unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/4a0178c67327094c876861bb7d099809a668e4f2' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/ae06b9c2d83cb5c8b12d7d0e32692e93d1379713' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9a29738f3a958f3676d3a3156eb764874a75f574?narHash=sha256-OKIZ0GjEwa94Jnz7wyAkIEz2ZhEpCJcrWp7eVcoaq6U%3D' (2025-01-16) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/4a0178c67327094c876861bb7d099809a668e4f2?narHash=sha256-pgZsyLh3bm7KbsAiKnnghUc1Pi%2BvrWjajMKcT0HhcG8%3D' (2025-01-17) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/ae2fb9f1fb5fcf17fb59f25c2a881c170c501d6f?narHash=sha256-BYsp8PA1j691FupfrLVOQzm4CaYaKtkh4U%2BKuGMnBWw%3D' (2025-01-15) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/ae06b9c2d83cb5c8b12d7d0e32692e93d1379713?narHash=sha256-RCzJE9wKByLCXmRBp%2Bz8LK9EgdW%2BK%2BW/DXnJS4S/NVo%3D' (2025-01-16)
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.