• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/68d680c1b7c0e67a9b2144d6776583ee83664ef4' (2024-04-30) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/3f017311191fe6d501ca2496a835d012f656ee9c' (2024-05-03) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/bcd44e224fd68ce7d269b4f44d24c2220fd821e7' (2024-05-01) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/94035b482d181af0a0f8f77823a790b256b7c3cc' (2024-05-02)
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.