• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/2e7d6c568063c83355fe066b8a8917ee758de1b8' (2024-05-26) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/9a20e17a73b052d6be912adcee220cb483477094' (2024-05-27) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/46397778ef1f73414b03ed553a3368f0e7e33c2f' (2024-05-22) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9d29cd266cebf80234c98dd0b87256b6be0af44e' (2024-05-25) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/c5187508b11177ef4278edf19616f44f21cc8c69' (2024-05-25) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/e2dd4e18cc1c7314e24154331bae07df76eb582f' (2024-05-26)
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.