Discord

Note: This package is unfree and requires extra steps to install.

Installation

available builds

discord
discord-ptb
discord-canary

replace the discord below with whichever build you want

NixOS

nixpkgs.config = {
  allowUnfree = true;
};
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ discord ]

Home Manager

Can be used on both NixOS and non-NixOS

Same as above but replace environment.systemPackages with home.packages

Non-NixOS

declarative package management on non-nixos

Usage

Command Line:

$ Discord

The nix expression also installs a desktop item as another option for starting the application.

Join the NixOS Discord

Follow this link to join the unofficial NixOS Discord: https://discord.com/invite/RbvHtGa

Troubleshooting

Discord crashes when a notification is received

Discord crashes if there is no notification daemon

standalone notification daemons

• dunst — Lightweight and customizable notification daemon for x11

https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst || dunst

• mako — A lightweight Wayland notification daemon

https://github.com/emersion/mako/ || mako

Opening Links with Firefox

If you use Discord and it silently fails to open links in Firefox, you possibly have encountered issue #78961. This is caused by a version mismatch between the NSS libraries used by Discord and Firefox. Luckily, a relatively easy workaround is available:

First, find out which NSS version Firefox is currently using with

$ nix path-info $(which firefox) -r | grep nss-

This should print a few store paths, focus on their ends, which should look like nss-x.xx. We're interested in the one with the newest version. Next, create a new file called discord_patched.nix and paste the following code into it:

with import <nixpkgs> {};

pkgs.discord.override {
    nss = pkgs.nss_3_49_2;
}

Now replace nss_3_49_2 with the previously looked up version's "attribute name", which you can look up here. Finally, build and install this patched package with

$ nix-env -i $(nix build discord_patched.nix) --arg config '{ allowUnfree = true; }'

Log in again and you should be able to open links properly.

Links

default.nix for discord