• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/04193f188e4144d7047f83ad1de81d6034d175cd' (2024-10-24) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/7840909b00fbd5a183008a6eb251ea307fe4a76e' (2024-10-25) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/a378c720993acbe2dc771f96a6ca271d82eb2a04' (2024-10-24) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9a415c28ae33047988090cf0af2dac3311f3e2a2' (2024-10-26) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/cabaf14d3e69c9921d7acedf5d7d60bb2b90be02' (2024-10-24) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/41dea55321e5a999b17033296ac05fe8a8b5a257' (2024-10-25)
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.