Hitobito is a web-based open-source CRM and membership management platform. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Hitobito on the latest version of NixOS.
If you haven't installed NixOS yet, please refer to the official NixOS installation guide.
Hitobito requires a PostgreSQL database to store data. You can install PostgreSQL on NixOS by running the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.postgresql
After installing PostgreSQL, you need to create a PostgreSQL user and database for Hitobito. Run the following commands:
sudo -u postgres createuser -P hitobito
sudo -u postgres createdb -O hitobito hitobito_development
Note: Replace the hitobito_development
with the name of your choice.
Clone the Hitobito repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/hitobito/hitobito.git
Hitobito is developed in Ruby on Rails, so we need to install Ruby and Bundler. You can install them with the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.ruby27
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.bundler
Navigate to the cloned Hitobito repository and install dependencies with the following command:
bundle install
Note: Ensure you have a running internet connection since this process requires network access.
Hitobito requires a few environment variables to be set. You can use a .env
file to set them. Navigate to the cloned Hitobito repository and create a .env
file with the following content:
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://hitobito:<password>@localhost:5432/hitobito_development
Note: Replace <password>
with the password you set for the hitobito
PostgreSQL user in step 3.
Initialize the database tables by running the following command:
bin/setup
Start the Hitobito server by running the following command:
bin/rails server
Hitobito will start running on port 3000. You can access it by navigating to http://localhost:3000
in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hitobito on the latest version of NixOS.
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