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+## NixOS overlay for [Seafile](https://seafile.com)
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+This is an ongoing attempt to package the Seafile server and create a NixOS module for it.
+
+### testing
+
+- building package:
+  1. add this overlay to your [nixpkgs overlay configuration](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Overlays)
+  1. `nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A seafile-server`
+- testing the NixOS module in a VM: `NIXOS_CONFIG="$(pwd)/seafile-test.nix" nixos-rebuild build-vm --fast --show-trace && result/bin/run-nixos-vm`