• Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f091af045dff8347d66d186a62d42aceff159456' (2024-03-20) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/56528ee42526794d413d6f244648aaee4a7b56c0' (2024-03-22) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/7872526e9c5332274ea5932a0c3270d6e4724f3b' (2024-03-19) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/a3ed7406349a9335cb4c2a71369b697cecd9d351' (2024-03-22)
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.