How to Install Weblate on nixOS Latest

Weblate is an open-source web-based translation platform that comes with many useful features for translation management. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Weblate on nixOS Latest.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Update the system

Before installing any new software, it's always recommended that you update your system to ensure that you have the latest security patches and bug fixes.

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install Weblate dependencies

The first thing you need to do is install the dependencies required by Weblate. You can use the following command to install all necessary packages:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.weblate

Step 3: Create a System User for Weblate

Weblate should not be run as a root user as it could be a potential security risk. Therefore, it's advisable to create a system user that Weblate will run under.

useradd -r -s /usr/sbin/nologin weblate

Step 4: Configure Weblate

Edit the Weblate configuration file to update it as per your requirements.

sudo nano /etc/weblate/settings.py

Database Configuration

Update the database settings in the configuration file. By default, Weblate uses the SQLite database, but you can also use other databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MariaDB.

# Example SQLite database configuration
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
    }
}

For more information on setting up other databases, you can see the Weblate documentation.

Email Configuration

Update the email settings in the configuration file. By default, Weblate uses the SMTP backend to send email notifications. You can specify your email server's details to send emails.

# Example SMTP email configuration
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'your_email_address'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'your_email_password'

User Authentication Configuration

Update the user authentication settings in the configuration file. By default, Weblate uses the Django's built-in authentication backend, but you can use other authentication backends as well.

# Example authentication backend configuration
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
    'weblate.accounts.auth.GitHubBackend'
    'weblate.accounts.auth.GoogleBackend'
    'weblate.accounts.auth.OIDCBackend'
    'weblate.accounts.auth.Auth0OIDCBackend'
]

Other Configuration

There are many other settings available that you can customize to meet your requirements.

Step 5: Run Weblate

Now that Weblate is installed and configured, all you need to do is run it. Use the following command to start the Weblate service:

sudo systemctl start weblate

And finally, enable the Weblate service to start at boot time.

sudo systemctl enable weblate

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Weblate on nixOS Latest. Once you have installed Weblate, you can start using it for translating your projects, managing translations, and collaborating with other translators.