2 years 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
2 years ago
aa7cf7da-5a01-4af2-8db4-490ae195a3dc
2 years ago
but I'm not even sure it's being used
does the build table show you the commands youve set?
2 years ago
your syntax is slightly wrong too, here is the updated version -
[phase.setup]
nixPkgs = ['...', 'rustup']
cmds = ['cargo install cryo_cli']2 years ago
I've updates this, but I still don't see the commands being applied.
2 years ago
where are you looking?
2 years ago
here

2 years ago
where have you placed the nixpacks.toml file within your repo?
2 years ago
My structure looks something like this
/apps
/packages
/toolingThe nixpacks.toml file is in /apps/indexer/nixpacks.toml
2 years 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
2 years 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"
}
}2 years ago
where did you place the railway.json file
2 years ago
same path
apps/indexer/railway.json
2 years 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
2 years ago
I can tell it's being used, I already set up the path

2 years ago
try this
2 years ago
on it
2 years ago
not sure it's working

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

2 years ago
In the future, would it be better just to set it up through env vars?
2 years ago
Or the approach I took was fine?
2 years ago
it was likely fine yeah lol
2 years ago
thanks you!
2 years ago
does the deploy work?
2 years ago
I'm having some issues with rustup, but I think that's a skill issue on my end
2 years ago
i wish you all the best (i dont know rust)
2 years ago
me neither <:harold:906670492818235473>
2 years 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:
2 years ago
I've seen, this package comes with cargo unconfigured.
2 years ago
I was able to get it working by installing rustup manually, it's fine
2 years ago
Off topic, but new role applied helping out 🙂