unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/da8cfdea0df10bd69d41d50744b3aea17289038c' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/2d31b9476b7c6f5b029e595586b0b112a7ad130b?narHash=sha256-HrrsuYIOl14dreCDUsXQGrWxdiU8LPKxcIo759jUk6Q%3D' (2025-02-03) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/da8cfdea0df10bd69d41d50744b3aea17289038c?narHash=sha256-NpOgn5iI3SwsrdcKKx7bu3kA7LYn807RQUvMjE%2B9U0I%3D' (2025-02-03) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/102a39bfee444533e6b4e8611d7e92aa39b7bec1?narHash=sha256-Q4vhtbLYWBUnjWD4iQb003Lt%2BN5PuURDad1BngGKdUs%3D' (2025-02-01) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/6c4e0724e0a785a20679b1bca3a46bfce60f05b6?narHash=sha256-Qmwx3FXM0x0pdjibwTk/uRbayqDrs3EwmRJe7tQWu48%3D' (2025-02-01)
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.