Code-Server is a popular platform that enables developers to run a fully-coded Visual Studio Code environment in a web browser. NixOS Latest is an advanced operating system that focuses on providing a pure and independent environment through the Nix package manager. Together, these two open-source tools offer a powerful platform for software development.
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of installing Code-Server on NixOS Latest using the GitHub code repository.
Before you start the installation process, make sure you have the following:
To ensure that your NixOS is up to date and has all the necessary packages required to install Code-Server, run the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo nix-channel --update
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This command updates the Nix package manager channels, as well as any packages and dependencies that are currently installed on your system.
Code-Server is built on Node.js, a popular cross-platform runtime environment for developing server-side applications. To install Node.js on your NixOS system, run the following command:
$ nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs-14_x
This command installs Node.js version 14 on your system, which is the latest stable release at the time of writing.
Now that you have Node.js installed, it’s time to clone the Code-Server repository from GitHub. Open the terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/coder/code-server.git
This command downloads the Code-Server repository from GitHub and stores it in a local folder named code-server.
To install Code-Server on your NixOS system, navigate to the code-server folder in the terminal by running the following command:
$ cd code-server
Once you’re in the code-server directory, run the following command to install the software:
$ sudo npm install -g code-server
This command installs Code-Server globally on your system, making it available to all users.
You can now launch the Code-Server application by running the following command in the terminal:
$ code-server
This command starts the Code-Server application on your system, which you can access by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://localhost:8080
This should launch the Code-Server application in the web browser, where you can create, edit and manage your code projects.
In this tutorial, we’ve shown you how to install Code-Server on NixOS Latest using the GitHub code repository. With this tool, you can develop code projects in a fully-coded Visual Studio Code environment in a web browser. We hope this tutorial has been useful in helping you set up Code-Server on your NixOS system.
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