How to Install Wakapi on NixOS

Wakapi is an open-source API server for WakaTime, a time tracking tool. It provides real-time metrics for programming languages, editors, and operating systems. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Wakapi on the latest version of NixOS.

Prerequisites

• A NixOS installation
• Root access to your machine
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface

Step 1 - Clone Wakapi

The first step is to clone the Wakapi repository from GitHub to your NixOS machine. You can do this by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/muety/wakapi.git

This command will create a directory named wakapi in the current working directory.

Step 2 - Configure Wakapi

Now that you have cloned Wakapi, you need to configure it. Navigate to the wakapi directory using the following command:

cd wakapi

Next, copy the sample configuration file to config.json:

cp sample.config.json config.json

Open the config.json file with your favorite text editor and modify the necessary configurations. For example, add a new top-level domain to the allowedOrigins list:

"allowedOrigins": [
    "https://wakatime.com",
    "https://myapp.example.com"
],

Once you have made the necessary configurations, save and close the file.

Step 3 - Install Wakapi Dependencies

Wakapi requires Node.js and a few other dependencies to run. To install these dependencies, navigate to the wakapi directory and run the following command:

nix-shell

This command will launch a Nix shell with all the required dependencies installed.

Step 4 - Build Wakapi

Now that you have installed the dependencies, you need to build Wakapi. To do this, run the following command:

yarn build

This command will compile the TypeScript code to JavaScript and create a dist directory with the built files.

Step 5 - Start Wakapi

Finally, you can start Wakapi by running the following command:

yarn start

This command will start the Wakapi server and listen for incoming requests. You should see a message in the console indicating that Wakapi is running:

Server running at http://localhost:8080/

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Wakapi on NixOS Latest. You can now connect to the API server from your application and start tracking your programming activities.

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