• Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/a633d89c6dc9a2a8aae11813a62d7c58b2c0cc51' (2024-08-03) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/8b5b6723aca5a51edf075936439d9cd3947b7b2c' (2024-08-04) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/81610abc161d4021b29199aa464d6a1a521e0cc9' (2024-08-02) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f3834de3782b82bfc666abf664f946d0e7d1f116' (2024-08-04)
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.