So, I got into NixOS and installed it on a VPS a few days ago. I’ve previously used yunohost.org (a debian based all-in-one selfhosting solution) and docker-compose. But I (now) really like the Nix(OS) approach, the amount of packaged software and how everything ties together in a clean server configuration.

However… I need a bit more information on the server stuff. Are there nice configurations around which I can incorporate and learn from? Extensive tutorials from other people who run their own services or communities?

I mean the basic stuff isn’t a problem. I got Nextcloud and the most important stuff running, a DNS Adblocker, a chat server, nginx etc. But ultimately I’d like to share some services with friends and family. So I need single sign-on (SSO), preferably with an LDAP directory. An email server… And the Wiki and just googling it stop being helpful at this point.

Are there people who share their experience with LDAP/Authentik/Zitadel/Authelia/Keycloak / whatever SSO/Authentication software is packaged in Nix but I can’t find anything about from people who actually use it? A comparison of the several available email servers?

  • @manos_de_papel
    4•4 months ago

    On github, search with the language: nix and then some keywords. You’ll be able to see other people’s configs.

    • @h3ndrik@feddit.deOP
      1•4 months ago

      Thank you, that is good advice. Unfortunately I get 4 pages of forks of the nixpkgs repository and like 6 results from people who use nix to spin up the docker containers for the respective software… But it’s something. And all I need is one reasonable result. I’ll keep looking.