unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/cb26667f94d3d1163ba0e0e1b9cf9881290a7731' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/48913d8f9127ea6530a2a2f1bd4daa1b8685d8a3?narHash=sha256-0Sj6ZKjCpQMfWnN0NURqRCQn2ob7YtXTAOTwCuz7fkA%3D' (2025-03-05) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/20755fa05115c84be00b04690630cb38f0a203ad?narHash=sha256-ri1e8ZliWS3Jnp9yqpKApHaOo7KBN33W8ECAKA4teAQ%3D' (2025-03-07) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/07fa717fa18f59aee61213c40ccc38e33f78b7d7?narHash=sha256-z0a3Kq7KrcW/FjtZrCp0KUozvM5z5xJnZRwkLuTLPBE%3D' (2025-03-07) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/cb26667f94d3d1163ba0e0e1b9cf9881290a7731?narHash=sha256-21gJ2ZcpqQmMrrYAH7IzbKWZn3MVxQNTCx9DV7OJWG4%3D' (2025-03-07) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/02032da4af073d0f6110540c8677f16d4be0117f?narHash=sha256-SvtvVKHaUX4Owb%2BPasySwZsoc5VUeTf1px34BByiOxw%3D' (2025-03-03) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/de0fe301211c267807afd11b12613f5511ff7433?narHash=sha256-aizILFrPgq/W53Jw8i0a1h1GZAAKtlYOrG/A5r46gVM%3D' (2025-03-07)
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.