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squat 5c55071c5b nixos: introduce a service for linkding
This commit adds a new NixOS service for the linkding package. This
NixOS service runs 3 systemd services:
1. linkding-setup: this one-shot service bootstraps the creation of the
   runtime data directory and sets up the SQL database by running
   migrations, creating users, etc.
2. linkding: this is the main service, which runs linkding inside of
   uwsgi.
3. linkding-background-tasks: this is a sidecar service that runs
   `huey`, a task manager, which linkding uses to generate previews,
   downloads favicons, etc for your bookmarks.

Wherever possible, the NixOS service mirrors the configuration from the
upstream scripts/Docker compose.

I've validated that following configurations work on my own machines:
1. linkding with the sqlite3: this is the simplest way to run the
   linkding service, storing all DB data in the data directory. Task
   runner is confirmed working and favicons/previews are correctly
   generated.
2. linkding with postgresql: this is a trickier configuration that needs
   to pull in an optional-dependency. This is also confirmed working
   even against a non-local postgres instance.

Signed-off-by: squat <lserven@gmail.com>
2026-04-18 20:54:18 +02:00

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Nix

{
config,
lib,
pkgs,
...
}:
let
inherit (lib)
mkEnableOption
mkIf
mkOption
mkPackageOption
optionalAttrs
types
;
cfg = config.services.linkding;
in
{
options.services.linkding = {
enable = mkEnableOption "linkding, a self-hosted bookmark manager";
package = mkPackageOption pkgs "linkding" { };
user = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "linkding";
description = ''
User account under which linkding runs.
::: {.note}
If left as the default value this user will automatically be created
on system activation, otherwise you are responsible for ensuring the
user exists before the linkding service starts.
:::
'';
};
group = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "linkding";
description = ''
Group under which linkding runs.
::: {.note}
If left as the default value this group will automatically be created
on system activation, otherwise you are responsible for ensuring the
group exists before the linkding service starts.
:::
'';
};
dataDir = mkOption {
type = types.path;
default = "/var/lib/linkding";
description = "Directory used for all mutable state: SQLite database, secret key, favicons, previews, and assets.";
};
address = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "127.0.0.1";
description = "Address on which linkding listens.";
};
port = mkOption {
type = types.port;
default = 9090;
description = "Port on which linkding listens.";
};
contextPath = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "";
example = "linkding/";
description = ''
Configures a URL context path under which linkding is accessible.
When set, linkding is available at `http://host:<port>/<contextPath>`.
Must end with a `/` when non-empty.
'';
};
environmentFile = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.path;
default = null;
example = "/run/secrets/linkding.env";
description = ''
Path to an environment file loaded by all linkding services.
Useful for injecting secrets that should not appear in the Nix store,
such as `LD_DB_PASSWORD` or `LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD`.
'';
};
settings = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf types.str;
default = { };
example = {
LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS = "True";
LD_DISABLE_URL_VALIDATION = "True";
LD_ENABLE_OIDC = "True";
};
description = ''
Additional environment variables passed to linkding.
Refer to the [linkding documentation](https://linkding.link/options/)
for the full list of supported `LD_*` options.
'';
};
database = {
type = mkOption {
type = types.enum [
"sqlite"
"postgres"
];
default = "sqlite";
description = "Database engine to use. Defaults to SQLite.";
};
host = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "localhost";
description = "PostgreSQL server host.";
};
port = mkOption {
type = types.port;
default = 5432;
description = "PostgreSQL server port.";
};
name = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "linkding";
description = "PostgreSQL database name.";
};
user = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "linkding";
description = "PostgreSQL user name.";
};
createLocally = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = "Whether to automatically create a local PostgreSQL database and user.";
};
};
openFirewall = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = "Open the linkding port in the firewall.";
};
};
config = mkIf cfg.enable (
let
pkg = cfg.package;
usePostgres = cfg.database.type == "postgres";
pythonPath =
"${pkg.passthru.python.pkgs.makePythonPath pkg.passthru.dependencies}:${lib.getBin pkg}/${pkg.passthru.python.sitePackages}"
+ lib.strings.optionalString usePostgres ":${pkg.passthru.python.pkgs.makePythonPath pkg.optional-dependencies.postgres}";
# Build the environment passed to every linkding process.
environment = {
DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "bookmarks.settings.prod";
_NIXOS_LINKDING_DATA_DIR = cfg.dataDir;
LD_SERVER_PORT = toString cfg.port;
}
// optionalAttrs (cfg.contextPath != "") {
LD_CONTEXT_PATH = cfg.contextPath;
}
// optionalAttrs usePostgres {
LD_DB_ENGINE = "postgres";
LD_DB_DATABASE = cfg.database.name;
LD_DB_USER = cfg.database.user;
LD_DB_HOST = "/run/postgresql";
}
// optionalAttrs (usePostgres && !cfg.database.createLocally) {
LD_DB_HOST = cfg.database.host;
LD_DB_PORT = toString cfg.database.port;
}
// cfg.settings;
environmentFile = pkgs.writeText "linkding-environment" (lib.generators.toKeyValue { } environment);
# Generate a uwsgi.ini for the linkding instance, adapted for NixOS from
# the upstream uwsgi.ini. The static-map entries serve pre-generated
# static files from the Nix store as well as the mutable user-data
# directories (favicons, previews) from the data directory.
uwsgiIni = pkgs.writeText "linkding-uwsgi.ini" ''
[uwsgi]
plugins-dir = ${pkg.passthru.uwsgiWithPython}/lib/uwsgi
plugin = python3
module = bookmarks.wsgi:application
env = DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=bookmarks.settings.prod
processes = 2
threads = 2
buffer-size = 8192
die-on-term = true
mime-file = ${pkgs.mailcap}/etc/mime.types
http = ${cfg.address}:${toString cfg.port}
static-map = /${cfg.contextPath}static=${pkg}/${pkg.passthru.python.sitePackages}/bookmarks/static
static-map = /${cfg.contextPath}static=${cfg.dataDir}/favicons
static-map = /${cfg.contextPath}static=${cfg.dataDir}/previews
static-map = /${cfg.contextPath}robots.txt=${pkg}/${pkg.passthru.python.sitePackages}/bookmarks/static/robots.txt
if-env = LD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
http-timeout = %(_)
socket-timeout = %(_)
harakiri = %(_)
endif =
if-env = LD_REQUEST_MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH
limit-post = %(_)
endif =
if-env = LD_LOG_X_FORWARDED_FOR
log-x-forwarded-for = %(_)
endif =
if-env = LD_DISABLE_REQUEST_LOGS=true
disable-logging = true
log-4xx = true
log-5xx = true
endif =
'';
# Manage wrapper script installed into the system PATH so administrators can
# run Django management commands as the linkding service user.
linkdingManageScript =
let
args = lib.escapeShellArgs (
[
"--uid=${cfg.user}"
"--gid=${cfg.group}"
"--working-directory=${cfg.dataDir}"
"--property=EnvironmentFile=${environmentFile}"
]
++ lib.optional (cfg.environmentFile != null) "--property=EnvironmentFile=${cfg.environmentFile}"
++ [
"--property=ReadWritePaths=${cfg.dataDir}"
"--setenv=PYTHONPATH=${pythonPath}"
"--pty"
"--wait"
"--collect"
"--service-type=exec"
"--quiet"
"--"
"${lib.getExe' pkg "linkding"}"
]
);
in
pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "linkding-manage" ''
exec ${lib.getExe' config.systemd.package "systemd-run"} ${args} "$@"
'';
commonServiceConfig = {
