[Nix-dev] Installing hydra as a nixos module

[Philip Lykke Carlsen]

On Sunday 06 October 2013 13:09:05 you wrote:
> Hi there.
> 
> I'm trying to make a local installation of Hydra to try it out as my CI
> system. However, I'm a bit confused about how to best integrate it with my
> nixos installation.
> 
> At first I tried to just 'nix-env -i hydra' after having added and updated
> the http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/hydra/trunk/channel/latest channel, and
> that went somewhat well.
> 
> But then I came across the option to install it as a module in nixos after a
> conversation on IRC. However, as I'm still a bit new to nixos, I'm at a
> loss of how to actually include hydra in /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
> (which is what I presume that I am to do..)
> 
> I was hoping someone here would know how :-)
> 
> Kind regards, plc

I managed to find out eventually and documented my effort in 
http://nixos.org/wiki/Installing_hydra_as_nixos_module

Comments are much appreaciated :-)