How to Install Dudle on NixOS Latest

Dudle is a free and open-source online scheduling and survey application. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Dudle on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• A running instance of NixOS Latest
• A sudo user account with root privileges
• Access to a terminal window

Step 1: Install Dudle package

The first step is to install the Dudle package using the Nix package manager. Follow these steps to do this:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Switch to the sudo user account by running the following command:

su – <sudo_user>

3. Update the Nix package manager by running the following command:

nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nix

4. Install the Dudle package by running the following command:

nix-env -iA nixpkgs.dudle

Step 2: Configure the Dudle package

Now that we have installed the Dudle package, we need to configure it. Follow these steps to do this:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Switch to the sudo user account by running the following command:

su – <sudo_user>

3. Edit the Dudle configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix

4. Add the following code to the configuration.nix file:

services.dudle = {
  enable = true;
  root = "/var/www/dudle";
  database = "mysql://dudle_user:dudle_password@localhost/dudle_database";
};

5. Save the changes to the configuration.nix file and exit the editor.
6. Reload the NixOS configuration using the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 3: Launch the Dudle service

Once we have installed and configured Dudle, we can launch the service. Follow these steps to do this:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Switch to the sudo user account by running the following command:

su – <sudo_user>

3. Start the Dudle service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start dudle

4. Enable the Dudle service to start at boot time using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable dudle

Step 4: Verify the installation

Finally, we will verify that the installation of Dudle was successful. Follow these steps to do this:

1. Open a web browser on your computer.
2. Enter the URL http://localhost/dudle/ in the address bar.
3. If everything was installed correctly, you should see the Dudle login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dudle on NixOS Latest.

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