• Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9a9960b98418f8c385f52de3b09a63f9c561427a' (2024-05-09) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/71bae31b7dbc335528ca7e96f479ec93462323ff' (2024-05-11) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/cc6431d5598071f0021efc6c009c79e5b5fe1617' (2024-05-09) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/af8b9db5c00f1a8e4b83578acc578ff7d823b786' (2024-05-12)
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.