How to Install TaskBoard on nixOS Latest

TaskBoard is a free, open-source tool that can manage task lists and boards to streamline your workflow. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install TaskBoard on nixOS Latest using the command line.

Prerequisites

• You should have access to an account with sudo or root privileges on your NixOS system.
• You need to have a web server installed and running, such as Apache or Nginx.

Step 1: Update Packages

Run the following command to update the package list:

sudo nix-channel --update

Step 2: Install PHP and Dependencies

TaskBoard is developed using PHP; therefore, we need to install PHP and its dependencies. Run the command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.php

Step 3: Create a TaskBoard Directory

Create a new directory to store your TaskBoard files, for example /var/www/taskboard. You can create this directory using the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/taskboard

Step 4: Download TaskBoard

Next, download the latest stable release of TaskBoard in the TaskBoard directory you just created:

sudo curl -L https://github.com/kiswa/task-board/archive/v2.0.1.tar.gz | sudo tar xvz -C /var/www/taskboard --strip-components=1

Step 5: Configure TaskBoard

After you download TaskBoard, you have to copy the sample configuration file and then make the necessary adjustments:

sudo cp /var/www/taskboard/config/taskboardConfig.dist.php /var/www/taskboard/config/taskboardConfig.php
sudo vim /var/www/taskboard/config/taskboardConfig.php

Here, you should edit the database settings, such as the database hostname, database name, database password, and database user.

Step 6: Set File Permission

TaskBoard requires PHP to have write access to certain directories for it to work properly. Set the correct file permissions using the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/taskboard && sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/taskboard

Step 7: Create a TaskBoard virtual host configuration

Create a new virtual host file in the site-available directory. For example, /etc/nginx/sites-available/taskboard.conf. Add the following configuration and save the file:

server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  your_taskboard_server;

    root   /var/www/taskboard;
    index  index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    # pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
    }
}

Step 8: Activate the TaskBoard virtual host

Enable the virtual host using the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/taskboard.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Then, restart the web server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 9: Access TaskBoard

After completing the installation and configuration, you can access TaskBoard by going to http://your_taskboard_server. Login with the admin username and password, which is 'admin' and 'admin' respectively.

That's all! You now have TaskBoard installed on your nixOS Latest system. From here, you can start creating your boards and managing your tasks. Happy tasking!