unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/fad7ed412b65a63221a4860d9c75381b399e0096' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/28124a6bac5ee0f34924dc68def9f134717f58ce?narHash=sha256-61nyJR6atAgQ2B8r7oMP%2BKU%2BI3OK%2B%2BSFUN%2BZhWTeh%2B4%3D' (2025-02-23) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/fad7ed412b65a63221a4860d9c75381b399e0096?narHash=sha256-e%2BnY0bB0LEHC6oyjrMjWrCZc1uxNY2OaCBEVblihOGU%3D' (2025-02-23)
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.