How to Install Inventaire on NixOS Latest

Inventaire is an open-source tool that helps you create a natural and collaborative inventory of everything you own, using linked open data. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Inventaire on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

  • A server running NixOS Latest
  • A sudo user account to run the installation commands
  • Access to the internet to download the required packages

Step 1: Install Node.js and NPM

Inventaire is built on Node.js, so the first step is to install Node.js and NPM. To do this, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs-14_x

This command will install the latest stable version of Node.js and NPM available in the Nix package manager.

Step 2: Install MongoDB

Inventaire requires a database to store its data, and we will use MongoDB for this purpose. To install MongoDB, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mongodb

This command will install the latest stable version of MongoDB available in the Nix package manager.

Step 3: Download Inventaire

To download Inventaire, clone the GitHub repository:

git clone https://github.com/inventaire/inventaire.git

This command will create a new directory named Inventaire in your current working directory and download the latest version of Inventaire.

Step 4: Install Inventaire Dependencies

Change your current directory to the Inventaire directory:

cd inventaire

Now, install the dependencies using NPM:

npm install

This command will download and install all the required dependencies for Inventaire.

Step 5: Configure Inventaire

Inventaire comes with a default configuration file named default-config.json. Copy this file to a new file named config.json:

cp default-config.json config.json

Now, open the config.json file in a text editor and make the following changes:

  • Configure the MongoDB server settings by setting the mongodb_uri value to the connection URL of your MongoDB database.
  • Change the port value to the desired port number on which you want to run Inventaire.

Step 6: Start Inventaire

To start Inventaire, run the following command:

npm start

This command will start Inventaire on the port number you specified in the config.json file. You can access Inventaire by visiting the following URL in your web browser:

http://localhost:3000

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Inventaire on NixOS Latest. Now you can start using Inventaire to create an inventory of everything you own.