• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/5c0c6aaa797d6ccbb6cdab14de0248135735709d' (2024-10-27) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/b379bd4d872d159e5189053ce9a4adf86d56db4b' (2024-10-29) • Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/6906ac67a1078cf950b8527341e229eeecb5bc30' (2024-10-27) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/07d15e8990d5d86a631641b4c429bc0a7400cfb8' (2024-10-29) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/95d29b24b0568e62514dec4c74a87e91584dca7b' (2024-10-28) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b1669786f1bbfe932f865f188fb9268a55e1000b' (2024-10-29)
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.