How to Install Yeti-Switch on NixOS Latest

Yeti-Switch is an open-source platform that allows you to run a telecom service. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Yeti-Switch on NixOS Latest. NixOS is a Linux distribution that is highly configurable, making it an operating system of choice for many developers.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you need to have NixOS installed on your device, and you should have administrative rights to install packages.

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git, a popular version control system that Yeti-Switch uses to manage its code.

To install Git on NixOS, execute the following command in your terminal:

sudo nix-env -i git

Step 2: Clone the Yeti-Switch Repository

After installing Git, the next step is to clone the Yeti-Switch repository to your local machine.

To clone the Yeti-Switch repository, run the following commands in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/yeti-switch/yeti.git
cd yeti
git checkout stable

Step 3: Install Yeti-Switch Dependencies

With the Yeti-Switch repository on your local machine, the next step is to install its dependencies.

To do this, execute the following command in your terminal:

nix-shell

This command will start a shell environment with Yeti-Switch dependencies installed.

Step 4: Build Yeti-Switch

Now that we have installed Yeti-Switch dependencies, the next step is to build Yeti-Switch.

To build Yeti-Switch, execute the following command:

rebar3 as prod tar

This command will generate a tarball archive of Yeti-Switch in your project directory.

Step 5: Start Yeti-Switch

The final step is to start Yeti-Switch using the generated tarball archive.

Execute the following command in your terminal:

./_build/prod/rel/yeti/bin/yeti start

This command will start Yeti-Switch in the background. You can verify that Yeti-Switch is running by executing the following command:

./_build/prod/rel/yeti/bin/yeti ping

If Yeti-Switch is running, it should return pong.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Yeti-Switch on NixOS Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Yeti-Switch on NixOS Latest. Yeti-Switch is an open-source platform that allows you to run a telecom service, and NixOS is a Linux distribution that is highly configurable, making it an operating system of choice for many developers.