How to Install Rustpad on NixOS Latest

Rustpad is a collaborative text editor, suitable for developers who need to work on code together. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Rustpad on NixOS latest.

First, let's update the system with the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Next, we will install Rustpad by following these steps:

1. Open a terminal on your NixOS system.

2. Change to the root user and create a folder named /opt/rustpad/.

   sudo su
   mkdir -p /opt/rustpad/
   

3. Download the latest version of Rustpad and extract it in the /opt/rustpad/ folder.

   cd /opt/rustpad/
   curl -L https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases/download/v4.13.0/xterm.js-4.13.0.zip -o rustpad.zip
   unzip rustpad.zip
   

4. Create a systemd service file for Rustpad.

   nano /etc/systemd/system/rustpad.service
   

5. Add the following text to the file:

   [Unit]
   Description=Rustpad - Collaborative Text Editor
   After=network.target
   
   [Service]
   User=<your_user_name>
   Environment=NODE_ENV=production
   ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /opt/rustpad/rustpad/main.js
   Restart=always
   RestartSec=10
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   Note: Replace <your_user_name> with the name of the user who will run Rustpad.

6. Save the file and exit the editor.

7. Reload the system daemon and enable the Rustpad service.

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl enable rustpad.service
   

We have now successfully installed Rustpad on NixOS latest. You can access Rustpad by going to http://localhost:3000 in your preferred web browser.