Installing Pump.io on nixOS Latest

Pump.io is a microblogging server software, which can be installed and run on nixOS. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps required to install and configure Pump.io on nixOS latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running nixOS latest
• Access to the server as a sudo user

Step 1 - Update NixOS

Before we can install Pump.io, we need to make sure that our nixOS is up to date. To do so, we will run the following command.

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

This command will update our nixOS installation to the latest available version.

Step 2 - Installing Node.js

Pump.io requires Node.js to be installed on your system; we will install Node.js using Nix.

nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs-12_x

This command will install the nodejs package, which is currently available to nixOS. The version installed will be nodejs -12_x.

Step 3 - Setting Up a Non-Root User

For security reasons, it is a good practice to run Pump.io using a non-root user. In this step, we will create a new user in our nixOS system.

sudo useradd -m pumpio

This command will create a new user named pumpio. You can replace pumpio with your desired username.

Step 4 - Installing Pump.io

Now that we have set up the prerequisites let's install Pump.io.

sudo -i -u pumpio

git clone https://github.com/pump-io/pump.io.git pumpio

cd pumpio

npm install

These commands will install Pump.io, a microblogging server, in the /home/pumpio/pumpio directory.

Step 5 - Initial Configuration

Next, we need to configure Pump.io for the first time. To do so, we will go into the config directory that has been created in the Pump.io installation.

cd /home/pumpio/pumpio/config

In this directory, we can find a file named dev.example.json. We need to copy this file to create a new configuration file.

cp dev.example.json prod.json

You can edit the file prod.json using your preferred text editor.

nano prod.json

In this file, you can define some of the basic settings for Pump.io, like your site name, the hostname or IP address, the database name and URL, in addition to other configurations. Fill out the necessary data and then save the file and exit.

We are now ready for the final step.

Step 6 - Running Pump.io

To run pump.io, we need to start the server using the following command.

cd /home/pumpio/pumpio

npm start

This command will start Pump.io, and you will see the console logs. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to test if the server is working correctly.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Pump.io on nixOS latest. Now, people can use your microblogging server, and you can create a community where everyone can share their thoughts, photos, and events.