How to Install Sourcegraph on NixOS Latest

Sourcegraph is a code search and navigation tool that helps you quickly find and understand code. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Sourcegraph on NixOS Latest.

Step 1: Install Nix

If you do not have Nix installed, you will need to install it first. You can follow the instructions here to install Nix on your NixOS Latest machine.

Step 2: Install Docker

Sourcegraph runs in a Docker container, so you will need to have Docker installed. You can install Docker by running the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.docker

Step 3: Configure Docker

Docker requires additional steps to be configured on NixOS. You can follow the instructions here to configure Docker on your NixOS machine.

Step 4: Install Sourcegraph

Now that you have Nix and Docker installed and configured, you can install Sourcegraph by running the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA sourcegraph

This will install the latest version of Sourcegraph available in the Nix package repository.

Step 5: Start Sourcegraph

After successfully installing Sourcegraph, you can start it by running the following command:

sourcegraph-server start

This will start the Sourcegraph server and make it available at http://localhost:7080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Sourcegraph on NixOS Latest. You can now start using Sourcegraph to quickly find and understand your code.