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--- visibility: public --- # Nix **repo:** [nix-community/awesome-nix](https://github.com/nix-community/awesome-nix) **category:** [[platforms|Platforms]] **related:** [[linux|Linux]] --- # Awesome Nix [](https://awesome.re) <a href="https://nixos.org"> <picture> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/master/logo/nixos.svg"> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/master/logo/nixos-white.png"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/master/logo/nixos.svg" align="right" width="250" alt="NixOS logo"> </picture> </a> A curated list of the best resources in the Nix community. <br> [Nix](https://github.com/nixos/nix) is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. *Please read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) before contributing.* ## Contents * [Resources](#resources) * [Learning](#learning) * [Discovery](#discovery) * [Installation Media](#installation-media) * [Channel History](#channel-history) * [Deployment Tools](#deployment-tools) * [Virtualisation](#virtualisation) * [Command-Line Tools](#command-line-tools) * [Development](#development) * [DevOps](#devops) * [Programming Languages](#programming-languages) * [Arduino](#arduino) * [Clojure](#clojure) * [Crystal](#crystal) * [Elm](#elm) * [Gleam](#gleam) * [Haskell](#haskell) * [Haxe](#haxe) * [Julia](#julia) * [Lean](#lean) * [Node.js](#nodejs) * [OCaml](#ocaml) * [PHP](#php) * [PureScript](#purescript) * [Python](#python) * [Ruby](#ruby) * [Rust](#rust) * [Scala](#scala) * [Zig](#zig) * [NixOS Modules](#nixos-modules) * [NixOS Configuration Editors](#nixos-configuration-editors) * [Overlays](#overlays) * [Distributions](#distributions) * [Community](#community) ## Resources ### Learning * [Building a [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) service with Nix](https://fasterthanli.me/series/building-a-rust-service-with-nix) - An in-depth blog series about creating a Rust application with Nix. * [Explainix](https://zaynetro.com/explainix) - Explain Nix syntax visually. * [How to Learn Nix](https://ianthehenry.com/posts/how-to-learn-nix/) - It's like a Let's Play, but for obscure software documentation. * [Nix - A One Pager](https://code.tvl.fyi/about/nix/nix-1p) - A one page introduction to the Nix language. * [nix-book](https://saylesss88.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io) - A comprehensive guide to NixOS hardening and configuration. * [Nix from First Principles: Flake Edition](https://tonyfinn.com/blog/nix-from-first-principles-flake-edition/) - A modern crash-course to using Nix features, Flakes, and developing with Nix. * [Nix in 100 Seconds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJVFXsNzYZQ) - A YouTube video from Fireship presenting Nix in 100 seconds. * [Nix Notes](https://github.com/noteed/nix-notes) - A collection of short notes about Nix, each contributing to the same virtual machine image. * [Nix Pills](https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/) - The best way to learn, with examples. * [Nix Shorts](https://github.com/alper/nix-shorts) - A collection of short notes about how to use Nix, updated for Nix Flakes. * [Nix Starter Config](https://github.com/Misterio77/nix-starter-configs) - A few simple Nix Flake templates for getting started with NixOS + home-manager. * [nix.dev](https://nix.dev/) - An opinionated guide for developers about getting things done using the Nix ecosystem. * [NixOS & Flakes Book](https://github.com/ryan4yin/nixos-and-flakes-book) - An unofficial and opinionated NixOS & Flakes book for beginners. * [NixOS Asia Tutorial Series](https://nixos.asia/en/tutorial) - A series of high-level [tutorials](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/computer-science/tutorials) on using Nix Flakes, NixOS, home-manager, etc. * [NixOS in Production](https://leanpub.com/nixos-in-production) - Free (pay-what-you-want) book in pdf format. * [Official Nix manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable) - Latest stable version of the official Nix manual, best used as reference guide. Receives updates when available. * [Official NixOS manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable) - Latest stable version of the official NixOS manual, mix of tutorial and reference guide. Receives updates when available. * [Official Nixpkgs manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable) - Latest stable version of the official Nixpkgs reference manual. Receives updates when available. * [Tour of