nix-config

My dev environment on macOS powered by Nix.

Prerequisites

• Nix: https://nixos.org/download/#nix-install-macos
• Homebrew: https://brew.sh/

Install

Reference: installing nix-darwin

git clone [email protected]:goofansu/nix-config.git ~/.config/nix-config
sudo nix run --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" nix-darwin/nix-darwin-25.05#darwin-rebuild -- switch --flake ~/.config/nix-config

Usage

Apply changes

cd ~/.config/nix-config
sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .

Update flake inputs

cd ~/.config/nix-config
nix flake update

Garbage collection

Reference: nix-darwin wiki

nix-collect-garbage -d
sudo nix-collect-garbage -d

References

• Tidying up your $HOME with Nix
• Nix Flakes, Part 1: An Introduction And Tutorial
• Home Manager - Option Search
• Darwin configuration options
• Uninstalling Nix - macOS