• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/4b43b68281fd1a332c2aec8fbc077d92ca352c3e' (2024-09-29) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/f61d5f2051a387a15817007220e9fb3bbead57b3' (2024-09-30) • Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/f5c239fa9acb27f0a5326ba2949c00fada89ca9f' (2024-09-29) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/11c43c830e533dad1be527ecce379fcf994fbbb5' (2024-09-30) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7eee17a8a5868ecf596bbb8c8beb527253ea8f4d' (2024-09-29) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/ef7226d68ba45b2de3e428e5d4bb4532caffec7b' (2024-09-30)
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.