Strapi is an open source content management system that helps developers build APIs for their projects. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing data and a powerful API for developers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Strapi on NixOS Latest.
Before installing Strapi, you need to have a NixOS Latest system up and running. If you haven't already installed NixOS, you can find the installation guide on the official NixOS website.
Strapi is built on Node.js, so you need to install Node.js on your NixOS system. The easiest way to do that is to use the nix package manager. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nodejs
This will install Node.js on your system.
Now that Node.js is installed, you can proceed to install Strapi. You can do that by running the following command in the terminal:
npm install strapi@latest -g
This will install Strapi on your NixOS system.
Once Strapi is installed, you can create a new Strapi app by running the following command in the terminal:
strapi new my-strapi-app
This will create a new Strapi app with the name "my-strapi-app" in the current directory. You can replace "my-strapi-app" with any name you want.
To start the Strapi server, navigate to the app directory and run the following command:
cd my-strapi-app
strapi start
This will start the Strapi server and make it available on http://localhost:1337.
To access the Strapi dashboard, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:1337/admin. You will be prompted to create an admin account for the dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Strapi on NixOS Latest and created a new Strapi app. You can now use Strapi to manage your data and build APIs for your project.
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