Installing CryptPad on nixOS Latest
CryptPad is an open-source platform for online collaboration, which is designed to provide encryption to all the data entered by the user. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install CryptPad on nixOS.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure your nixOS system is up-to-date, and you have the necessary permissions to install packages. You also must have an active internet connection.
Installation
Go to the nix shell with the following command:
nix-shell -p nodejsOpen the following website in your web browser to download the source code of CryptPad:
https://cryptpad.frOnce the download completes, unzip the downloaded file and navigate to the directory where you saved it.
Create a new file called "default.nix" in the current directory:
touch default.nixCopy the following code into the file and save it.
{ stdenv, nodejs, yarn, makeWrapper }: stdenv.mkDerivation rec { name = "cryptpad-${version}"; version = "3.19.0"; src = ./.; buildInputs = [ nodejs yarn ]; installPhase = '' yarn install --modules-folder ${lib}/node_modules makeWrapper ${src}/dist/server.js \ $out/bin/cryptpad \ --add-flags "--config-dir $out \ --config-name config \ --disable-supervisor \ --no-daemonize \ --disable-message-server \ --disable-ssl-tunnel \ --ip 127.0.0.1 \ --port 3000 \ --session-store "${lib}/cryptpad-sessions"" ''; }Run the following command to build and install CryptPad:
nix-buildThis will create a "result" directory in the current directory.
Now we need to create a user and group for CryptPad, so it can run as a separate user:
sudo adduser --system --no-create-home --ingroup cryptpad cryptpadCopy the following configuration file to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix and add the required entries:
{ config, pkgs, ... }: { services.cryptpad = { enable = true; package = pkgs.cryptpad; port = 3000; maxBodySize = "1024m"; users.cryptpad.uid = 1000; users.cryptpad.gid = 1000; users.cryptpad.home = "/dev/null"; }; }Finally, run the following command to apply the configuration changes:
sudo nixos-rebuild switchThis will rebuild the system configuration and apply the changes.
Verification
Now open your web browser and navigate to "http://localhost:3000" to see if CryptPad is installed and working correctly.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed CryptPad on nixOS.