• Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/614b4613980a522ba49f0d194531beddbb7220d3' (2024-03-17) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/fa9f817df522ac294016af3d40ccff82f5fd3a63' (2024-03-19) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/e367f7a1fb93137af22a3908f00b9a35e2d286a7' (2024-03-18) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7872526e9c5332274ea5932a0c3270d6e4724f3b' (2024-03-19)
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.