How to Install Snippet Box on NixOS Latest

Snippet Box is an open source snippet management tool that enables developers to easily store, organize, and share code snippets. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Snippet Box on NixOS.

Prerequisites

• NixOS Latest installed
• Access to a terminal or command prompt
• An internet connection

Installing Snippet Box

1. Open a terminal or command prompt on your NixOS Latest system.

2. Clone the Snippet Box repository from GitHub by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/pawelmalak/snippet-box.git
   

3. Navigate to the cloned repository directory:

   cd snippet-box
   

4. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

   nix-shell -p git make gnumake
   

5. Once the dependencies are installed, build the Snippet Box application using the following command:

   make build
   

6. After the build is complete, start Snippet Box using the following command:

   make run
   

7. Open a web browser on your NixOS system and go to http://localhost:8080. You should now see the Snippet Box web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've walked you through the steps to install Snippet Box on NixOS Latest. Go ahead and try adding some of your code snippets to Snippet Box and see how easy it is to manage them!

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