How to Install Pritunl on NixOS Latest

Pritunl is a free and open-source VPN server that enables you to access the internet securely and privately. Pritunl is easy to deploy and can be used on Linux, Windows, and macOS. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Pritunl on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, you'll need:

  • A NixOS Latest machine with an internet connection.
  • Access to the root or sudo permissions.

Step 1: Add Pritunl to the NixOS Configuration

To install Pritunl, you need to add the package to your NixOS configuration. Here's how to do it:

  1. Open the NixOS configuration file in your favorite editor. The file is usually located at /etc/nixos/configuration.nix.
sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
  1. Add the following line under the environment.systemPackages definition:
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ pritunl ];

Save and close the file.

Step 2: Configure Pritunl

Now that we've added the Pritunl package to the NixOS configuration, let's configure it:

  1. Start the Pritunl service:
sudo systemctl start pritunl
  1. Set the Pritunl service to start on boot:
sudo systemctl enable pritunl
  1. Verify that the service is running:
systemctl status pritunl
  1. If you want to access Pritunl from a web interface, you need to allow port 443 on your firewall:
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Step 3: Accessing Pritunl

Now that we've installed and configured Pritunl on our NixOS Latest machine, we can access it through a web browser:

  1. Open your browser and navigate to https://<your_server_ip>.

  2. Log in with the default credentials: pritunl for the username and password.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your Pritunl account and start using the service.

Congratulations! You've successfully installed and configured Pritunl on your NixOS Latest machine. You can now use Pritunl to access the internet securely and privately.