How to Install Piqueserver on nixOS Latest

Piqueserver is a Minecraft server software implemented in Python. In this tutorial, we will look at how to install Piqueserver on nixOS Latest. Piqueserver can run on different operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS. The process of installation is the same on all platforms, except for some platform-specific steps.

Pre-requisites

Before installing Piqueserver, we need to ensure that the following dependencies are installed:

• Python 2.7 or higher
• Git (to clone the Piqueserver repository)
• nixOS latest version (this tutorial is specific to this version)

Installation

Follow these steps to install Piqueserver on nixOS Latest:

1. Open the terminal on your nixOS system and clone Piqueserver GitHub repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/piqueserver/piqueserver.git

2. Change the directory to Piqueserver:

cd piqueserver

3. Build the Piqueserver package:

nix-build -A piqueserver

4. The above command will generate a binary file named piqueserver. Copy this file to a location where you want to store the Minecraft server files.

5. Create a configuration file for the Piqueserver by copying the example configuration file provided in the examples directory.

cp examples/config.cfg .

6. Edit this configuration file to suit your requirements by modifying the parameters according to your needs. For instance, you can set the server name, port number, and map settings.

nano config.cfg

7. Once you have modified the configuration file, start the Piqueserver using the following command:

./piqueserver -d

The -d flag is optional, and it starts the server in daemon mode, allowing you to disconnect from the terminal without stopping the server. If you don't use the flag, the server will run in the foreground, and the terminal will be attached to it.

8. After executing step #7, you should observe that the Piqueserver is up and running, and you can connect to it using a Minecraft client application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Piqueserver on nixOS Latest.

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