• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/14c333162ba53c02853add87a0000cbd7aa230c2' (2024-07-30) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/107bb46eef1f05e86fc485ee8af9b637e5157988' (2024-08-08) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/883180e6550c1723395a3a342f830bfc5c371f6b' (2024-08-05) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/21cc704b5e918c5fbf4f9fff22b4ac2681706d90' (2024-08-06) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f5129fb42b9c262318130a97b47516946da3e7d7' (2024-08-07) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/154bcb95ad51bc257c2ce4043a725de6ca700ef6' (2024-08-09)
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.