• Updated input 'home-manager': 'github:nix-community/home-manager/f33900124c23c4eca5831b9b5eb32ea5894375ce' (2024-03-19) → 'github:nix-community/home-manager/d6bb9f934f2870e5cbc5b94c79e9db22246141ff' (2024-04-06) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/1487bdea619e4a7a53a4590c475deabb5a9d1bfb' (2024-04-03) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/72da83d9515b43550436891f538ff41d68eecc7f' (2024-04-05) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f480f9d09e4b4cf87ee6151eba068197125714de' (2024-04-04) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/fe4295b9ecd88764c1abf6179e03b1a828ca0e9a' (2024-04-06)
nix-config
This repo stores nix to manage my machines running NixOS and macOS.
The configuration is very specific to my own machines and setup, but it may be a useful reference for anyone else learning or experimenting with nix, whether it be on a personal workstation or a server environment.
Setup
on macOS: install the latest unstable nix from https://github.com/numtide/nix-unstable-installer (for nix flakes), and nix-darwin: https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin
Recipes are stored in a justfile. just is required.
To run a rebuild:
just rebuild
Update
To update nixpkgs defined in flake.nix, run:
just update
If there are updates, they should be reflected in flake.lock.
Rollback
To rollback to the previous generation:
just rollback
Garbage collection
To cleanup previous files, run nix garbage collection:
just clean
Pre-commit hooks
Pre-commit hooks are automatically activated when direnv is installed.