a year ago
I'm trying to deploy a Node application that relies on a binary being available in the environment. I would like to avoid setting up a dockerfile if possible, they're a pain to deal with in monorepos.
I've tried setting it up through a nixpacks.toml file, but I'm not even sure it's being used
[phase.setup]
nixPkgs = ['rustup']
cmds = ['cargo install cryo_cli']39 Replies
a year ago
aa7cf7da-5a01-4af2-8db4-490ae195a3dc
a year ago
but I'm not even sure it's being used
does the build table show you the commands youve set?
a year ago
your syntax is slightly wrong too, here is the updated version -
[phase.setup]
nixPkgs = ['...', 'rustup']
cmds = ['cargo install cryo_cli']a year ago
I've updates this, but I still don't see the commands being applied.
a year ago
where are you looking?
a year ago
here

a year ago
where have you placed the nixpacks.toml file within your repo?
a year ago
My structure looks something like this
/apps
/packages
/toolingThe nixpacks.toml file is in /apps/indexer/nixpacks.toml
a year ago
since its not at the root you need to tell nixpacks where it is, that can be done with a NIXPACKS_CONFIG_FILE variable
a year ago
I tried setting it up through a railway.json file
{
"$schema": "https://railway.com/railway.schema.json",
"build": {
"builder": "NIXPACKS",
"nixpacksConfigPath": "/apps/indexer/nixpacks.toml",
"buildCommand": "pnpm build --filter indexer",
"watchPatterns": ["/apps/indexer/**"]
},
"deploy": {
"startCommand": "pnpm start --filter indexer"
}
}a year ago
where did you place the railway.json file
a year ago
same pathapps/indexer/railway.json
a year ago
since its not at the root you need to tell railway where it is, that can be done by setting the config path in the service settings
a year ago
I can tell it's being used, I already set up the path

a year ago
try this
a year ago
on it
a year ago
not sure it's working

a year ago
This is the value I gave the variable /apps/indexer/nixpacks.toml
a year ago
oh shit its phases not phase
a year ago
<:kek:885396556520493056>
a year ago
damn typos
a year ago
pushed the changes, will report back
a year ago
they seem to be working now <:pog:925010410518749194>

a year ago
In the future, would it be better just to set it up through env vars?
a year ago
Or the approach I took was fine?
a year ago
it was likely fine yeah lol
a year ago
thanks you!
a year ago
does the deploy work?
a year ago
I'm having some issues with rustup, but I think that's a skill issue on my end
a year ago
i wish you all the best (i dont know rust)
a year ago
me neither <:harold:906670492818235473>
a year ago
oof
you can use the variables from nixpacks to install packages
like this:
NIXPACKS_PKGS="rustup"
do you can see more in this link:
https://nixpacks.com/docs/configuration/environment
a year ago
I've seen, this package comes with cargo unconfigured.
a year ago
I was able to get it working by installing rustup manually, it's fine
a year ago
Off topic, but new role applied helping out 🙂