• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/a8dd1b21995964b115b1e3ec639dd6ce24ab9806' (2024-10-12) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/38279034170b1e2929b2be33bdaedbf14a57bfeb' (2024-10-19) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/dc2e0028d274394f73653c7c90cc63edbb696be1' (2024-10-16) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/4eb33fe664af7b41a4c446f87d20c9a0a6321fa3' (2024-10-17) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/46ca4d55c63f887b46e63450c90a27fd7ec192f9' (2024-10-18) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/746cf3d0e76c1bc57d4be5e1397b07fabad54bf6' (2024-10-19) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7881fbfd2e3ed1dfa315fca889b2cfd94be39337' (2024-10-15) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/ccc0c2126893dd20963580b6478d1a10a4512185' (2024-10-18)
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.