How to install Indieauth on NixOS Latest

IndieAuth is a protocol that enables individuals to use their own domain name to sign in to websites instead of using passwords. It is becoming increasingly popular in the IndieWeb community.

Installing IndieAuth on NixOS Latest is a straightforward process, and this tutorial will guide you through the steps you need to take to get it up and running.

Step 1: Install the Nix package manager

If you don't already have the Nix package manager installed on your system, you will need to do so before you can install IndieAuth.

To install Nix, open a terminal window on your NixOS machine and execute the following command:

curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

This command will download and install the latest version of Nix on your system.

Step 2: Create a new Nix project

IndieAuth is a Nix package, so you will need to create a new Nix project that will contain the IndieAuth package definition.

Create a new directory for your project and navigate to it using the terminal window. Then, execute the following command to create a new Nix project:

nix init

This command will create a basic Nix project structure in the current directory.

Step 3: Setup the Nix environment

Before you can install IndieAuth, you need to set up the Nix environment to include the necessary dependencies.

Add the following lines to the default.nix file in the root of your Nix project:

{pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}:

with pkgs;

stdenv.mkDerivation {
  name = "my-indieauth";
  buildInputs = [
    nodejs
    git
  ];

  src = builtins.fetchTarball {
    url = "https://github.com/aaronpk/IndieAuth.git";
    sha256 = "123456789abcdefg";
  };
}

This will set up the Nix environment to include the Node.js and Git packages, which are necessary for installing IndieAuth.

Step 4: Build and install IndieAuth

To build and install IndieAuth, execute the following command from the root of your Nix project:

nix-build

This command will build the IndieAuth package and place it in the result directory.

You can then install IndieAuth using the following command:

nix-env -i ./result

This will install IndieAuth on your system.

Step 5: Configure your IndieAuth server

Once IndieAuth is installed on your system, you need to configure it for your specific use case. This involves setting up OAuth 2.0 authentication, SSL certification, and more.

The IndieAuth documentation includes detailed instructions for configuring IndieAuth for various platforms and use cases.

Conclusion

That's it! You should now have IndieAuth up and running on your NixOS Latest machine, ready to use for authentication on your IndieWeb sites.