unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f65ed2bc338695b200261832d397f975d672bd27' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/b12e314726a4226298fe82776b4baeaa7bcf3dcd?narHash=sha256-mfv%2BJ/vO4nqmIOlq8Y1rRW8hVsGH3M%2BI2ESMjhuebDs%3D' (2024-12-16) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/e8516a23524cc9083f5a02a8d64d14770e4c7c09?narHash=sha256-04xesW7HITdF5WUmNM39WD4tkEERk3Ez2W1nNvdIvIw%3D' (2024-12-22) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/8ddbc4432614ed034cb69f02eedd723250d9513e?narHash=sha256-rUg5S3bKZu1rNPY5/EqQNXN9DNpXIZXc/AnbcK/h/sU%3D' (2024-12-21) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f65ed2bc338695b200261832d397f975d672bd27?narHash=sha256-k7sv9jTrRVbL5ka4OK7VMCdTIFed7EFeoDCrJ7zjtKU%3D' (2024-12-22)
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.