NixOS#

NixOS is a Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager. It uses declarative configuration and allows reliable system upgrades. Several official package “channels” are offered, including the current Stable release and the Unstable release which follows the latest development. NixOS has tools dedicated to DevOps and deployment tasks.

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Official#

Sites#

• NixOS ⭐

Documentation#

• NixOS Manual ⭐

Community#

Documentation#

• NixOS Wiki ⭐

Books#

• NixOS & Flakes Book
• NixOS in Production

Configuration examples#

• colemickens/nixos-flake-example ⭐
• hlissner/dotfiles ⭐
• Misterio77/nix-config ⭐
• Misterio77/nix-starter-configs ⭐

Resources#

Text#

• NixOS Guide
• [2023] Nix and NixOS: a retrospective
• [2023] NixOS: A personal post-mortem ⭐
• [2023] Quick VMs with NixOS
• [2022] Getting NixOS to keep a secret ⭐
• [2022] The Curse of NixOS
• [2021] Encrypted Secrets with NixOS

Video#

• [2023] Immutable OSes for Hacking! ⭐

See also#

• Nix