Nix](https://nixcloud.io/tour/) - An online interactive tutorial on Nix language constructs. * [Wombat's Book of Nix](https://mhwombat.codeberg.page/nix-book/) - A book-length introduction to Nix and flakes. * [Zero to Nix](https://zero-to-nix.com/) - A flake-centric guide to Nix and its concepts created by Determinate Systems to quickly onboard beginners. ### Discovery * [Home Manager Option Search](https://home-manager-options.extranix.com/) - Search through all 2000+ Home Manager options and read how to use them. * [Nix Package Versions](https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions/) - Find all versions of a package that were available in a channel and the revision you can download it from. * [nix-search-tv](https://github.com/3timeslazy/nix-search-tv) - CLI fuzzy finder for packages and options from Nixpkgs, Home Manager, and more. * [Noogle](https://noogle.dev/) - Nix API search engine allowing to search functions based on their types and other attributes. * [NüschtOS Search](https://github.com/NuschtOS/search) - Simple and fast static-page NixOS option search. * [Searchix](https://searchix.ovh/) - Search Nix packages and options from NixOS, Darwin and Home Manager. ## Installation Media * [nix-installer-scripts](https://github.com/dnkmmr69420/nix-installer-scripts) - Runs the official installer but does some tweaking as well such as adding fcontext for selinux and installing nix outside of the default profile so you don't accidently uninstall it. * [nix-installer](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer) - Opinionated alternative to the official Nix install scripts. * [nixos-anywhere](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-anywhere) - Install NixOS everywhere via SSH. * [nixos-generators](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators) - Take a NixOS config and build multiple different images types including VirtualBox VMs, Azure images, and installation ISOs. * [nixos-infect](https://github.com/elitak/nixos-infect) - Replace a running non-NixOS [Linux](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/linux) host with NixOS. * [nixos-up](https://github.com/samuela/nixos-up) - Super easy NixOS installer that can be used from the installation ISO. ## Channel History * [`npc`](https://github.com/samestep/npc) - CLI to view and bisect Nixpkgs channel history. * [Nix Infra Status](https://status.nixos.org) - Get the age and current Git commit of each Nix channel. * [Nix Review Tools Reports](https://malob.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/nix-review-tools-reports/) - Reports showing problematic dependencies (dependencies causing the most failed builds) for major Hydra jobsets. * [nixpkgs PR tracker](https://nixpk.gs/pr-tracker.html) - A tracker for whether a PR has made it into a channel yet. ## Deployment Tools * [bento](https://github.com/rapenne-s/bento/) - A KISS deployment tool to keep your NixOS fleet (servers & workstations) up to date. * [Clan](https://clan.lol) - A peer-to-peer deployment tool with inbuilt support for secrets and a module system to manage distributed networks. * [Colmena](https://github.com/zhaofengli/colmena) - A simple, stateless NixOS deployment tool modeled after NixOps and morph. * [comin](https://github.com/nlewo/comin) - A deployment tool to continuously pull from Git repositories. * [deploy-rs](https://github.com/serokell/deploy-rs) - A simple multi-profile Nix-flake deploy tool. * [krops](https://cgit.krebsco.de/krops/about/) - A lightweight toolkit to deploy NixOS systems, remotely or locally. * [KubeNix](https://github.com/hall/kubenix) - A [Kubernetes](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/kubernetes) resource builder using Nix. * [KuberNix](https://github.com/saschagrunert/kubernix) - Single-dependency [Kubernetes](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/kubernetes) clusters via Nix packages. * [morph](https://github.com/DBCDK/morph) - A tool for managing existing NixOS hosts. * [Nixery](https://github.com/tazjin/nixery) - A [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)-compatible container registry which builds images ad-hoc via Nix. * [Nixinate](https://github.com/MatthewCroughan/nixinate) - A Nix flake library to provide app outputs for managing existing NixOS hosts over SSH. * [Nixlets](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixlets) - Like Helm but using only Nix, uses Kubenix under the hood. * [NixOps](https://github.com/NixOS/nixops) - The official Nix deployment tool, compatible with AWS, Hetzner, and