Mitmproxy is a popular tool used for intercepting, inspecting, modifying, and replaying traffic between a client and a server. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install mitmproxy on NixOS Latest.
Open Terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T
on your keyboard.
It is always a good idea to update your OS before installing any new packages. Run the following command to update NixOS:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
To install mitmproxy on NixOS Latest, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo nix-env -i mitmproxy
It will take some time to download and install the mitmproxy package.
Once the installation is complete, you can check if the package is installed properly by running the following command:
mitmproxy --version
The output should show the version of mitmproxy installed on your system.
Now that you have installed mitmproxy, you can start it by running the following command in the terminal:
mitmproxy
This will start mitmproxy in interactive mode, where you can see the captured traffic and modify it as per your requirements.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install mitmproxy on NixOS Latest. Mitmproxy is a powerful tool that can help you intercept, inspect, and modify network traffic. With mitmproxy, you can easily debug and test network applications, APIs, and websites.
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