• Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/3027ba73dfef68eb555fc2fa97aed4e999e74f97' (2024-06-15) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/38d3352a65ac9d621b0cd3074d3bef27199ff78f' (2024-06-17) • Updated input 'stylix/home-manager': 'github:nix-community/home-manager/e3ad5108f54177e6520535768ddbf1e6af54b59d' (2024-05-17) → 'github:nix-community/home-manager/6ebe7be2e67be7b9b54d61ce5704f6fb466c536f' (2024-05-06) • Updated input 'stylix/nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/3027ba73dfef68eb555fc2fa97aed4e999e74f97' (2024-06-15) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/ee4a6e0f566fe5ec79968c57a9c2c3c25f2cf41d' (2024-05-05)
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.