NixOS Configuration

This repository contains my personal Nix configurations for:

• Personal x86 desktop running NixOS
• Personal Apple Silicon MacBook using Home Manager
• Work Apple Silicon MacBook using Home Manager

Installation

NixOS

To install on a NixOS system:

git clone [email protected]:Jesalx/nixos-config.git ~/nixos-config
cd ~/nixos-config
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#default

macOS

For macOS systems, first install the Nix package manager. You have two options:

1. Official Nix installer
2. Determinate Systems Nix installer (Recommended)

Using the Determinate Systems installer should eliminate the need for extra experimental features flags in the following commands.

Next, install Home Manager:

nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/master.tar.gz home-manager
nix-channel --update

After installing Nix and Home Manager, set up the configuration:

git clone [email protected]:Jesalx/nixos-config.git ~/nixos-config
cd ~/nixos-config
home-manager switch -b backup --flake .#PROFILE --extra-experimental-features nix-command --extra-experimental-features flakes

Replace PROFILE with the appropriate profile name for the device.

Next Steps

SSH Keys

If you haven't already, then you should generate an SSH key pair.

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Useful Commands

For convenience, several custom commands that wrap the regular nix commands are available to help manage your Nix environment: