NixOS Wiki

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NixOS Wiki

Welcome to the unofficial user's wiki

This wiki is user-maintained. Take a look at the about page for more information.

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 Getting started

Newcomers are encouraged to read the Nix Ecosystem and Resources overview articles to get a comprehensive orientation. For more specific introductions, see:

• NixOS
• Nix
• Nix Language
• Nixpkgs
• NixOps
• Hydra
• Applications / Extended Nix Ecosystem

Or for more extensive reference, check out:

• NixOS manual
• Nix manual
• Nix Pills
• Nixpkgs manual
• NixOps manual
• Hydra manual

See also:

• FAQ
• Nixpkgs vs other packagers
• Comparison between Ubuntu and NixOS

 Setting up NixOS

• On desktop, with NixOS as a desktop
• On ARM, with NixOS on ARM
• In the cloud, with NixOS friendly hosters

 Documentation topics

• Software
• Hardware
• Desktop

 Where’s the old wiki?

The old wiki can still be accessed on archive.org. Though badly outdated, it can still be helpful. Don’t hesitate to transfer still valid information into this wiki! We also have a write-up on the history of NixOS wikis.

 Special pages

• All pages of wiki.nixos.org
• All categories of wiki.nixos.org
• Recent changes of wiki.nixos.org

 Get in touch

• Community overview
• Get support
• Official Website
• GitHub repository
• Forums
  • Discourse
  • Stack Overflow
  • Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
  • /r/NixOS
• Chat
  • Matrix
  • Other ways to get in touch (IRC, Discord, Telegram, etc.)
  • #wiki:nixos.org on Matrix
• Events
• Workgroups (“Interest Groups”)
  • Workgroup:Container
  • Workgroup:Router
  • Workgroup:DataScience

 News

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