How to Install TiddlyWiki on NixOS Latest

TiddlyWiki is a open source, non-linear note-taking tool. It is a single HTML file designed to be easy to embed into other documents. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install TiddlyWiki on NixOS.

Prerequisites

  • NixOS latest
  • Access to the terminal

Installation

  1. Open a terminal window on your NixOS system.

  2. In the terminal, type the following command to install TiddlyWiki using Nix package manager:

$ nix-env -i tiddlywiki

Note: If the command fails, make sure that the channels are up-to-date by running the following command before proceeding. 

$ sudo nix-channel --update
  1. Once TiddlyWiki is installed, you can launch it by running the following command in the terminal:
$ tiddlywiki
  1. Press Enter to start the TiddlyWiki server. Your terminal will display a message that looks like the following:
Serving on http://0.0.0.0:8080

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to the URL displayed on your terminal. You should now see the TiddlyWiki homepage.

  2. Congratulations! TiddlyWiki has been successfully installed on your NixOS system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install TiddlyWiki on NixOS. By following these steps, you can easily set up TiddlyWiki on your NixOS system and start taking notes in a non-linear, interactive way.