• Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b2c1f10bfbb3f617ea8e8669ac13f3f56ceb2ea2' (2024-07-15) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9355fa86e6f27422963132c2c9aeedb0fb963d93' (2024-07-16)
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.