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See the [https://nixos.org/community.html nixos.org/community] for how to get in touch.
This article extends [https://nixos.org/community.html nixos.org/community] for how to get in touch and lists additional platforms to meet community members.


This article lists additional platforms to meet community members.
See the [[Nix Community]] article to learn more about who we are.
 
== Official Spaces ==
These are spaces are moderated by the [https://nixos.org/community/teams/moderation/ NixOS Moderation Team]
 
=== Events ===
See the [[Events]] page for past and upcoming events!
 
See also the [https://conf.tube/accounts/nixcon/video-channels NixCon Fediverse] or [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nixos YouTube] sites for past NixCon recordings.
 
=== Github ===


See the [[Nix Community]] article to learn more about who we are.
* [https://github.com/NixOS/ NixOS] - Official Nix Org
** Contribute packages on [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs nixpkgs]
** Develop the [https://github.com/NixOS/nix nix language]
** Participate in [https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs RFC discussions]
* [https://github.com/nix-community/ Nix-Community] - Explore community projects!


== Online ==
=== Forums ===
* [https://discourse.nixos.org/ Official Discourse forum] - Ask for help here! (>14k users)


=== Chat ===
=== Chats ===


==== Matrix ====
==== Matrix ====


The official [https://matrix.to/#/#community:nixos.org NixOS Community Space] has rooms on many Nix topics.
The official [https://matrix.to/#/#community:nixos.org NixOS Community Space] has rooms on many Nix topics.
The main Nix Matrix room is [https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org #nix:nixos.org].
* [https://matrix.to/#/#users:nixos.org #users:nixos.org] - Main Room (>4k members)
* [https://matrix.to/#/#wiki:nixos.org #wiki:nixos.org] - Wiki Contributors (>200 members)


Matrix Spaces are a beta feature, not supported by all clients or homeservers. 
Note: If your client doesn't support [https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/ Matrix Spaces], see the [[MatrixRooms]] page for list of all rooms.
If your client doesn't support spaces see [[MatrixRooms]] for a list of rooms.


==== IRC ====
==== Zulip ====


There is a Nix presence on [https://libera.chat/ the Libera.Chat IRC network]; the primary user channel is [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos #nixos], and the development channel is [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-dev #nixos-dev].
* [https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#recent NixOS Governance Discussion] - Ongoing NixOS Governance discussions occurring here. Requires contribution to nixpkgs to participate.


Previously, the Nix channels were on Freenode, a different IRC network.  There are [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/ public logs] from the Freenode versions of these channels.  There is no logging set up on the Libera.Chat versions (yet).
==== Jitsi ====
* [https://meet.jit.si/NixOfficeHours OfficeHours] - Weekly Nix Office Hours (1600-2000 UTC Fridays, more times as mentors are available)


{|class=table
== Officially Maintained ==
|+Nix and NixOS channels
''Unmoderated'' spaces maintained by the moderation team.
|-
! Channel
! Description
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos/nixos #nixos]
| General NixOS and Nix help
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos/nix-darwin #nix-darwin]
| Nix on macOS
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-chat #nixos-chat]
| An informal channel for chit-chatting when going off-topic on the main channel.
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-dev #nixos-dev]
| Nix and NixOS development (#nixos for questions)
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-gm #nixos-gm]
| A social channel for gender minorities in the NixOS community.  This is an invite only channel. Introduce yourself in [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-gm-invites #nixos-gm-invites] and someone will invite you.
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-emacs #nixos-emacs]
| Nix Emacs discussions
|}


{|class=table
==== [https://chaos.social/@nixos_org Mastodon] ====
|+Regional channels
|-
! Channel
! Description
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-cs #nixos-cs]
| Czech and Slovak NixOS community
|-
! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-fr #nixos-fr]
| French NixOS community
|-
! [irc://irc.hackint.org/nixos #nixos]
| German NixOS community on [https://hackint.org hackint.org irc network] (webchat version: https://webirc.hackint.org)
|-
|}


==== Discord ====
==== [https://twitter.com/nixos_org Twitter] ====


An unofficial Discord server is available at [https://discord.gg/RbvHtGa discord.gg/RbvHtGa].
==== [https://www.linkedin.com/company/nixos-foundation/ LinkedIn] ====


==== Telegram ====
== Unofficial Spaces ==
There are some regional Telegram groups dedicated to NixOS:
Spaces maintained by members of the community.
{|class=table
|+Regional Telegram channels
|-
! Channel
! Languages
|-
! [https://t.me/NixOS_zhcn @NixOS_zhcn]
| Chinese, English
|-
! [https://t.me/ru_nixos @ru_nixos]
| Russian, English
|-
! [https://t.me/nixos_en @nixos_en]
| English
|-
|-
! [https://t.me/nixosbr @nixosbr]
| Portuguese
|-
|}


=== Forums ===
=== Forums ===


==== NixOS Discourse ====
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/ r/NixOS] on Reddit (>35k members)
The [https://discourse.nixos.org/ NixOS community forum] contains posts and discussions on many Nix topics.
 
