How to Install Etherpad on nixOS Latest

Etherpad is a collaborative real-time editor that enables users to work together on the same document at the same time. In this tutorial, we will walk through the installation process of Etherpad on nixOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Nix package manager
• Git

Step 1: Clone the Etherpad repository

The first step is to clone the Etherpad repository from GitHub. Run the following command in your terminal to clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git

Step 2: Install required dependencies

Next, we need to install the required dependencies. Run the following command to install the dependencies using nix-shell:

$ nix-shell -p nodejs-14_x yarn

Step 3: Configure Etherpad

After the dependencies are installed, navigate to the Etherpad directory and run the following command to create a default settings file:

$ cd etherpad-lite
$ cp settings.json.template settings.json

Step 4: Start Etherpad

Finally, run the following command to start Etherpad:

$ bin/run.sh

Once Etherpad is running, you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:9001 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Etherpad on nixOS latest. With Etherpad, you can collaborate with others and work on the same document in real-time.