Slice = "system-linkding.slice";
User = cfg.user;
Group = cfg.group;
EnvironmentFile = [
environmentFile
]
++ lib.optional (cfg.environmentFile != null) cfg.environmentFile;
Environment = "PYTHONPATH=${pythonPath}";
WorkingDirectory = cfg.dataDir;
StateDirectory = [
"linkding"
"linkding/favicons"
"linkding/previews"
"linkding/assets"
];
StateDirectoryMode = "0750";
# Hardening
NoNewPrivileges = true;
PrivateTmp = true;
PrivateDevices = true;
ProtectSystem = "strict";
ProtectHome = true;
ReadWritePaths = [ cfg.dataDir ];
PrivateMounts = true;
ProtectClock = true;
ProtectControlGroups = true;
ProtectHostname = true;
ProtectKernelLogs = true;
ProtectKernelModules = true;
ProtectKernelTunables = true;
ProtectProc = "invisible";
RemoveIPC = true;
RestrictRealtime = true;
RestrictSUIDSGID = true;
};
in
{
assertions = [
{
assertion = cfg.database.createLocally -> usePostgres;
message = "services.linkding.database.createLocally requires services.linkding.database.type = \"postgres\"";
}
{
assertion =
cfg.database.createLocally -> cfg.database.host == "localhost" || cfg.database.host == "";
message = "services.linkding.database.host should be empty or \"localhost\" when createLocally is enabled";
}
{
assertion =
cfg.database.createLocally
-> cfg.database.user == cfg.user && cfg.database.user == cfg.database.name;
message = "services.linkding.database.user must match services.linkding.user and services.linkding.database.name when createLocally is enabled";
}
{
assertion = cfg.contextPath == "" || lib.hasSuffix "/" cfg.contextPath;
message = "services.linkding.contextPath must end with \"/\" when non-empty";
}
];
networking.firewall = mkIf cfg.openFirewall {
allowedTCPPorts = [ cfg.port ];
};
environment.systemPackages = [ linkdingManageScript ];
users.users.${cfg.user} = {
isSystemUser = true;
group = cfg.group;
home = cfg.dataDir;
};
users.groups.${cfg.group} = { };
systemd.slices.system-linkding = {
description = "linkding bookmark manager System Slice";
documentation = [ "https://linkding.link/" ];
};
# One-shot setup service: run database migrations and first-time
# initialization steps taken from the upstream bootstrap.sh.
systemd.services.linkding-setup = {
description = "linkding database migrations and initialization";
after = [
"network.target"
]
++ lib.optionals (usePostgres && cfg.database.createLocally) [ "postgresql.target" ];
requires = lib.optionals (usePostgres && cfg.database.createLocally) [ "postgresql.target" ];
serviceConfig = commonServiceConfig // {
Type = "oneshot";
ExecStart = "${lib.getExe' pkg "linkding-bootstrap"}";
};
};
# Main WSGI service — starts after setup completes.
systemd.services.linkding = {
description = "linkding bookmark manager";
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
after = [ "linkding-setup.service" ];
requires = [ "linkding-setup.service" ];
startLimitBurst = 5;
startLimitIntervalSec = 60;
serviceConfig = commonServiceConfig // {
Type = "exec";
ExecStart = "${lib.getExe pkgs.uwsgi} --ini ${uwsgiIni}";
Restart = "on-failure";
};
};
# Background task processor (Huey). Can be disabled via
# services.linkding.settings.LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS = "True".
systemd.services.linkding-background-tasks =
mkIf ((cfg.settings.LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS or "False") != "True")
{
description = "linkding background task processor";
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
after = [ "linkding-setup.service" ];
requires = [ "linkding-setup.service" ];
serviceConfig = commonServiceConfig // {
Type = "exec";
ExecStart = "${lib.getExe' pkg "linkding"} run_huey -f";
Restart = "on-failure";
RestartSec = "5s";
};
};
# Automatically provision a local PostgreSQL database when requested.
services.postgresql = mkIf cfg.database.createLocally {
enable = true;
ensureDatabases = [ cfg.database.name ];
ensureUsers = [
{
name = cfg.database.user;
ensureDBOwnership = true;
}
];
};
}
);
meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ squat ];
}