How to Install Tokumei on NixOS Latest

Tokumei is a lightweight and anonymous blogging platform developed in Perl. It allows users to post anonymous messages and comments without the need to create an account. In this tutorial, we will walk through the installation of Tokumei on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running NixOS Latest system
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A terminal application

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git. Git is required for cloning the Tokumei repository from GitHub.

To install Git, open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.git

Step 2: Clone the Tokumei Repository

With Git installed, we can now clone the Tokumei repository from GitHub. Change to your home directory and clone the repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/tokumei/tokumei.git

This will create a tokumei directory in your home directory. Change into that directory with the following command:

cd tokumei

Step 3: Install the Dependencies

To install the dependencies required for Tokumei, we can use nix-shell. Run the following command:

nix-shell

This will install all the dependencies required to run Tokumei.

Step 4: Configure the Database

Tokumei uses a SQLite database by default. We need to create a directory for the database and set the correct permissions.

Create a data directory in your tokumei directory with the following command:

mkdir data

Set the correct permissions with the following command:

chmod 777 data

Step 5: Start the Server

With everything set up, we can now start the Tokumei server. Run the following command:

./app.pl

This will start the server on port 5000.

Step 6: Access Tokumei

To access Tokumei, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000/. You should see the Tokumei homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tokumei on NixOS Latest. Enjoy anonymous blogging and commenting!