container-shell VS nixos-unified-template

Compare container-shell vs nixos-unified-template and see what are their differences.

container-shell

Starts and attaches a sandboxed shell using docker with access to the current or project directory (by jrz)

nixos-unified-template

A multi-platform Nix configuration template optimized as development environment, based on nixos-unified. (by juspay)
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24 174
- 8.6%
6.2 9.3
about 2 months ago 3 days ago
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MIT License GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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container-shell

Posts with mentions or reviews of container-shell. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-07-10.

nixos-unified-template

Posts with mentions or reviews of nixos-unified-template. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-07-10.
  • Automate Project Environments with Devbox and Direnv
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Jul 2024
    https://nixos.asia/en/direnv

    But if you are comfortable with Nix you don't need Devbox per se, as you can get by with using Flakes. Here are some examples -- just `git clone` and run `direnv allow` (once), then you are put in the corresponding devShell

    Haskell: https://github.com/srid/haskell-template

    Rust: https://github.com/srid/rust-nix-template

    home-manager: https://github.com/juspay/nix-dev-home

    Dioxus: https://github.com/srid/dioxus-desktop-template

  • Brew-Nix: a flake automatically packaging all homebrew casks
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jun 2024
    You don't even need nix-darwin per se. You can get by just with home-manager and do a lot with it.

    Here's a template config to get started:

    https://github.com/juspay/nix-dev-home

    (That said, nix-darwin is still useful for doing system level things, like enabling Touch ID for `sudo`).

  • Nix Home Manager Option Search
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jan 2024
    On a related note, if anybody would like to get started with home-manager, we have a flake template for it:

    https://github.com/juspay/nix-dev-home

What are some alternatives?

When comparing container-shell and nixos-unified-template you can also consider the following projects:

nammayatri - A Direct-to-Driver open mobility platform powering the next-generation of mobility applications in India.

dotnix - ❄️ macOS home-manager nix config

libkrun - A dynamic library providing Virtualization-based process isolation capabilities

Quark - A secure container runtime with CRI/OCI interface

mkalias - A simple command-line tool to create Finder aliases

dnsssl

dioxus-desktop-template - A starter template for Dioxus Desktop apps w/ Tailwind & Nix

firecracker-container

mac-app-util - Fix .app programs installed by Nix on Mac

nip.io

dotbot - A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles ⚡️

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