more. * [pushnix](https://github.com/arnarg/pushnix) - Simple cli utility that pushes NixOS configuration and triggers a rebuild using ssh. * [terraform-nixos](https://github.com/nix-community/terraform-nixos) - A set of [Terraform](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/terraform) modules designed to deploy NixOS. * [terranix](https://terranix.org) - Use Nix and the NixOS module system to write your [Terraform](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/terraform) code. ## Virtualisation * [extra-container](https://github.com/erikarvstedt/extra-container) - Run declarative NixOS [containers](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/containers) from the command line. * [microvm](https://github.com/microvm-nix/microvm.nix) - NixOS-based MicroVMs. * [nixos-shell](https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-shell) - Simple headless VM configuration using Nix (similar to Vagrant). ## Command-Line Tools * [alejandra](https://github.com/kamadorueda/alejandra) - An opinionated Nix code formatter optimized for speed and consistency. * [angrr](https://github.com/linyinfeng/angrr) - Auto Nix GC Roots Retention. This tool simply deletes auto GC roots based on the modified time of their symbolic link target. * [comma](https://github.com/nix-community/comma) - Quickly run any binary; wraps together `nix run` and `nix-index`. * [deadnix](https://github.com/astro/deadnix) - Scan Nix files for dead code. * [devenv](https://github.com/cachix/devenv) - A Nix-based tool for creating developer [shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell) environments quickly and reproducibly. * [dix](https://github.com/faukah/dix) - Diff Nix; a super-fast tool to diff Nix related things. * [manix](https://github.com/mlvzk/manix) - Find configuration options and function documentation for Nixpkgs, NixOS, and Home Manager. * [nh](https://github.com/nix-community/nh) - Better output for `nix`, `nixos-rebuild`, `home-manager` and nix-darwin CLI leveraging `dix` and `nix-output-monitor`. * [nix-alien](https://github.com/thiagokokada/nix-alien) - Run unpatched binaries on Nix/NixOS easily. * [nix-diff](https://github.com/Gabriella439/nix-diff) - A tool to explain why two Nix derivations differ. * [nix-du](https://github.com/symphorien/nix-du) - Visualise which gc-roots to delete to free some space in your Nix store. * [nix-index](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-index) - Quickly locate Nix packages with specific files. * [nix-init](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-init) - Generate Nix packages from URLs with hash prefetching, dependency inference, license detection, and more. * [nix-melt](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-melt) - A ranger-like flake.lock viewer. * [nix-output-monitor](https://github.com/maralorn/nix-output-monitor) - A tool to produce useful graphs and statistics when building derivations. * [nix-prefetch](https://github.com/msteen/nix-prefetch) - A universal tool for updating source checksums. * [nix-tree](https://github.com/utdemir/nix-tree) - Interactively browse the dependency graph of Nix derivations. * [nixfmt](https://github.com/NixOS/nixfmt) - A formatter for Nix code, intended to easily apply a uniform style. * [nixos-cli](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-cli) - Configurable all-in-one CLI for common NixOS tools with an emphasis on improved user experience. * [nixpkgs-hammering](https://github.com/jtojnar/nixpkgs-hammering) - An opinionated linter for Nixpkgs package expressions. * [nurl](https://github.com/nix-community/nurl) - Generate Nix fetcher calls from repository URLs. * [nvd](https://git.sr.ht/~khumba/nvd) - Diff package versions between two store paths; it's especially useful for comparing NixOS generations on rebuild. * [optnix](https://git.sr.ht/~watersucks/optnix) - A terminal-based options searcher for Nix module systems. * [statix](https://github.com/oppiliappan/statix) - A linter/fixer to check for and fix antipatterns in Nix code. ## Development * [Arion](https://github.com/hercules-ci/arion) - Run `[docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)-compose` with help from Nix/NixOS. * [attic](https://github.com/zhaofengli/attic) - Multi-tenant Nix Binary Cache. * [cached-nix-shell](https://github.com/xzfc/cached-nix-shell) - A `nix-[shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell)` replacement that uses caching to open subsequent shells quickly. * [Cachix](https://www.cachix.org) - Hosted binary cache service; free for open-source projects. * [compose2nix](https://github.com/aksiksi/compose2nix) - Generate a NixOS config from a [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker) Compose project. * [Conflake](https://ratson.