• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/f0dd0838c3558b59dc3b726d8ab89f5b5e35c297' (2024-03-28) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/36524adc31566655f2f4d55ad6b875fb5c1a4083' (2024-03-30) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/44733514b72e732bd49f5511bd0203dea9b9a434' (2024-03-26) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/219951b495fc2eac67b1456824cc1ec1fd2ee659' (2024-03-28)
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.