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Top 18 Nix flake Projects
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nix-starter-configs
Simple and documented config templates to help you get started with NixOS + home-manager + flakes. All the boilerplate you need!
This doesn't mirror my experience at all. I think the biggest challenge facing NixOS is the learning curve. There's a lot thrown at you from the start, and as you start to factor your configuration into separate modules, there's a lot of complexity you have to unpack.
I've since migrated to a flake-based setup with machine-based variations (for my laptop and desktop), including easily swappable desktop environments. At a whim, I can switch between sway, hyprland, and gnome. This was mostly a result of me exploring/tweaking these without wanting to discard the configs; I always end up coming back to re-explore tiling WMs.
My experience through all of this has been great. I've even done a full re-install on both machines when the xz vulnerability was discovered and the process was effortless. That includes lanzaboote for SecureBoot, LUKS, and out-of-tree git-based flake builds for custom applications I build from source.
The one thing I found really helpful when starting with flakes was this repo that includes starter configs to help flatten that initial curve: https://github.com/Misterio77/nix-starter-configs/tree/main
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nixos-and-flakes-book
:hammer_and_wrench: :heart: Want to know NixOS & Flakes in detail? Looking for a beginner-friendly tutorial? Then you've come to the right place! 想要学习使用 NixOS 与 Flakes 吗？在寻找一份新手友好的教程？那你可来对地方了！
https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/ is also an excellent resource.
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disko
Declarative disk partitioning and formatting using nix [maintainers=@Lassulus @Enzime @iFreilicht]
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Project mention: Nix is a better Docker image builder than Docker's image builder | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-15
There are attempts like
https://flake.parts/
or
https://github.com/nix-community/flakelight
Their aim is to create an ecosystem of reusable Nix libraries. But it is tiny.
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> This is already a solved problem with Nix shell (except the task runner part)
The task runner part is also solved in Nix. See
https://github.com/Platonic-Systems/process-compose-flake
and
https://github.com/juspay/services-flake
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nixcfg
My nix configuration(s), using flakes. It's my laptop, it's my servers, it's my everything, in code. (by MatthewCroughan)
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nixos-flake-example
This is a demo NixOS config, with optional flakes support. Along with notes on why flakes is useful and worth adopting.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
Nix flakes discussion
Nix flakes related posts
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NixOS is a good server OS, except when it isn't
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Arch is a gateway drug to NixOS
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NixOS MicroVMs
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Home-manager as NixOS module or as standalone?
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What is the current recommended documentation when starting out with NixOs?
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GNOME on NixOS
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How to install Gnome with PKG overlay
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Index
What are some of the best open-source flake projects in Nix? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nix-starter-configs | 2,712 |
| 2 | nixos-and-flakes-book | 2,091 |
| 3 | disko | 1,890 |
| 4 | microvm.nix | 1,458 |
| 5 | dev-templates | 1,223 |
| 6 | flake-parts | 782 |
| 7 | fenix | 711 |
| 8 | services-flake | 398 |
| 9 | haumea | 302 |
| 10 | nixcfg | 295 |
| 11 | skyflake | 203 |
| 12 | nix-cargo-integration | 190 |
| 13 | nixos-flake-example | 175 |
| 14 | typelevel-nix | 112 |
| 15 | nixconfig | 107 |
| 16 | nix-config | 104 |
| 17 | dotfiles | 80 |
| 18 | nix | 5 |
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