unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7ff6b28e89219f745087e234513a0e0665feb0fd' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:danth/stylix/70505ba00ff09390b84cf50d52d48ee828727976' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/230e24f2754323257395f833ad21cc218efbfe52?narHash=sha256-K%2BMw%2Bi50byWCeWwo45yK7%2BODhv4k%2Bz62EQ3zuox3NGs%3D' (2025-01-27) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7ff6b28e89219f745087e234513a0e0665feb0fd?narHash=sha256-4iJNfa7F%2B1VNXK5LRfy7jEpPqsLwrQX2Irt3MuHTBME%3D' (2025-01-28) • Updated input 'stylix': 'github:danth/stylix/bcbd472edc8ed15624a378ce513b1e001d77594a?narHash=sha256-Jt0F1wY2AcgQdSfOE1%2BB0YnBYDgFYXJKDyEIa6/2VFk%3D' (2025-01-26) → 'github:danth/stylix/70505ba00ff09390b84cf50d52d48ee828727976?narHash=sha256-O0iFoytYpSxQdWeggIvrHjU5kmX/SRC9mcah9GbwlHk%3D' (2025-01-28)
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.