• Updated input 'darwin': 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/230a197063de9287128e2c68a7a4b0cd7d0b50a7' (2024-04-24) → 'github:lnl7/nix-darwin/de8b0d60d6fd34f35abffc46adc94ebaa6996ce2' (2024-05-14) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/71bae31b7dbc335528ca7e96f479ec93462323ff' (2024-05-11) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9ddcaffecdf098822d944d4147dd8da30b4e6843' (2024-05-14) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/af8b9db5c00f1a8e4b83578acc578ff7d823b786' (2024-05-12) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/abd6d48f8c77bea7dc51beb2adfa6ed3950d2585' (2024-05-14)
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.