NixOS virtual machines on macOS - Revision history

Malloc: add section to enhance remote builder on darwin systems with x86_64 capability

2026-03-25T05:29:18Z

add section to enhance remote builder on darwin systems with x86_64 capability

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	Note: Notice how further configuring the Linux builder uses the running Linux		Note: Notice how further configuring the Linux builder uses the running Linux
	builder to build the new one.		builder to build the new one.

			== <code>linux-builder</code>, with <code>x86_64-linux</code> emulation ==
			Building upon previous example, the remote builder can be enhanced to build x86_64 packages without creating a second VM or builder<ref>https://github.com/nix-darwin/nix-darwin/issues/1192#issuecomment-2619629531</ref>:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			nix.linux-builder = {
			# ...
			systems = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
			config.boot.binfmt.emulatedSystems = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>

	== <code>direnv</code> ==		== <code>direnv</code> ==

2025-12-29T01:28:21Z

Link to Nixcademy blog post on running NixOS tests on macOS

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	* [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS], Nixcademy		* [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS], Nixcademy
			* [https://nixcademy.com/posts/running-nixos-integration-tests-on-macos/ Run NixOS Integration Tests on macOS], Nixcademy

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	[[Category:nix-darwin]]		[[Category:nix-darwin]]
	[[Category:Tutorial]]		[[Category:Tutorial]]

2025-12-29T01:27:12Z

external link style change

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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==

	* ~~"Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS" on the~~ [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Nixcademy ~~Blog].~~		* [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS], Nixcademy

	[[Category:macOS]]		[[Category:macOS]]
	[[Category:nix-darwin]]		[[Category:nix-darwin]]
	[[Category:Tutorial]]		[[Category:Tutorial]]

2025-12-26T06:58:29Z

Correct Further reading heading

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	The original machine had also Screen Sharing enabled.		The original machine had also Screen Sharing enabled.

	== ~~References~~ ==		== Further reading ==

	* "Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS" on the [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Nixcademy Blog].		* "Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS" on the [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Nixcademy Blog].

2024-08-21T20:46:33Z

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	that the Linux builder is actually such a virtual machine.		that the Linux builder is actually such a virtual machine.

	Point 4 is similar to point 3, but since the tests are ~~_built_~~ using virtual		Point 4 is similar to point 3, but since the tests are '''built''' using virtual
	machines, it means that these virtual machines are running inside the Linux		machines, it means that these virtual machines are running inside the Linux
	builder. This is not a problem if our environment supports nested		builder. This is not a problem if our environment supports nested

2024-08-21T20:44:38Z

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	NixOS is based on Linux, but a lot of developers are using MacBooks. The [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] project aims to bring the convenience of a declarative system approach to macOS and it is built around Nixpkgs (much like NixOS). After installing Nix, ~~<nowiki>~~<code>nix-darwin</code~~></nowiki~~> will help us with the following goals:		NixOS is based on Linux, but a lot of developers are using MacBooks. The [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] project aims to bring the convenience of a declarative system approach to macOS and it is built around Nixpkgs (much like NixOS). After installing Nix, <code>nix-darwin</code> will help us with the following goals:

	# Build a complete NixOS (Linux) system.		# Build a complete NixOS (Linux) system.

2024-08-21T20:44:12Z

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	NixOS is based on Linux, but a lot of developers are using MacBooks. The [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] project aims to bring the convenience of a declarative system approach to macOS and <code>nix-darwin</code> ~~is built around Nixpkgs, much like NixOS.~~		NixOS is based on Linux, but a lot of developers are using MacBooks. The [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] project aims to bring the convenience of a declarative system approach to macOS and it is built around Nixpkgs (much like NixOS). After installing Nix, <nowiki><code>nix-darwin</code></nowiki> will help us with the following goals:

	~~With Nix on macOS, we can do these things~~:

	# Build a complete NixOS (Linux) system.		# Build a complete NixOS (Linux) system.

2024-08-21T20:41:02Z

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	The [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] project aims to bring the convenience of a declarative system approach to macOS~~. nix-darwin is built up around Nixpkgs, quite similar to NixOS.~~		NixOS is based on Linux, but a lot of developers are using MacBooks. The [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] project aims to bring the convenience of a declarative system approach to macOS and <code>nix-darwin</code> is built around Nixpkgs, much like NixOS.

	~~== Getting started ==~~
	~~To install Nix-darwin, first install Nix on the fresh macOS machine.~~

	~~Then run:~~

	<~~syntaxhighlight lang="console"~~>
	$ nix-~~build https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin/archive/master.tar.gz -A installer~~
	~~$ ./result/bin/~~darwin~~-installer~~
	</~~syntaxhighlight~~>

	~~The following sections provide more details.~~

	~~== NixOS virtual machines on macOS ==~~

	~~NixOS~~ is ~~based on Linux~~, ~~but a lot of developers are using MacBooks~~.

	With Nix on macOS, we can do these things:		With Nix on macOS, we can do these things:

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	* "Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS" on the [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Nixcademy Blog].		* "Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS" on the [https://nixcademy.com/posts/macos-linux-builder/ Nixcademy Blog].

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			[[Category:nix-darwin]]
			[[Category:Tutorial]]