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Mightyiam: Link to Nixcademy GitHub Actions tutorial

2025-11-30T09:40:35Z

Link to Nixcademy GitHub Actions tutorial

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	See [https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action install-nix-action] to install nix in Linux/macOS actions.		See [https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action install-nix-action] to install nix in Linux/macOS actions.
	There is also [https://github.com/cachix/cachix-action one action] to setup [https://cachix.org/ cachix], a hosted binary cache.		There is also [https://github.com/cachix/cachix-action one action] to setup [https://cachix.org/ cachix], a hosted binary cache.

			[https://nixcademy.com/posts/nixos-integration-test-on-github/ Test Your Apps and Services with GitHub Actions Quickly and for Free, a Nixcademy tutorial]

	==== Self-hosted runners ====		==== Self-hosted runners ====

Mksafavi: Added a section about caching binary results in CI

2025-03-15T01:50:23Z

Added a section about caching binary results in CI

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	<code>nix-build</code> will always ensure the built store path is put in the local store, be it by building or by downloading from a substituter. On CI, we often only want to check whether we can build the derivation, without using or running the output.		<code>nix-build</code> will always ensure the built store path is put in the local store, be it by building or by downloading from a substituter. On CI, we often only want to check whether we can build the derivation, without using or running the output.

	This can be achieved by using `--dry-run` to check whether the result would be fetched, and only building it it has to be built.		This can be achieved by using <code>--dry-run</code> to check whether the result would be fetched, and only building it it has to be built.

	[https://gist.github.com/Profpatsch/fbbc9a0006e246076f11efca0387d293 nix-build-if-changed.py] implements this in a relatively straightforward (but naïve) Python script.		[https://gist.github.com/Profpatsch/fbbc9a0006e246076f11efca0387d293 nix-build-if-changed.py] implements this in a relatively straightforward (but naïve) Python script.

	[https://github.com/Mic92/nix-build-uncached/ nix-build-uncached] implements it in a slightly more elaborate manner, and is available on nixpkgs (as the <code>nix-build-uncached</code> package).		[https://github.com/Mic92/nix-build-uncached/ nix-build-uncached] implements it in a slightly more elaborate manner, and is available on nixpkgs (as the <code>nix-build-uncached</code> package).

			== Caching built results ==
			After building your project you might want to cache the results. The cache server could be a [https://cachix.org/ Cachix] cache, a self-hosted [https://github.com/zhaofengli/attic Attic] cache or even your own nix machine.

			[https://github.com/Mic92/nix-fast-build nix-fast-build] uses <code>nix-eval-jobs</code> in parallel to speed-up the evaluation and building process. It's useful for building flakes that have multiple outputs. It also supports uploading to [https://cachix.org/ Cachix] and [https://github.com/zhaofengli/attic Attic].

			You can also use <code>nix-copy-closure</code> to directly upload to a remote /nix/store through a SSH connection. As it's already built in Nix, It's the simplest way to cache the results. Albeit, in my experience it's slower.[citation needed]


	== Instructions for specific CI Providers ==		== Instructions for specific CI Providers ==

Phanirithvij: add two links to Self-hosted runners

2025-03-13T06:33:35Z

add two links to Self-hosted runners

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	==== Self-hosted runners ====		==== Self-hosted runners ====

	NixOS has a ~~module~~ for running self-hosted GitHub runners.		NixOS has a few unofficial modules for running self-hosted GitHub runners. see [https://nix-community.github.io/srvos/github_actions_runner srvos], [https://github.com/juspay/github-nix-ci juspay/github-nix-ci]

	=== Build kite ===		=== Build kite ===

Samueldr: Drop banned user's contribution

2024-05-22T23:22:24Z

Drop banned user's contribution

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	==== Self-hosted runners ====		==== Self-hosted runners ====

	NixOS has a module for running self-hosted GitHub runners~~. Srid has an [https://github.com/srid/nixos-config/blob/master/nixos/github-runner.nix example usage]~~.		NixOS has a module for running self-hosted GitHub runners.

