Simple way to install package using Nix on macOS?

• nix-installer

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I've installed Nix on macOS using nix-installer. Now I can start a temporary nix shell using nix-shell -p git direnv as an example, but I need both of these packages "globally" outside of a nix-shell. How do I do this on macos?

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• nixos-config

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  Nix configuration for macOS / NixOS with starter templates, step-by-step guides, and more ✨ (by dustinlyons)

I'm using Nix on my Macbook right now, it works great. I wrote down steps to install and get going here: https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config

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