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    <h1 style="font-size: 4rem;">NixOS Wiki</h1>
    <p class="lead" style="font-size:3rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;">Welcome to the '''unofficial''' user's wiki</p>
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    This wiki is user-maintained. Take a look at [[{{ns:4}}:About|the about page]] for more informations.
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Newcomers are encouraged to read the [[Nix Ecosystem|Nix Ecosystem overview]] and [[Resources|Resource overview]] articles to get a comprehensive orientation.
This is the official NixOS Wiki.
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It includes topics not covered in the [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual NixOS Manual]: NixOS user guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.
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| Introduction
NixOS is a Linux operating system based on the Nix package manager and the Nixpkgs package repository.
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| [[Nix Package Manager | Nix]]
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| [[Nix Expression Language | Nix Language]]
Newcomers to NixOS are encouraged to read the [[Nix Ecosystem|Nix Core Ecosystem]] overview article to get a comprehensive orientation. For more specific introductions, see:
| [[Nixpkgs]]
* [[Overview_of_the_NixOS_Linux_distribution|NixOS]]
| [[NixOps]]
* [[Nix package manager]]
| [[Hydra]]
* [[Nixpkgs]] package repository
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* [[Overview of the Nix Language |Nix Language]]
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If you want to try Nix standalone in another Linux distribution or on a Mac, take your first steps on [https://nix.dev nix.dev].
| [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/ NixOS manual]
 
| [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/ Nix manual]
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} [https://nixos.org/nixos/nix-pills/ Nix Pills
Much great additional tooling exists in the Nix ecosystem such as:
| [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual]
 
| [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual]
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| [https://nixos.org/nixops/manual/ NixOps manual]
* [[Home Manager|Home-manager]] to manage user profile & home directory contents
| [https://nixos.org/nixops/manual/ Hydra manual]
* [[Flakes|Nix Flakes]] instead of nix-channel
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Start with plain Nix/NixOS, and only integrate Home Manager and/or Flakes into your setup once you're confident with Nix/NixOS and comprehend their significance.}}
 
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{{home:box|hosting|icon=cloud|Setting up NixOS|
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* On desktop, with [[NixOS as a desktop]]
* On ARM, with [[NixOS on ARM]]
* In the cloud, with [[NixOS friendly hosters]]
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First stop should be [[Resources]], which serves as a gateway to the most important documentation. Some highlights below.
 
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Primary reference material:
* [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/ NixOS manual]
* [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/ Nix manual]
* [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual]
* [https://nixos.org/hydra/manual/ Hydra manual]
 
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Major page categories:
* [[:{{ns:14}}:Software|Software]]
* [[:{{ns:14}}:Hardware|Hardware]]
* [[:{{ns:14}}:Desktop|Desktop]] - how to setup PCs
* [[:{{ns:14}}:Server|Server]] - how to setup servers
* [[:{{ns:14}}:Community|Community]] - people, communication, work on NixOS
 
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See also:
* [[FAQ]]
* [[FAQ]]
* [[Nixpkgs vs other packagers]]
* [[Nix vs. Linux Standard Base]]
* [[Cheatsheet|Comparison between Ubuntu and NixOS]]
* [[Terms and Definitions in Nix Project]]
* [[Cheatsheet]]
* [[Ubuntu vs. NixOS|Comparison between Ubuntu and NixOS]]
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{{home:box|get-in-touch|icon=dialog-hi|Get in touch|
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*[[Nix Community|Community overview]]
<b>With the community</b>
*[[Support|Get support]]
* [https://nixos.org/ Official NixOS website]
*[https://nixos.org/ Official site]
* [https://nixos.org/community/#governance-teams Official Teams]
*[https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/ GitHub repository]
* [[Nix Community|Community overview]]
* Forums
* [[Get In Touch|Chats and forums]]
** [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nixos+or+nix+or+nixops+or+nixpkgs stack overflow]
* [[Support|Get support]]
** [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/ /r/NixOS]
* [[Get In Touch#Events|Events]]
* IRC
 
** Users: [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos ''#nixos'' on freenode]
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** Developers: [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-dev ''#nixos-dev'' on freenode]
<b>About the Wiki</b>
** Wiki: [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-wiki ''#nixos-wiki'' on freenode]
* Matrix chat for Wiki contributors [https://matrix.to/#/#wiki:nixos.org #wiki:nixos.org]
* Mailing list: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel nix-devel]
* Email [mailto:wiki@nixos.org wiki@nixos.org] for contacting wiki.nixos.org regarding any wiki operational topics or requests
* [[Contributing|Contribute to wiki and NixOS]]
* [[Manual of Style]]
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 30 October 2024

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 Getting started

This is the official NixOS Wiki. It includes topics not covered in the NixOS Manual: NixOS user guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.

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

Newcomers to NixOS are encouraged to read the Nix Core Ecosystem overview article to get a comprehensive orientation. For more specific introductions, see:

If you want to try Nix standalone in another Linux distribution or on a Mac, take your first steps on nix.dev.

Much great additional tooling exists in the Nix ecosystem such as:

These add complexity and may be confusing at first, and you may even decide that you don't need them. Start with plain Nix/NixOS, and only integrate Home Manager and/or Flakes into your setup once you're confident with Nix/NixOS and comprehend their significance.

 Setting up NixOS

 Documentation topics

First stop should be Resources, which serves as a gateway to the most important documentation. Some highlights below.

Primary reference material:

Major page categories:

See also:

 Special pages

 Get in touch

With the community

About the Wiki

 News

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.

... all news articles →

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