How to Install RosarioSIS on NixOS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing RosarioSIS on NixOS Latest. RosarioSIS is a free and open-source Student Information System that can be used for managing schools, teachers, students, grades, attendance, and more. NixOS is a Linux distribution that is known for its declarative approach to system configuration management.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A running instance of NixOS Latest
  • Root access to the server
  • A web server installed and configured (we'll be using Apache in this tutorial)

Steps

  1. Install dependencies:
$ sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
$ sudo nix-channel --update
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.apache php php_packages.php-mysql php_packages.php-pdo_mysql php_packages.php-mbstring
  1. Create a new database and user for RosarioSIS:
$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE rosariosis;
mysql> CREATE USER 'rosariosis'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON rosariosis.* TO 'rosariosis'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit
  1. Download RosarioSIS:
$ wget https://github.com/francoisjacquet/rosariosis/archive/master.zip
$ unzip master.zip
$ mv rosariosis-master /var/www/rosariosis
  1. Setup permissions:
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/rosariosis
  1. Configure Apache:
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/rosariosis.conf

Add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
   DocumentRoot /var/www/rosariosis
   ServerName rosariosis.loc
   <Directory /var/www/rosariosis>
       Options FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
   </Directory>
   ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/rosariosis_error.log
   CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/rosariosis_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the virtual host:

$ sudo a2ensite rosariosis.conf
  1. Restart Apache:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

  1. Open your browser and go to http://localhost/. You should see the login screen for RosarioSIS.

  2. Login using the default username and password:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: admin
  1. Change the default password to a strong one.

And that's it! You have successfully installed RosarioSIS on NixOS Latest. You can now start managing your school with this powerful Student Information System.