Tutorial: How to Install Stash on NixOS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Stash, a privacy-focused, decentralized file-sharing application on NixOS Latest.

Step 1: Update your system

The first step is to update your system to the latest version. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:

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

Step 2: Install Git

Stash is a git-based application, so you need to install Git on your system if you haven't already done so. To install Git, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -i git

Step 3: Clone the Stash repository

Next, you need to clone the Stash repository. To do this, go to the directory where you want to store the Stash files, and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/stashapp/stash.git

Step 4: Install Rust

Stash is built using the Rust programming language, so you need to install Rust on your system. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

Follow the prompts to install Rust on your system.

Step 5: Build the Stash application

Now that you have all the dependencies installed, it's time to build the Stash application. To build Stash, navigate to the cloned directory and run the following command:

cargo build --release

This may take some time to complete, depending on the speed of your system.

Step 6: Run Stash

After building, you can start running Stash. To do this, run the following command from the Stash directory:

./target/release/stash

Once Stash is running, you can access it in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:8000/. From here, you can start sharing files with other Stash users.

Conclusion

That's it! You now have Stash installed on your NixOS Latest system. You can now start using Stash to share files with others in a secure and decentralized way.