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/conflake/) - A batteries included, autoload files, convention-based configuration framework for `flake.nix`. * [Devbox](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox) - Instant, portable, and predictable development environments. * [devshell](https://github.com/numtide/devshell) - `mkShell` with extra bits and a toml config option to be able to onboard non-nix users. * [dream2nix](https://github.com/nix-community/dream2nix) - A framework for automatically converting packages from other build systems to Nix. * [flake-utils-plus](https://github.com/gytis-ivaskevicius/flake-utils-plus) - A lightweight Nix library flake for painless NixOS flake configuration. * [flake-utils](https://github.com/numtide/flake-utils) - Pure Nix flake utility functions to help with writing flakes. * [flake.parts](https://github.com/hercules-ci/flake-parts) - Minimal Nix modules framework for Flakes: split your flakes into modules and get things done with community modules. * [flakelight](https://github.com/nix-community/flakelight) - A modular flake framework aiming to minimize boilerplate. * [flox](https://github.com/flox/flox) - Manage and share development environments, package projects, and publish artifacts anywhere. * [gitignore.nix](https://github.com/hercules-ci/gitignore.nix) - The most feature-complete and easy-to-use `.gitignore` [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration). * [haumea](https://github.com/nix-community/haumea) - Filesystem-based module system for the Nix language similar to traditional programming languages, with support for file hierarchy and visibility. * [lorri](https://github.com/nix-community/lorri/) - A much better `nix-[shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell)` for development that augments direnv. * [make-shell](https://github.com/nicknovitski/make-shell) - `mkShell` meets modules, a modular almost-drop-in replacement for `pkgs.mkShell` function. * [MCP-NixOS](https://github.com/utensils/mcp-nixos) - An MCP server that provides AI assistants with accurate information about NixOS packages, options, Home Manager, and nix-darwin configurations. * [namaka](https://github.com/nix-community/namaka) - Snapshot [testing](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/testing/testing) for Nix based on haumea. * [nil](https://github.com/oxalica/nil) - NIx Language server, an incremental analysis assistent for writing in Nix. * [niv](https://github.com/nmattia/niv/) - Easy dependency management for Nix projects with package pinning. * [nix2container](https://github.com/nlewo/nix2container) - An efficient container building workflow with Nix. * [nix-direnv](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv) - A fast loader and flake-compliant configuration for the direnv environment auto-loader. * [nix-health](https://github.com/juspay/nix-health) - A program to check the health of your Nix install. Furthermore, individual projects can configure their own health checks in their `flake.nix`. * [nix-oci](https://github.com/Dauliac/nix-oci) - A flake-parts module for building minimal, reproducible OCI [containers](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/containers) using nix2container. * [nix-update](https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update) - Update versions/source hashes of nix packages. * [nixd](https://github.com/nix-community/nixd) - Nix language server, based on Nix libraries. * [nixpkgs-review](https://github.com/Mic92/nixpkgs-review) - The best tool to verify that a pull-request in Nixpkgs is building properly. * [Nixtest](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest) - [Testing](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/testing/testing) framework for Nix, with snapshot and unit test support, JUnit generation etc. * [npins](https://github.com/andir/npins) - A simple tool for handling different types of dependencies in a Nix project. It is inspired by and comparable to Niv. * [pog](https://github.com/jpetrucciani/pog) - A new, powerful way to do bash scripts. Pog is a powerful Nix library that transforms the way developers create command-line interfaces (CLIs). * [pre-commit-hooks.nix](https://github.com/cachix/git-hooks.nix) - Run linters/formatters at commit time and on your CI. * [rnix-lsp](https://github.com/nix-community/rnix-lsp) - A