In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Tinode on NixOS Latest. Tinode is an open-source messaging platform that can be used to build chat apps, B2B applications, and more. Note that this tutorial assumes a basic understanding of NixOS and its command-line interface.
Before you start installing Tinode, make sure you have the following:
It's always a good idea to update the system before installing any new software. To update the system, run the following command:
sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch
To download and install Tinode from GitHub, you need to have Git installed. To install Git, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -i git
To download and install Tinode, follow these steps:
Create a new directory for the Tinode installation:
sudo mkdir /opt/tinode
Clone the Tinode repository from GitHub using Git:
sudo git clone https://github.com/tinode/tinode.git /opt/tinode
Change the ownership of the /opt/tinode
directory to the user that will run the Tinode server (in this case, we will use tinode
):
sudo chown -R tinode:tinode /opt/tinode
Install Tinode using the provided setup.sh
script:
cd /opt/tinode
sudo ./setup.sh
This will compile Tinode and install it in /opt/tinode/server
. Note that this step may take a few minutes.
Change the ownership of the /opt/tinode/server
directory to the user that will run the Tinode server (in this case, we will use tinode
):
sudo chown -R tinode:tinode /opt/tinode/server
To configure and start Tinode, follow these steps:
Create a new user for Tinode:
sudo useradd -r tinode
Create a new systemd service file for Tinode:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/tinode.service
Add the following content to the file:
[Unit]
Description=Tinode Messaging Server
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=tinode
ExecStart=/opt/tinode/server/tinode -config /opt/tinode/server/config/config.yaml -debug
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save the file and exit the editor.
Reload the systemd daemon:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Start the Tinode service:
sudo systemctl start tinode
You can verify that the service is running by checking its status:
sudo systemctl status tinode
If everything is working correctly, you should see a message that says Active: active (running)
.
In this tutorial, we went over the steps to install Tinode on NixOS Latest. You should now have a basic understanding of how to download, compile, and install Tinode, as well as how to configure and start the service.
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