How should one get started with Nix and NixOS?

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  • nix-for-javascript-developers

    Nix language for Javascript developers

  • Cross-posting from https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/r4jj6o/comment/hmkk4q2/: - Read my small guide about nix language https://github.com/rofrol/nix-for-javascript-developers - Use sourcegraph for searching. Github isn't too good for that. Example https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+file:%5C.nix%24+minecraft&patternType=literal - Read/ask questions here or at http://discourse.nixos.org/ - search for issues here https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues - At the beginning try to use as little as possible additional abstraction layers like home-manager, devos etc. - You may look at my config https://github.com/rofrol/nixos-config there are other documentation sources listed at https://nixos.org/learn.html Be aware that those sources maybe outdated.

  • nixpkgs

    Nix Packages collection & NixOS

  • Cross-posting from https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/r4jj6o/comment/hmkk4q2/: - Read my small guide about nix language https://github.com/rofrol/nix-for-javascript-developers - Use sourcegraph for searching. Github isn't too good for that. Example https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+file:%5C.nix%24+minecraft&patternType=literal - Read/ask questions here or at http://discourse.nixos.org/ - search for issues here https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues - At the beginning try to use as little as possible additional abstraction layers like home-manager, devos etc. - You may look at my config https://github.com/rofrol/nixos-config there are other documentation sources listed at https://nixos.org/learn.html Be aware that those sources maybe outdated.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • nixos-config

  • Cross-posting from https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/r4jj6o/comment/hmkk4q2/: - Read my small guide about nix language https://github.com/rofrol/nix-for-javascript-developers - Use sourcegraph for searching. Github isn't too good for that. Example https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+file:%5C.nix%24+minecraft&patternType=literal - Read/ask questions here or at http://discourse.nixos.org/ - search for issues here https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues - At the beginning try to use as little as possible additional abstraction layers like home-manager, devos etc. - You may look at my config https://github.com/rofrol/nixos-config there are other documentation sources listed at https://nixos.org/learn.html Be aware that those sources maybe outdated.

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