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After the VM is successfully booted, DokuWiki will be available on http://localhost:8080 | After the VM is successfully booted, DokuWiki will be available on http://localhost:8080 | ||
=== Reference local nixpkgs folder === | |||
Using the <code>-I nixpkgs</code> parameter, you could choose to use a local ''nixpkgs'' repository, for example to test unfinished packages or modules:<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
nixos-shell -I nixpkgs=/home/myuser/projects/nixpkgs myvm.nix | |||
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=== Mounting host directories === | === Mounting host directories === | ||
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The configuration of the virtual machine is inside the file <code>myvm.nix</code> in the same directory. The virtual machine will use the nixpkgs source defined in the flake inputs. | The configuration of the virtual machine is inside the file <code>myvm.nix</code> in the same directory. The virtual machine will use the nixpkgs source defined in the flake inputs. | ||
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