unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/18e9f9753e9ae261bcc7d3abe15745686991fd30' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/3ac3a47fd4705dde1e2138cb184800dff7b3505b' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/3e2ea8a49d4d76276b0f4e2041df8ca5c0771371?narHash=sha256-GyipmjbbQEaosel/%2Bwq1xihCKbv0/e1LU00x/8b/fP4%3D' (2025-02-17) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/18e9f9753e9ae261bcc7d3abe15745686991fd30?narHash=sha256-Y78mDBWoO8CLLTjQfPfII%2BKXFb6lAmF9GrLbyVBsIMM%3D' (2025-02-20) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/dad564433178067be1fbdfcce23b546254b6d641?narHash=sha256-vn285HxnnlHLWnv59Og7muqECNMS33mWLM14soFIv2g%3D' (2025-02-20) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/3ac3a47fd4705dde1e2138cb184800dff7b3505b?narHash=sha256-jD%2B/wxZs9tIYeuhb9XPakVpb4d1Nq8hpz8rpCbIEIwM%3D' (2025-02-21) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/632f04521e847173c54fa72973ec6c39a371211c?narHash=sha256-UbtgxplOhFcyjBcNbTVO8%2BHUHAl/WXFDOb6LvqShiZo%3D' (2025-02-18) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/dad564433178067be1fbdfcce23b546254b6d641?narHash=sha256-vn285HxnnlHLWnv59Og7muqECNMS33mWLM14soFIv2g%3D' (2025-02-20)
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.