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When trying to use Nix and NixOS in corporations there are a number of issues one will run into. This page tries to provide a solution to each of these issues. | When trying to use Nix and NixOS in corporations there are a number of issues one will run into. This page tries to provide a solution to each of these issues. | ||
== Nixpkgs Overlays == | |||
Most companies will need additional packages that should not be in Nixpkgs. This includes internal packages, but also variations and patched versions of existing packages. A practical way to include these is by using an overlay. More information about overlays can be found in the [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#chap-overlays Nixpkgs manual]. | |||
A good example of a company owned and open source overlay is [https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla nixpkgs-mozilla]. | |||
== Reproducibility across workstations and pinning== | == Reproducibility across workstations and pinning== | ||