Installing Thruk on nixOS Latest

Thruk is a web-based monitoring interface designed to view and manage your monitoring system's data. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Thruk on nixOS Latest.

1. Update your package lists

First, update your package lists to ensure you are installing the latest version of Thruk.

sudo nix-channel --update

2. Install Thruk

Thruk can be installed using the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.thruk

This will install the latest version of Thruk and its dependencies.

3. Configure Thruk

Thruk can be configured easily by editing the /etc/nixos/configuration.nix file. Add the following lines to the file:

services.thruk = {
  enable = true;
  auth = "htpasswd";
  extraConfigs = ''
    $THRUK_CONFIG
  '';
};

This will enable the Thruk service, set htpasswd authentication to access the web interface and use the $THRUK_CONFIG environment variable to allow extra configurations.

4. Start Thruk

After you have installed and configured Thruk, start it with the following command:

sudo systemctl start thrux

Thruk should now be running and accessible via your web browser.

5. Access Thruk

To access the Thruk web interface, navigate to http://<your-server-ip>:8080/thruk/. You will be prompted to log in with the htpasswd credentials you set up in the previous step.

After logging in, you will be able to view and manage your monitoring system's data.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thruk on nixOS Latest.

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