How to Install Moonmoon on NixOS Latest
Moonmoon is a simple and open-source self-hosted news aggregator that allows you to aggregate and display all your RSS feeds in one place. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Moonmoon on NixOS Latest.
Prerequisites
Before we proceed with the installation, you must have the following:
- A running NixOS Latest machine
- sudo or root access to the server
Installation Steps
Update the system
Run the following command to update the system packages:
sudo nixos-rebuild switchInstall Moonmoon
To install Moonmoon, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.moonmoonConfigure Moonmoon
Moonmoon's configuration file is located at
/etc/moonmoon/config.ini. You can create this file by copying the sample configuration file:sudo cp /run/current-system/sw/share/moonmoon/config-sample.ini /etc/moonmoon/config.iniOnce you have copied the configuration file, you can modify it using a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/moonmoon/config.iniIn the configuration file, you can add your RSS feed URLs and customize the appearance of the Moonmoon page.
Start Moonmoon
Once you have configured Moonmoon, you can start the service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start moonmoonYou can also enable the service to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable moonmoonAs an alternative, you can run the following command instead, which will automatically start and enable the Moonmoon service:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake https://github.com/leoschwarz/moonflakeAccess Moonmoon
By default, Moonmoon is accessible at
http://localhost:8080/in your web browser. If you are running NixOS on a remote server, you can replacelocalhostwith the server's IP address.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You now have Moonmoon installed and configured on your NixOS Latest machine. From now on, you can access all your RSS feeds in one place with a clean and simple interface.