• Updated input 'nixos-hardware': 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/3f017311191fe6d501ca2496a835d012f656ee9c' (2024-05-03) → 'github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/753176b57b3fcddb140c1c012868e62c025120bd' (2024-05-05) • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/0638fe2715d998fa81d173aad264eb671ce2ebc1' (2024-05-01) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/383ffe076d9b633a2e97b6e4dd97fc15fcf30159' (2024-05-02) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/94035b482d181af0a0f8f77823a790b256b7c3cc' (2024-05-02) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/d32560238207b8e26d88b265207b216ee46b8450' (2024-05-04)
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.