• Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b500489fd3cf653eafc075f9362423ad5cdd8676' (2024-04-22) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/dd37924974b9202f8226ed5d74a252a9785aedf8' (2024-04-24) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/a0cadba85e907b8e2d6ae549d25535da3b1b6d5e' (2024-04-24) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/4c86138ce486d601d956a165e2f7a0fc029a03c1' (2024-04-26)
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.