How to Install Pepperminty Wiki on nixOS Latest

Pepperminty Wiki is a lightweight, flat-file wiki software which is written in Python. It uses Markdown syntax for formatting and does not require any database. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Pepperminty Wiki on nixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running nixOS Latest.
• Access to the terminal.

Step 1: Install Nix

The first step is to install the Nix package manager. Run the following command on your terminal to install Nix:

curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

Once the installation is complete, restart the terminal.

Step 2: Clone Pepperminty Wiki

Next, we need to clone Pepperminty Wiki from its official GitHub repository. Run the following command to clone it to a directory of your choice:

git clone https://github.com/sbrl/Pepperminty-Wiki.git

Step 3: Create a Nix Shell

Now that we have Pepperminty Wiki's code on our machine, we need to create a Nix environment for it. We'll do this using a shell.nix file.

Create a new file named shell.nix inside the Pepperminty-Wiki directory with the following content:

pkgs.mkShell {
  buildInputs = [
    pkgs.python37
    pkgs.python37Packages.pip
    pkgs.coreutils
    pkgs.tzdata
  ];

  shellHook = ''
    # Set the local timezone
    ln -sf ${pkgs.tzdata}/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime

    # Install dependencies
    pip install -r requirements.txt
  '';
}

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Install Pepperminty Wiki

Now that we have a Nix shell, we can use it to install Pepperminty Wiki. To do so, run the following command inside the Pepperminty-Wiki directory:

nix-shell

This will drop you into a new shell environment with all the dependencies installed.

You can now start Pepperminty Wiki by running:

python peppermintywiki.py

By default, the wiki will be accessible at http://localhost:5000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pepperminty Wiki on nixOS Latest. You can now start using Pepperminty Wiki to create your own personal wiki pages.