• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/4652874d014b82cb746173ffc64f6a70044daa7e' (2024-11-03) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/189d2d422c773fa065cc9c72e6806f007ebb9be0' (2024-11-04) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/c29a8c6aa5208fbafa857098a7cdbf4c4ea41a07' (2024-11-04) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7c7453a8ddeaf0fef6f89390ee9a2bf324ec6f92' (2024-11-04)
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.