• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/b47af8628624856ad6853168298f1f96364d92d6' (2024-08-01) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/f7142b8024d6b70c66fd646e1d099d3aa5bfec49' (2024-08-02) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/12bf09802d77264e441f48e25459c10c93eada2e' (2024-07-29) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/05405724efa137a0b899cce5ab4dde463b4fd30b' (2024-08-01) • Updated input 'nixvim': 'github:nix-community/nixvim/d69fb1bd7114a56532e666dc450c46cb42d382e0' (2024-07-30) → 'github:nix-community/nixvim/76f309d00fb5a6eeb59c13e9b36b4cf86a209d7f' (2024-08-01) • Updated input 'nixvim/nix-darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/0413754b3cdb879ba14f6e96915e5fdf06c6aab6' (2024-07-27) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/b47af8628624856ad6853168298f1f96364d92d6' (2024-08-01)
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.