• Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/c618e28f70257593de75a7044438efc1c1fc0791?narHash=sha256-uq6A2L7o1/tR6VfmYhZWoVAwb3gTy7j4Jx30MIrH0rE%3D' (2025-02-17) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/36864ed72f234b9540da4cf7a0c49e351d30d3f1?narHash=sha256-BqUY8tz0AQ4to2Z4%2BuaKczh81zsGZSYxjgvtw%2BfvIfM%3D' (2025-02-19) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9aedd0b711aaaa67280613270ab459736bea7aa4?narHash=sha256-3uB79m1S%2BtOMae0dfDHti5Z8dbn7w0vPK1H8GQ7Lcvc%3D' (2025-02-19) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/dad564433178067be1fbdfcce23b546254b6d641?narHash=sha256-vn285HxnnlHLWnv59Og7muqECNMS33mWLM14soFIv2g%3D' (2025-02-20)
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.