• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/f2d364de6589f7a029624983593eafc3c4dac726' (2024-04-17) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/6f976e53752e5b9ab08f9a3b1b0b9c67815c9754' (2024-04-18) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/2fd19c8be2551a61c1ddc3d9f86d748f4db94f00' (2024-04-16) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/2b6ee326ad047870526d9a3ae88dfd0197da898d' (2024-04-16)
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.