unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b47fd6fa00c6afca88b8ee46cfdb00e104f50bca' into the Git cache... unpacking 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9e60f6457de5f9bbf388869dfefed3c1df8fcec9' into the Git cache... • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/394571358ce82dff7411395829aa6a3aad45b907?narHash=sha256-m/lh6hYMIWDYHCAsn81CDAiXoT3gmxXI9J987W5tZrE%3D' (2024-12-16) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b47fd6fa00c6afca88b8ee46cfdb00e104f50bca?narHash=sha256-nbG9TijTMcfr%2Bau7ZVbKpAhMJzzE2nQBYmRvSdXUD8g%3D' (2024-12-19) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-master': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/e009ea757ee2f763270839c561f0c3e5b1fc873c?narHash=sha256-ENPMtv1ZEsLtI3dATnRGl3DKAJ8GJgL5oIzQQRot7n0%3D' (2024-12-19) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9e60f6457de5f9bbf388869dfefed3c1df8fcec9?narHash=sha256-PeiyzfOxBbmT3dLqBQjQe11sKNLTabxrdU4cdHZ4/To%3D' (2024-12-20)
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.