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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.

Getting started

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

Or for more extensive reference, check out:

See also:

Setting up NixOS

On ARM, with NixOS on ARM
In the cloud, with NixOS friendly hosters

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 Though badly outdated, it can still be helpful.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

Get in touch

Community overview
Get support
Official Website
GitHub repository
Forums
IRC
- Users: #nixos on Freenode
- Developers: #nixos-dev on Freenode
- Wiki: #nixos-wiki on Freenode
Workgroups (“Interest Groups”)

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.

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