unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/87b4b84885e37c46b7fea4c15fd6c8e8808b995c' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7ff6b28e89219f745087e234513a0e0665feb0fd?narHash=sha256-4iJNfa7F%2B1VNXK5LRfy7jEpPqsLwrQX2Irt3MuHTBME%3D' (2025-01-28) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/87b4b84885e37c46b7fea4c15fd6c8e8808b995c?narHash=sha256-2XrAPHa1UZ94whgLVpmAHdz1eECtH%2BqurLvZZCUnbm0%3D' (2025-01-28)
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.