Installing Zenko CloudServer on NixOS Latest

Requirements

Before proceeding with the installation process, you should make sure that you have the following:

Step 1: Install Zenko CloudServer

To install Zenko CloudServer, you can use the Nix package manager. Run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.zenko-cloudserver

The -i flag tells nix-env to install the package. The -A flag selects an attribute from the package set, which in this case is nixos.zenko-cloudserver.

Step 2: Configure Zenko CloudServer

After installing Zenko CloudServer, you need to configure it before you can use it. The configuration file is located at /etc/zenko/cloudserver.conf. You can open the configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/zenko/cloudserver.conf

Once the file is open, you need to set the following values:

After making the necessary changes, save the file and exit nano.

Step 3: Start Zenko CloudServer

After configuring Zenko CloudServer, you can start it by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start zenko-cloudserver

This command will start the Zenko CloudServer service.

Step 4: Verify Zenko CloudServer

After starting Zenko CloudServer, you can verify that it's running by running the following command:

curl http://localhost:8000

If Zenko CloudServer is running, you should see a message similar to the following:

{"code":200,"message":"Zenko CloudServer"}

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Zenko CloudServer on NixOS Latest.

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