Schnack is a lightweight commenting system that you can add to your website. In this tutorial, we'll go over how to install Schnack on NixOS Latest.
Before you can install Schnack, you need to make sure that Node.js is installed on your computer. To install Node.js, open up the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs
Next, you need to clone the Schnack repository from Github. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/schn4ck/schnack.git
Once the repository has been cloned, navigate to the Schnack directory by running the following command:
cd schnack
Before you can start using Schnack, you need to install its dependencies. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
npm install
Next, you need to configure Schnack by editing the config.json file. Run the following command in the terminal to open up the file:
nano config.json
Update the following fields in the config.json file:
hostname: The domain name of your website port: The port that Schnack will be running on admin_password: A password that will be used to access the admin interfaceSave and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X and then Y to confirm.
Finally, run the following command in the terminal to start Schnack:
npm start
Once Schnack has started, you can access it by visiting http://localhost:<port> in your web browser.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed and started Schnack on NixOS Latest.
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