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Next, we will install Rustpad by following these steps:
Open a terminal on your NixOS system.
Change to the root user and create a folder named /opt/rustpad/.
sudo su
mkdir -p /opt/rustpad/
Download the latest version of Rustpad and extract it in the /opt/rustpad/ folder.
cd /opt/rustpad/
curl -L https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases/download/v4.13.0/xterm.js-4.13.0.zip -o rustpad.zip
unzip rustpad.zip
Create a systemd service file for Rustpad.
nano /etc/systemd/system/rustpad.service
Add the following text to the file:
[Unit]
Description=Rustpad - Collaborative Text Editor
After=network.target
[Service]
User=<your_user_name>
Environment=NODE_ENV=production
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /opt/rustpad/rustpad/main.js
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Note: Replace <your_user_name> with the name of the user who will run Rustpad.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Reload the system daemon and enable the Rustpad service.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable rustpad.service
We have now successfully installed Rustpad on NixOS latest. You can access Rustpad by going to http://localhost:3000 in your preferred web browser.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
