Sonarr is a popular TV show management software that can be used to easily and automatically download your favorite TV shows from various online sources. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Sonarr on the latest nixOS system using simple commands.
Before proceeding with the installation, we need to ensure that our system has the following:
To begin, we need to install and configure the Nix package manager, which is a powerful and reliable package management system used in nixOS:
sudo su -
nix-env -iA nixos.git nixos.gitFull
git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs.git
After running these commands, you will have access to the Nix package manager and the Nix package collection.
Now that we have installed and configured the Nix package manager, the next step is to install Sonarr. We can use the following command to do this:
nix-env -i sonarr
After installing Sonarr, we need to configure it. To do this, type the following command in your terminal and press Enter:
systemctl edit sonarr
This will open the configuration file for Sonarr, where you can specify settings such as the port number, web server settings, and more.
The final step is to start and enable the Sonarr service. To do this, type the following command in your terminal and press Enter:
systemctl start sonarr
systemctl enable sonarr
This will start the Sonarr service and enable it to automatically start at boot time.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Sonarr on the latest nixOS system using simple commands. Sonarr is one of the most popular TV show management applications available and makes it easy to manage and download your favorite TV shows.
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