Tiny Tiny IRC is a web-based IRC client that allows users to interact with IRC servers without the need for a separate IRC client. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Tiny Tiny IRC on nixOS latest.
Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure you have the following requirements:
First, we need to install Git because we will be cloning the source code of Tiny Tiny IRC. Run the following command to install Git:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.git
Next, we need to clone the Tiny Tiny IRC source code from the official GitHub repository. Run the following command to clone the source code:
git clone https://github.com/gothfox/Tiny-Tiny-IRC.git
Tiny Tiny IRC requires a web server to run. We will install Nginx as our web server. Run the following command to install Nginx:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nginx
Configure Nginx to serve Tiny Tiny IRC by creating a new configuration file for it. Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/tt-irc.conf
Add the following configuration in the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_domain.com;
access_log /var/log/nginx/tt-irc.access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/tt-irc.error.log;
root /path/to/tiny/tiny/irc;
location / {
index index.php index.html;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param APP_ENV production;
}
}
Note: Replace "your_domain.com" with your actual domain name and "/path/to/tiny/tiny/irc" with the actual path to the Tiny Tiny IRC source code.
Save and close the file.
Tiny Tiny IRC requires PHP-FPM to run. Run the following command to install PHP-FPM:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.php-fpm
Configure PHP-FPM by creating a new configuration file for it. Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/php-fpm.d/tt-irc.conf
Add the following configuration in the file:
[tt-irc]
user = nginx
group = nginx
listen = /run/php-fpm-tt-irc.sock
listen.owner = nginx
listen.group = nginx
pm = ondemand
pm.max_children = 5
pm.process_idle_timeout = 10s
pm.max_requests = 500
Save and close the file.
Tiny Tiny IRC requires a MySQL database. Run the following command to install MySQL:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mysql
Secure MySQL by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to secure MySQL.
Create a new MySQL database and user for Tiny Tiny IRC by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE tt_irc;
mysql> CREATE USER 'tt_irc_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tt_irc.* TO 'tt_irc_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> quit
Note: Replace "your_password" with a strong password.
Configure Tiny Tiny IRC by copying the sample configuration file and modifying it as needed. Run the following commands:
cd Tiny-Tiny-IRC
cp config.php.sample config.php
nano config.php
Modify the following configuration options in config.php:
$conf['db_host'] = 'localhost';
$conf['db_name'] = 'tt_irc';
$conf['db_user'] = 'tt_irc_user';
$conf['db_pass'] = 'your_password';
$conf['URL'] = 'http://your_domain.com/';
Save and close the file.
Restart the Nginx, PHP-FPM, and MySQL services by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm
sudo systemctl restart mysql
Tiny Tiny IRC should be accessible from the web browser by visiting the domain name or IP address of the server. For example, if your domain name is "example.com", visit "http://example.com/" to access Tiny Tiny IRC.
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