How to Install Genesis on NixOS Latest

Genesis is a framework for deploying everything. It is developed by Stark & Wayne and supports various infrastructure tools like Cloud Foundry, BOSH, Kubernetes, and many more.

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Genesis on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• NixOS installed on your machine
• A working terminal/command line

Step 1 - Update NixOS

Before installing Genesis, update your NixOS system to the latest version:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2 - Install Genesis

The easiest way to install Genesis on NixOS is to use Nix package management. Run the following command in your terminal:

nix-env -i starkandwayne/genesis

This command will download and install the genesis package and its dependencies.

Finally, verify that Genesis is installed and working correctly by running:

genesis version

This should print the version number of the installed Genesis package.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Genesis on NixOS Latest. Genesis is a powerful tool for deploying everything and can make your infrastructure setup much more manageable. With the steps outlined in this guide, you should now have a working Genesis installation on your NixOS system.