unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/009b764ac98a3602d41fc68072eeec5d24fc0e49' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/5d7db4668d7a0c6cc5fc8cf6ef33b008b2b1ed8b' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/871a887bf33197ef4b2c8a7c91f76c9663db6b43' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/3a05eebede89661660945da1f151959900903b6a' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:nix-community/nixvim/92a97c5e4170b1509dc598fc2d63160eb48095c7' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:danth/stylix/aaa2eb8956770c096f9c46fb163bb26602e20e56' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/54ddb7705c5f13620e60f401fff22bf7225f2a7e?narHash=sha256-6OG086rURqXCQrqfYDZTTxBN9KIOLWO1bpjbeJT6fX8%3D' (2025-02-27) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/871a887bf33197ef4b2c8a7c91f76c9663db6b43?narHash=sha256-%2Bs1DeqO2KH82MS16YGIZyoc2sjrUvPAee%2BYrsK5AqH0%3D' (2025-02-27)
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.