User:Pigs/NixOS Wiki

 Getting started

Welcome to the official NixOS Wiki!

NixOS is a Linux operating system based on the Nix package manager and the Nixpkgs package repository.

This wiki complements the NixOS Manual with user guides, configuration examples, troubleshooting tips, and community knowledge.

New to Nix? Start here:

• Overview of the Nix Core Ecosystem - for a broad orientation
• NixOS - the operating system
• Nix package manager - the core tool
• Nixpkgs - package repository
• Nix Language - the domain specific language behind configurations

To get started with Nix on another OS, visit nix.dev for guides on using Nix on other Linux distributions or macOS.

 Setting up NixOS

To install NixOS, start with the NixOS Installation Guide.

Guides for specific environments:

• NixOS as a desktop - personal computers
• NixOS as a server - server environments
• NixOS on ARM - ARM devices
• NixOS in the cloud - cloud hosting options

 Documentation & topics

Visit the Resources page for links to essential Nix documentation. Notable examples:

Essential nix manuals:

• NixOS manual
• Nix manual
• Nixpkgs manual
• Hydra manual

Explore by category:

• Software
• Hardware
• Desktop
• Server
• Community

Helpful pages:

• FAQ
• Cheatsheet
• Nix vs. Linux Standard Base
• Terms and Definitions in Nix Project
• Comparison between Ubuntu and NixOS

 Get in touch

With the community

• Official NixOS website
• Official Teams
• Community overview
• Chats and forums
• Get support
• Events

About the Wiki

• Matrix chat for Wiki contributors #wiki:nixos.org
• Email wiki@nixos.org for contacting wiki.nixos.org regarding any wiki operational topics or requests
• Contribute to wiki and NixOS
• Manual of Style

 News

2025-05-23 — NixOS 25.05 released

Release Notes: https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2505/

2024-09-02 — Wiki editors use Manual of Style

The Wiki team discussed and put into effect the Manual of Style for editing wiki articles. This is a huge step towards clear and consistent documentation. All editors are encouraged to follow this guide.

2024-08-22 — Wiki editors meeting

All interested wiki editors meet on 22th of August at 21:15 CEST in a Jitsi conference.

Agenda: https://pad.lassul.us/wiki-agenda?view

2024-07-05 — Wiki editors meeting

All interested wiki editors meet on 5th of July at 13:00 CEST in a Jitsi conference.

2024-04-01 — Launch of the wiki

The official NixOS wiki has taken off! If you want to find out why there is a new wiki effort, check out the FAQ.

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 Special pages

• Overview of special pages
• All pages of wiki.nixos.org
• All categories of wiki.nixos.org
• Unpatrolled changes of wiki.nixos.org