Nix-Package / service still supported?

[Nils Grunwald]

Hey, 

I am using nixos and i saw that there is a firebase package available as well as a firebase service to activate via services.firebase.enable = true;. 

Sadly i am encounering a few problems when activating (preStart script is copying (or not) nonexisting files and fails) after overwriting it the start-script tries to call an executable calles "fbserver" which i guess is the old name of the server (now it should be just "firebase" as i found out). After also adjusting this script locally in my config.nix it still doesn't start because it couldn't find an icu library (which in my believe can be found in ${installDir}/lib, please correct me if i am wrong) so i am guessing i need to also adjust a config? If you know anything about this, please let me know :)

Thanks 
Nils

Here is the github link for the declaration of the service: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixpkgs-unstable/nixos/modules/services/databases/firebird.nix

[Mark Rotteveel]

On 17/09/2025 00:03, Nils Grunwald wrote:
> Hey,
> I am using nixos and i saw that there is a firebase package available as
> well as a firebase service to activate via services.firebase.enable =
> true;.
> Sadly i am encounering a few problems when activating (preStart script
> is copying (or not) nonexisting files and fails) after overwriting it
> the start-script tries to call an executable calles "fbserver" which i
> guess is the old name of the server (now it should be just "firebase" as

Firebase is something entirely different from Firebird. Make sure you
use the right name.

In any case, I guess you need help from someone who knows NixOS and
Firebird.

Mark
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Mark Rotteveel

[Nils Grunwald]

Hi,

thanks for your reply! I am sorry for mixing it up i meant firebird, i keep mixing these names up in my head because i know firebase and i thing of fire(bird) and (data)base.

I guess so too, these people are hard to find.

Best regards

Nils

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