• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/a7432ebaefc9a400dcda399d48b949230378d784' (2024-07-24) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/d3c993c851ad40bbab7e08d566138ff72cd8744f' (2024-07-25) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/575f3027caa1e291d24f1e9fb0e3a19c2f26d96b' (2024-07-22) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/d0907b75146a0ccc1ec0d6c3db287ec287588ef6' (2024-07-24)
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.