deps.edn

{:deps {org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.9.0"}}
 :aliases {
           :beta {:override-deps {org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.10.0-beta5"}}}
           :rebel {:extra-deps {com.bhauman/rebel-readline {:mvn/version "0.1.4"}}
                   :main-opts  ["-m" "rebel-readline.main"]}
           :rebel-cider {;org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.9.0"}
                         :extra-deps {org.clojure/tools.nrepl {:mvn/version "0.2.13"}
                                      cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.18.0"}
                                      com.bhauman/rebel-readline {:mvn/version "0.1.4"}
                                      }
                         :main-opts ["/home/myuser/.clojure/repl.clj"] ; ["-m" "repl"] 
                         }
           }}

repl.clj

(ns repl
  (:require [clojure.tools.nrepl.server :as nrepl-server]
            [cider.nrepl :refer [cider-nrepl-handler]]
            [rebel-readline.main :as rebel])
  (:use clojure.repl))

(def ^:dynamic *default-nrepl-port* 7888)


(defn -main []
  (let [port (or (System/getenv "NREPL_PORT") *default-nrepl-port*)]
    (println "nrepl server at port:" port)
    (nrepl-server/start-server :port port, :handler cider-nrepl-handler)
    (rebel/-main)
    (System/exit 0)))

(-main)