How to Install Notes'n'Todos on nixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps needed to install Notes'n'Todos on nixOS Latest.

Notes'n'Todos is an open-source note-taking and to-do list management application that runs in the browser. It lets you store notes, to-do items, bookmarks and images, organize them into categories and subcategories and tag them for easy searching. Notes'n'Todos supports markdown for easy formatting of notes.

nixOS is a Linux distribution that takes a unique approach to package management, using a declarative approach to system configuration. Every aspect of the system is defined in a configuration file, making it easy to manage and maintain.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, ensure you have the following:

  • A nixOS Latest installation
  • An internet connection

Step 1: Install Git

Notes'n'Todos is hosted on GitHub, and we shall need a client to interact with the repository.

To install Git, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -i git

Step 2: Clone the Repository

We will now clone the Notes'n'Todos repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/larspontoppidan/notesntodos.git

This will create a local copy of the repository on your computer.

Step 3: Build the App using Nix

With the repository cloned, we can now build the app's dependencies using Nix.

Navigate to the cloned repository's root directory:

cd notesntodos

Next, run the following command:

nix-shell

This will start a Nix shell with all the required dependencies for building the app.

We can now build the app itself using the following command:

npm install
npm run-script build

This will build the app and create a dist directory in the project root containing the compiled code.

Step 4: Serve the App

To serve the app, we can use any web server. In this tutorial, we shall use serve – a simple static server for serving a local directory over HTTP.

Run the following command to install serve:

npm install -g serve

Next, navigate to the dist directory and serve the app using the following command:

cd dist
serve

This will start the server on port 5000.

You can now access Notes'n'Todos in your browser by navigating to http://localhost:5000/.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Notes'n'Todos on nixOS Latest using this tutorial. Happy note-taking!