Nix Configuration

Setup

NixOS

• Boot Live disk.
• Format disk.
  • Eventually tweak hosts/<hostname>/configuration.nix.
• Run nixos-rebuild switch --flake "github:oliverwiegers/nix-config#<host>.
• Reboot host.
• Run nix run nixpkgs#home-manager.out -- switch --flake .#<username>@<host>

MacOS

# Install Nix
sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon

# Create project home and clone repository.
mkdir ~/Documents/projects && cd ~/Documents/projects

nix run \
  --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' nixpkgs#git.out \
  -- clone git@github.com:oliverwiegers/nix-config

# Setup nix-darwin.
nix run \
  --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' nix-darwin \
  -- switch --flake .#host

# Setup home-manager.
nix run \
  --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' nixpkgs#home-manager.out \
  -- switch --flake .#oliverwiegers@enigma

Update System

cd <repo-folder>
nix flake update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname>
home-manager switch --flake .#<hostname>@<user>

Links

• Setup home-manager using flakes
• Nix starter config
• Nix flake templates
• Search home-manager modules
• Search nix packages / NixOS options

FAQ

• Q: Why can't flake find existing file? A: Because it isn't added to git. See here.