How to Install HRCloud2 on NixOS

HRCloud2 is an open-source project for managing HR-related data. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install HRCloud2 on NixOS:

Prerequisites

  • You need to have administrative access to the NixOS server.
  • You need to have NixOS installed on your machine
  • You may optionally need to install Git if you have not already

Installing HRCloud2

  1. Begin by opening your terminal on NixOS and cloning the HRCloud2 repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2
  1. Navigate to the HRCloud2 directory using the following command:
cd HRCloud2
  1. The next step is to build the HRCloud2 project using Nix. To do this, use the following command:
nix build -f default.nix hrcloud2
  1. After the build completes, you can deploy the application using the following command:
./result/bin/hrcloud2 --conf ./config.yaml
  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the HRCloud2 application.

Troubleshooting

  • If you get an error related to missing dependencies during the nix build command, try running nix-shell to install the required dependencies automatically.

  • If you encounter issues with the application, make sure you have correctly configured the configuration file before running it.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed HRCloud2 on NixOS!