vaults on NixOS Latest

Vaults is a command line utility that allows you to store and manage secrets using the Salsa20 encryption algorithm. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Vaults from the Github repository on the latest version of NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to have the following prerequisites:

A machine running the latest version of NixOS.
An active internet connection.
A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1 - Install Git

First, you need to install Git on your NixOS machine. Git is required to clone the Vaults repository from Github. Run the following command to install Git:

sudo nix-env -i git

Step 2 - Clone the Vaults Repository

After installing Git, clone the Vaults repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/MatrixEternal/vaults.git

Step 3 - Build and Install Vaults

In this step, you will build and install the Vaults command line tool. Navigate to the cloned directory and run the following commands:

cd vaults
nix-build
nix-env -f ./default.nix -i

These commands will build and install the Vaults tool on your system.

Step 4 - Test Vaults

After installation, you can verify that Vaults is working correctly by running the following command:

vaults version

This command should output the current version of the Vaults tool.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Vaults on NixOS. You can now use the Vaults command line tool to store and manage secrets on your system.