Asciiflow is an online ASCII diagramming tool that allows you to create diagrams and flowcharts with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Asciiflow on NixOS.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have:
The first step is to update the package repository on your NixOS system. This ensures that you have access to the latest versions of software packages.
$ sudo nix-channel --update
Asciiflow is hosted on GitHub, so we need to install Git to clone the repository.
$ sudo nix-env -i git
Next, clone the Asciiflow repository onto your local machine.
$ git clone https://github.com/lewish/asciiflow.git
Asciiflow is built using Node.js, we will need to install Node.js to run the application.
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs
Once Node.js is installed, navigate to the Asciiflow directory and install the Node.js modules.
$ cd asciiflow
$ npm install
Once the installation is complete, start the server and access Asciiflow in your web browser.
$ node app.js
That's it! You have successfully installed Asciiflow on NixOS. You can now create diagrams and flowcharts using the Asciiflow tool.
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