Development using Nix (Linux)

This approach offers several advantages:

• Faster boot times without VM overhead
• Lower resource consumption
• Flexible configuration through nix/buildsteps.sh
• Improved reliability across Linux distributions

Prerequisites for Nix Setup

• Nix Package Manager
• NodeJS (latest LTS version)
• pnpm
• Docker Engine
• Git

Getting Started with Nix

1. Install Nix and enable flakes support (configuration varies by distribution)

2. Clone the Pyrodactyl panel repository

3. Install dependencies:

   pnpm i

4. Build the application:

   pnpm run ship

   This step:

   • Caches build results
   • Uploads sourcemaps to Sentry
   • Subsequent builds are much faster if code hasn't changed

5. Create environment file:

   cp .env.nix .env

6. Initialize development environment:

   nix run

Nix Setup Process

The initialization process is completely automated:

• Sets up Wings and required services
• Configures databases and application
• Takes approximately 15 minutes

Once you see "Pyrodactyl is now up and running at localhost:8000", access the application and login using the credentials shown in your console.

Visit http://localhost:8000/admin to create your first server.