syntax-checking language server for Nix. * [robotnix](https://github.com/nix-community/robotnix) - A declarative and reproducible build system for [Android](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/android) (AOSP) images. * [services-flake](https://github.com/juspay/services-flake) - A NixOS-like service configuration framework for Nix flakes. * [Snowfall Lib](https://github.com/snowfallorg/lib) - A library that makes it easy to manage your Nix flake by imposing an opinionated file structure. * [templates](https://github.com/nix-community/templates) - Project templates for many languages using Nix flakes. * [treefmt-nix](https://github.com/numtide/treefmt-nix) - A formatter that allows formatting all your project files with a single command, all via a single `.nix` file. ## DevOps * [Makes](https://github.com/fluidattacks/makes) - A Nix-based CI/CD pipeline framework for building, [testing](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/testing/testing), and releasing projects in any language, from anywhere. * [Nix GitLab CI](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci) - Define GitLab CI pipelines in pure Nix with full access to all Nix packages (incl. caching). * [nixidy](https://github.com/arnarg/nixidy) - [Kubernetes](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/kubernetes) GitOps with Nix and Argo CD. * [Standard](https://github.com/divnix/std) - An opinionated Nix Flakes framework to keep Nix code in large projects organized, accompanied by a friendly CLI/TUI optized for DevOps scenarios. ## Programming Languages ### Arduino * [nixduino](https://github.com/boredom101/nixduino) - Nix-based tool to help build Arduino sketches. ### Clojure * [clj-nix](https://github.com/jlesquembre/clj-nix) - Nix helper functions for [Clojure](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/clojure) projects. ### Crystal * [crystal2nix](https://github.com/nix-community/crystal2nix) - Convert `shard.lock` into Nix expressions. ### Elm * [elm2nix](https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix) - Convert `elm.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)` into Nix expressions. ### Gleam * [nix-gleam](https://github.com/arnarg/nix-gleam) - Generic Nix builder for Gleam applications. ### Haskell * [cabal2nix](https://github.com/NixOS/cabal2nix) - Converts a Cabal file into a Nix build expression. * [haskell-flake](https://github.com/srid/haskell-flake) - A `flake-parts` Nix module for [Haskell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/haskell) development. * [haskell.nix](https://github.com/input-output-hk/haskell.nix) - Alternative [Haskell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/haskell) Infrastructure for Nixpkgs. * [nix-[haskell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/haskell)-mode](https://github.com/matthewbauer/nix-haskell-mode) - Automatic [Haskell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/haskell) setup in [Emacs](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/editors/emacs). * [nixkell](https://github.com/pwm/nixkell) - A [Haskell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/haskell) project template using Nix and direnv. ### Haxe * [haxix](https://github.com/MadMcCrow/haxix) - Nix flake to build haxe/Heaps.io projects. * [kebab](https://github.com/bwkam/kebab) - Haxe packages for Nix. ### Julia * [Manifest2Nix.jl](https://codeberg.org/aniva/Manifest2Nix.jl) - A Nix library for creating reproducible [Julia](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/julia) builds and experiments via precompilation. ### Lean * [lean4-nix](https://github.com/lenianiva/lean4-nix) - Nix flake build for Lean 4, and `lake2nix`. ### Node.js * [Napalm](https://github.com/nix-community/napalm) - Support for building npm packages in Nix with a lightweight npm registry. * [node2nix](https://github.com/svanderburg/node2nix) - Generate Nix expression from a `package.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)` (or `package-lock.json`) (to be stored as files). * [npmlock2nix](https://github.com/nix-community/npmlock2nix) - Generate Nix expressions from a `package-lock.