Contributing

It is possible to contribute to Nix(OS) in different ways:

• Contributing to Nix
• Contributing to Nixpkgs (see below)
• Contributing to the documentation
• Contributing to the Official NixOS Wiki (see below)

Contributing to Nix

See the Nix repository contribution guide.

Contributing to Nixpkgs

Contributing to Nixpkgs, the package repository for the Nix package manager, helps maintain and improve the ecosystem of software available to Nix users.

• Guide on Contributing to the packages in Nixpkgs
• Guide on Contributing to Nixpkgs in general

Contributing to the documentation

Reference documentation and learning materials for using Nix standalone are maintained on nix.dev by the Nix documentation team.

See Contributing Documentation for how you can help.

Contributing to the Official NixOS Wiki

Contributing to the content

• Read and adhere the NixOS Manual of Style to ensure consistency across the wiki.
• Consider browsing the Special Pages directory which contains useful links for understanding the Wiki's structure and for finding things to improve or create.
• Join the relevant Matrix room

Contributing to the infrastructure

The configuration is hosted on GitHub. Discussions take place there, as well as in the Matrix room, and during the documentation team meetings, which are public.