	=== Build kite ===		=== Build kite ===

Klinger: Category:Server Category:Applications

2024-04-19T17:55:42Z

Category:Server Category:Applications

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	[https://sourcehut.org Sourcehut] provides [https://man.sr.ht/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md#nixos an official NixOS image]		[https://sourcehut.org Sourcehut] provides [https://man.sr.ht/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md#nixos an official NixOS image]

			[[Category:Server]]
			[[Category:Applications]]

imported>Srid: Self-hosted runner

2024-02-13T09:22:47Z

Self-hosted runner

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	See [https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action install-nix-action] to install nix in Linux/macOS actions.		See [https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action install-nix-action] to install nix in Linux/macOS actions.
	There is also [https://github.com/cachix/cachix-action one action] to setup [https://cachix.org/ cachix], a hosted binary cache.		There is also [https://github.com/cachix/cachix-action one action] to setup [https://cachix.org/ cachix], a hosted binary cache.

			==== Self-hosted runners ====

			NixOS has a module for running self-hosted GitHub runners. Srid has an [https://github.com/srid/nixos-config/blob/master/nixos/github-runner.nix example usage].

	=== Build kite ===		=== Build kite ===

imported>Qknight at 00:31, 12 January 2024

2024-01-12T00:31:04Z

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	=== Jenkins ===		=== Jenkins ===
			[[Jenkins]]
	[~~https://github.com/juspay/jenkins-nix-ci jenkins-nix-ci]: A NixOS module for~~ Jenkins~~, optimized specifically for running projects using Nix.~~

	~~[https://github.com/mrVanDalo mrVanDalo] has a [https://git.ingolf-wagner.de/palo/nixos-config/src/branch/main/nixos/library/jenkins.nix library~~] ~~to declare jenkins in his repository. It can be used as shown [https://git.ingolf-wagner.de/palo/nixos-config/src/branch/main/nixos/configs/workhorse/jenkins.nix here~~]

	=== Gitlab ===		=== Gitlab ===

imported>Srid: Add https://github.com/juspay/jenkins-nix-ci

2023-03-28T14:39:26Z

Add https://github.com/juspay/jenkins-nix-ci

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	=== Jenkins ===		=== Jenkins ===

			[https://github.com/juspay/jenkins-nix-ci jenkins-nix-ci]: A NixOS module for Jenkins, optimized specifically for running projects using Nix.

	[https://github.com/mrVanDalo mrVanDalo] has a [https://git.ingolf-wagner.de/palo/nixos-config/src/branch/main/nixos/library/jenkins.nix library] to declare jenkins in his repository. It can be used as shown [https://git.ingolf-wagner.de/palo/nixos-config/src/branch/main/nixos/configs/workhorse/jenkins.nix here]		[https://github.com/mrVanDalo mrVanDalo] has a [https://git.ingolf-wagner.de/palo/nixos-config/src/branch/main/nixos/library/jenkins.nix library] to declare jenkins in his repository. It can be used as shown [https://git.ingolf-wagner.de/palo/nixos-config/src/branch/main/nixos/configs/workhorse/jenkins.nix here]

imported>DarkOnion0: Update broken links due to deletion or change of repository structure

2022-08-13T09:41:08Z

Update broken links due to deletion or change of repository structure

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	There is no official NixOS module however both drone and drone-cli are packaged in nixpkgs.		There is no official NixOS module however both drone and drone-cli are packaged in nixpkgs.

	Mic92 has the following [https://github.com/Mic92/dotfiles/blob/master/nixos/eve/modules/drone~~.nix~~ custom module] in his repository. An example public project can be found in [https://github.com/Mic92/cntr/blob/~~master~~/.drone.yml cntr] and this project for an example using flakes [https://github.com/Mic92/dotfiles/blob/~~master~~/.drone.yml Mic92's dotfiles].		Mic92 has the following [https://github.com/Mic92/dotfiles/blob/master/nixos/eve/modules/drone/ custom module] in his repository. An example public project can be found in [https://github.com/Mic92/cntr/blob/e1b58463d55567bd795d1f3cfb4c6784f57c895a/.drone.yml cntr] and this project for an example using flakes [https://github.com/Mic92/dotfiles/blob/05daca459d96557eeeb72196258e6bffc73c1360/.drone.yml Mic92's dotfiles].

	=== Jenkins ===		=== Jenkins ===

imported>Fgaz: add sourcehut

2022-06-11T17:01:53Z

add sourcehut

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	[https://garnix.io/ Garnix] is a nix-specific CI provider that also provides a cache. it currently only works with flake-enabled repos.		[https://garnix.io/ Garnix] is a nix-specific CI provider that also provides a cache. it currently only works with flake-enabled repos.

			=== Sourcehut ===

			[https://sourcehut.org Sourcehut] provides [https://man.sr.ht/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md#nixos an official NixOS image]