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)` (in-memory), primarily for web projects. ### OCaml * [opam2nix](https://github.com/timbertson/opam2nix) - Generate Nix expressions from opam packages. ### PHP * [composer-plugin-nixify](https://github.com/stephank/composer-plugin-nixify) - [Composer](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/composer) plugin to help with Nix packaging. * [composer2nix](https://github.com/svanderburg/composer2nix) - Generate Nix expressions to build [composer](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/composer) packages. * [composition-c4](https://github.com/fossar/composition-c4) - Support for building [composer](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/composer) packages from a `[composer](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/composer).lock` (using IFD). * [nix-phps](https://github.com/fossar/nix-phps) - Flake containing old and unmaintained PHP versions (intended for CI use). * [nix-shell](https://github.com/loophp/nix-shell/) - Nix shells for PHP development. ### PureScript * [Easy [PureScript](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/purescript) Nix](https://github.com/justinwoo/easy-purescript-nix) - A project to easily use [PureScript](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/purescript) and other tools with Nix. * [purs-nix](https://github.com/purs-nix/purs-nix) - CLI and library combo designed for managing [PureScript](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/purescript) projects using Nix. It provides a Nix API that can be used within your projects, as well as a command-line interface for managing your development process. ### Python * [poetry2nix](https://github.com/nix-community/poetry2nix) - Build [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python) packages directly from [Poetry's](https://python-poetry.org/) `poetry.lock`. No conversion step needed. * [uv2nix](https://github.com/pyproject-nix/uv2nix) - Convert [`uv` workspaces](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/workspaces/) into pure Nix derivations. ### Ruby * [Bundix](https://github.com/nix-community/bundix) - Generates a Nix expression for your Bundler-managed application. * [ruby-nix](https://github.com/inscapist/ruby-nix) - Generates reproducible ruby/bundler app environment with Nix. ### Rust * [cargo2nix](https://github.com/cargo2nix/cargo2nix) - Granular caching, development [shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell), Nix & [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration). * [crane](https://github.com/ipetkov/crane) - A Nix library for building Cargo projects with incremental artifact caching. * [fenix](https://github.com/nix-community/fenix) - [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) toolchains and Rust analyzer nightly for nix. * [naersk](https://github.com/nix-community/naersk) - Build [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) packages directly from `Cargo.lock`. No conversion step needed. * [nix-cargo-integration](https://github.com/90-008/nix-cargo-integration) - A library that allows easy and effortless [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) for Cargo projects. * [nixpkgs-mozilla](https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla) - Mozilla's overlay with [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) toolchains and Firefox. * [rust-nix-templater](https://github.com/90-008/rust-nix-templater) - Generates Nix build and development files for [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) projects. * [rust-overlay](https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay) - Pure and reproducible nix overlay of binary distributed [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) toolchains. ### Scala * [sbt-derivation](https://github.com/zaninime/sbt-derivation) - mkDerivation for sbt, similar to buildGoModule. ### Zig * [zig2nix](https://github.com/Cloudef/zig2nix) - Flake for packaging, building and running Zig projects. * [zon2nix](https://github.com/nix-community/zon2nix) - Convert the dependencies in `build.zig.zon` to a Nix expression. ## NixOS Modules * [base16.nix](https://github.com/SenchoPens/base16.nix) - Flake way to theme programs in [base16](https://github.com/chriskempson/base16) colorschemes, mustache template support included. * [Home Manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager) - Manage your user configuration just like NixOS. * [impermanence](https://github.com/nix-community/impermanence) - Lets you choose what files and directories you want to keep between reboots. * [musnix](https://github.com/musnix/musnix) - Do real-time audio work in NixOS. * [nix-bitcoin](https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin) - Modules and packages for [Bitcoin](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/bitcoin) nodes with higher-layer protocols with an emphasis on [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security). * [nix-darwin](https://github.com/nix-darwin/nix-darwin) - Manage macOS configuration just like on NixOS. * [nix-mineral](https://github.com/cynicsketch/nix-mineral) - Conveniently and reasonably harden NixOS. * [nix-topology](https://github.com/oddlama/nix-topology) - Generate infrastructure and network diagrams directly from your NixOS configuration. * [NixOS hardware](https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware) - NixOS profiles to optimize settings for different hardware. * [NixOS-WSL](https://github.com/nix-community/NixOS-WSL) - Modules for running NixOS on the [Windows](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/windows) Subsystem for [Linux](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/linux). * [NixVim](https://github.com/nix-community/nixvim) - A [Neovim](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/editors/neovim) distribution built with Nix modules and Nixpkgs. * [Self Host Blocks](https://github.com/ibizaman/selfhostblocks) - Modular server management based on NixOS modules and focused on best practices. * [Simple Nixos Mailserver](https://gitlab.com/simple-nixos-mailserver/nixos-mailserver) - A complete mailserver, managed with NixOS modules. * [Stylix](https://github.com/nix-community/stylix) - System-wide colorscheming and typography for NixOS. ## NixOS Configuration Editors ### Desktop apps * [Nix Software Center](https://github.com/snowfallorg/nix-software-center) - Install and manage Nix packages. Desktop app in [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) and GTK. * [NixOS Configuration Editor](https://github.com/snowfallorg/nixos-conf-editor) - Graphical editor for NixOS configuration. Desktop app in [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust) and GTK. ### Webinterface * [MyNixOS](https://mynixos.com/) - Graphical editor for Nix flakes. Create and manage configurations and modules for NixOS and Nix home-manager. Rather a Nix generator than a Nix editor, because it does not allow to import Nix files. ## Overlays * [awesome-nix-hpc](https://github.com/freuk/awesome-nix-hpc) - High Performance Computing package sets. * [chaotic-nyx](https://github.com/chaotic-cx/nyx) - Daily bumped bleeding edge packages like `mesa_git` & others that aren't yet in Nixpkgs. Created by the makers of [Chaotic-AUR](https://github.com/chaotic-aur/). * [neovim-nightly-overlay](https://github.com/nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay) - Daily bumped [Neovim](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/editors/neovim) nightly package. * [nixpkgs-firefox-darwin](https://github.com/bandithedoge/nixpkgs-firefox-darwin) - Automatically updated Firefox binary packages for macOS. * [nixpkgs-wayland](https://github.com/nix-community/nixpkgs-wayland) - Bleeding-edge Wayland packages. * [NUR](https://github.com/nix-community/NUR/) - Nix User Repositories. The mother of all overlays, allowing access to user repositories and installing packages via attributes. * [System Manager](https://github.com/numtide/system-manager) - A non-NixOS [Linux](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/linux) system configuration tool built on Nix. * [zig-overlay](https://github.com/mitchellh/zig-overlay) - A Nix flake packaging the Zig compiler. The flake mirrors the binaries built officially by Zig and does not build them from source. ## Distributions * [nixbsd](https://github.com/nixos-bsd/nixbsd) - A NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel. * [NixNG](https://github.com/nix-community/NixNG) - A GNU/[Linux](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/linux) distribution similar to NixOS, defining difference is a focus on [containers](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/containers) and lightweightness. * [SnowflakeOS](https://snowflakeos.org/) - A NixOS-based [Linux](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/linux) distribution focused on beginner friendliness and ease of use. ## Community * [#nix:nixos.org](https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org) * [#nixos on Libera.Chat](https://web.libera.chat/?nick=Guest?#nixos) * [Discord - Nix/Nixos (Unofficial)](https://discord.gg/BMUCQx6) * [Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/) - The best place to get help and discuss Nix-related topics. * [NixCon](https://nixcon.org/) - The annual community conference for contributors and users of Nix and NixOS. * [Wiki (Official)](https://wiki.nixos.org) * [Wiki (Unofficial)](https://nixos.wiki)