How to Install NocoDB on NixOS

NocoDB is a free and open-source database management tool that allows you to create and manage databases with ease. It is built on Node.js and uses MySQL as a database backend.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing NocoDB on the latest version of NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

  • NixOS latest version.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • An active Internet connection.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Since NocoDB is built on Node.js, we need to install Node.js on our NixOS system. To do that, open your terminal and run the following command:

$ sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs

This command will install Node.js on your system and make it available for you to use.

Step 2: Install MySQL

NocoDB uses MySQL as its database backend, so we need to install it on our system. To do that, run the following command in your terminal:

$ sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mysql

This command will install and configure MySQL on your NixOS system.

Step 3: Download NocoDB

To download NocoDB, we will use the git command. Open your terminal and run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb.git

This command will clone the NocoDB repository to your local system.

Step 4: Move to NocoDB directory

Navigate to the cloned directory by running:

$ cd nocodb

Step 5: Install dependencies

To install the necessary dependencies for NocoDB, run the following command:

$ npm install

This command will install all the necessary modules and libraries required by NocoDB.

Step 6: Configure NocoDB

To configure NocoDB, copy the config.sample.js file to config.js by running the following command:

$ cp config.sample.js config.js

After copying, open the config.js file with your preferred text editor.

Update the following details in config.js file:

  • Hostname and port where NocoDB will listen
  • Database username and password
  • Database host and port
  • Any other configuration required for your setup

Step 7: Start NocoDB

To start the NocoDB server, run the following command:

$ npm start

NocoDB should now be running on the specified hostname and port.

Step 8: Fire up NocoDB Web interface

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip:8080 OR http://localhost:8080 depending on your NocoDB host configuration.

That's it! You have successfully installed NocoDB on your NixOS system. Happy data managing!