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	{{Expansion\|What is the format of a binary cache? How does it differ from a local/remote Nix store? See [https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/6870 `NixOS/nix` PR #6870]}}		{{Expansion\|What is the format of a binary cache? How does it differ from a local/remote Nix store? See [https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/6870 `NixOS/nix` PR #6870]. (Maybe even splitting it into a guide and a reference?)}}

	A binary cache builds Nix packages and caches the result for other machines. Any machine with Nix installed can be a binary cache for another one, no matter the operating system.		A binary cache builds Nix packages and caches the result for other machines. Any machine with Nix installed can be a binary cache for another one, no matter the operating system.