How to install Infinoted on nixOS Latest

Infinoted is a dedicated server that provides real-time collaborative text editing over the network. The following tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Infinoted on nixOS Latest using the commands in Ruby:

Prerequisites

Before installing Infinoted on nixOS Latest, you need to make sure that the following requirements are met:

  • A running instance of nixOS Latest
  • Ruby language and its packaging system installed
  • Internet connection for downloading packages

Installation Steps

  1. Install the required dependencies by executing the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.glib2 zlib libxml2 docbook-xml docbook-xsl
  1. Download the latest release of Infinoted from its official GitHub repository using the following command:
sudo curl -L https://github.com/gobby/gobby/releases/download/0.5.0/infinoted-0.5.0.tar.gz | tar zx && cd infinoted-0.5.0
  1. Compile and install Infinoted using the following commands:
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
  1. Create a system service file for Infinoted by providing the configuration in the /etc/nixos/configuration.nix file:
services.infinoted = {
    enable = true;
    bindHost = "0.0.0.0";
    bindPort = 6523;
};
  1. Reload the nixOS configuration using the following command:
sudo system nixos-rebuild switch
  1. Start the Infinoted server using the following command:
sudo systemctl start infinoted
  1. Verify that the Infinoted server is running as expected by executing the following command:
sudo systemctl status infinoted

If the output shows that the service is active (running), then the installation is completed successfully. You can now connect to the Infinoted server using a compatible client application, such as Gobby.