* [https://programming.dev/c/nix !nix@programming.dev] on Lemmy (>1k subscribers)
 
* [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nixos+or+nix+or+nixops+or+nixpkgs Stack Overflow] (>1k questions answered)
* [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/nixos+or+nix+or+nixops+or+nixpkgs Unix & Linux Stack Exchange] (>400 questions answered)
 
=== Chats ===
 
==== Discord ====


=== Videos ===
* [https://discord.gg/Vs4SWzFnWz Nix/NixOS (Unoffical)] (>12k members)
* [https://discord.gg/zaz3H6UsYk Nix/NixOS Community] (>300 members)<ref>https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953</ref>


NixCon has an official Fediverse presence, [https://conf.tube/accounts/nixcon/video-channels @nixcon@conf.tube], where talk videos are published.
==== IRC ====
Previously hosted on Freenode but was switched to libera.chat. There are [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/ public logs] from the Freenode versions of these channels.


You can also find [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nixos a variety of talks and demos of Nix-related material], including videos from older NixCons, on YouTube.
* [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos #nixos] - General NixOS and Nix help
* [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos/nix-darwin #nix-darwin] - Nix on macOS
* [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-chat #nixos-chat] - Informal chit-chat channel when going off-topic in the main channel
* [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-dev #nixos-dev] - Nix and NixOS development (#nixos for questions)
* [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-emacs #nixos-emacs] - Nix Emacs discussion


=== Streaming ===
===== Regional IRC =====


* [https://www.twitch.tv/peti343 Peti] - Weekly Haskell packaging
* [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-cs #nixos-cs] - Czech and Slovak NixOS community
* [https://meet.jit.si/NixOfficeHours OfficeHours] - Weekly Nix Office Hours (1600-2000 UTC Fridays, more times as mentors are available)
* [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-fr #nixos-fr] - French NixOS community
* [irc://irc.hackint.org/nixos #nixos] - German NixOS community on [https://hackint.org hackint.org] ([https://webirc.hackint.org webchat])
 
==== Regional Telegram ====
There are some regional Telegram groups dedicated to NixOS:


=== Mailing list (no longer used) ===
* [https://t.me/NixOS_zhcn @NixOS_zhcn] - Chinese, English
* [https://t.me/ru_nixos @ru_nixos] - Russian, English
* [https://t.me/nixos_en @nixos_en] - English
* [https://t.me/nixosbr @nixosbr] - Portuguese
* [https://t.me/nixosita @nixosita] - Italian


There was previously an official mailing list related to NixOS, [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel nix-devel]. It has been [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-devel/rosQdK40mas replaced by the NixOS Discourse forum], see above.
==== Signal ====


== Events ==
* [https://signal.group/#CjQKIOJMxvGvEgIsYgjVrhCDDvNaMWg5u6QvbxTZVvFLXxP9EhCZ62ghyNi1mUZJIinAlpqi Nix / NixOS] - General nix and NixOS signal group


* [https://nix.camp/ Nix Camp] "Nix Camp is a 2 week long event from September 12th to September 26th [2021].[...] in the midst of Wales [...]"
== References ==
[[Category:Community]]

Latest revision as of 01:19, 1 June 2025

This article extends nixos.org/community for how to get in touch and lists additional platforms to meet community members.

See the Nix Community article to learn more about who we are.

Official Spaces

These are spaces are moderated by the NixOS Moderation Team

Events

See the Events page for past and upcoming events!

See also the NixCon Fediverse or YouTube sites for past NixCon recordings.

Github

Forums

Chats

Matrix

The official NixOS Community Space has rooms on many Nix topics.

Note: If your client doesn't support Matrix Spaces, see the MatrixRooms page for list of all rooms.

Zulip

Jitsi

  • OfficeHours - Weekly Nix Office Hours (1600-2000 UTC Fridays, more times as mentors are available)

Officially Maintained

Unmoderated spaces maintained by the moderation team.

Mastodon

Twitter

LinkedIn

Unofficial Spaces

Spaces maintained by members of the community.

Forums

Chats

Discord

IRC

Previously hosted on Freenode but was switched to libera.chat. There are public logs from the Freenode versions of these channels.

Regional IRC

Regional Telegram

There are some regional Telegram groups dedicated to NixOS:

Signal

References

  1. ↑ https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953
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