How to Install StackStorm on NixOS Latest

StackStorm is an open-source automation platform designed to orchestrate your infrastructure, manage your workloads, and streamline your operations. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing StackStorm on NixOS Latest.

Step 1 - Update System Packages

Before we begin, let's update the system packages to the latest version by running the following command:

$ sudo nix-channel --update
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2 - Install StackStorm Packages

StackStorm provides deb and rpm packages for different Linux distributions. Therefore, first, we need to install the dpkg package to work with deb packages.

$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.dpkg

Then, download the StackStorm deb package from the official website using the following command:

$ curl -OL https://stackstorm.com/packages/st2_latest.deb

After the download is complete, install the package using dpkg:

$ sudo dpkg -i st2_latest.deb

Step 3 - Configure StackStorm

StackStorm uses RabbitMQ as its message broker, MongoDB as its database, and NGINX as its web frontend. Next, we need to configure these services.

3.1 - Enable RabbitMQ Service

To enable RabbitMQ service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start rabbitmq-server
$ sudo systemctl enable rabbitmq-server

3.2 - Enable MongoDB Service

To enable MongoDB service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start mongod
$ sudo systemctl enable mongod

3.3 - Enable NGINX Service

To enable NGINX service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start nginx
$ sudo systemctl enable nginx

3.4 - Verify StackStorm Configuration

Verify that configuration is successful by starting the StackStorm service:

$ sudo systemctl start st2

You can also check the service status by running the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status st2

Step 4 - Access StackStorm

After successful installation and configuration, you can access the StackStorm web interface by visiting http://<your-server-ip>/.

Conclusion

By following this guide, you have successfully installed StackStorm on NixOS Latest. This automation platform provides a lot of features that can help streamline your operations. You can now go ahead and explore its potential further.