nix-config

This repo stores nix to manage my machines running NixOS, macOS, and Windows (using NixOS-WSL).

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

To run a rebuild:

make

Update

To update nixpkgs defined in flake.nix, run:

make update

If there are updates, they should be reflected in flake.lock.

Rollback

To rollback to the previous generation:

make rollback

Pre-commit hooks

Pre-commit hooks are automatically activated when direnv is installed.

Encryption

Overly sensitive configuration is encrypted with git-crypt.