• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/7522a30d328f885d20c2815bd05eb711bc69644c' (2024-07-15) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/a3e4a7b8ffc08c7dc1973822a77ad432e1ec3dec' (2024-07-18) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/53e81e790209e41f0c1efa9ff26ff2fd7ab35e27' (2024-07-14) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/c716603a63aca44f39bef1986c13402167450e0a' (2024-07-17)
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.