• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/968952f950a59dee9ed1e8799dda38c6dfa1bad3' (2024-03-16) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/1e679b9a9970780cd5d4dfe755a74a8f96d33388' (2024-03-18) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/79bb4155141a5e68f2bdee2bf6af35b1d27d3a1d' (2024-03-18) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/e367f7a1fb93137af22a3908f00b9a35e2d286a7' (2024-03-18)
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.