My Nix Configuration

Jordan Garrison's NixOS and Home Manager configurations for NixOS and macOS.

Setup

NixOS

1. Clone the repository to your local machine

2. Build and switch to the configuration:

   sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname>

Available hosts:

• endeavour - Main desktop workstation
• voyager - MacBook Pro running NixOS

macOS (nix-darwin)

1. Clone the repository to your local machine

2. Build and switch to the configuration:

   sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname>

Available hosts:

• H952L3DPHH - Work MacBook

Home Manager (WSL/Ubuntu)

1. Clone the repository to your local machine

2. Build and switch to the configuration:

   home-manager switch --flake .#<config>

Available configurations:

• jordangarrison@normandy - WSL/Ubuntu setup

Structure

├── flake.nix              # Main flake configuration
├── hosts/                 # Host-specific configurations
│   ├── endeavour/         # Desktop workstation
│   ├── voyager/           # MacBook Pro
│   └── flomac/            # Work MacBook
├── modules/               # Shared NixOS modules
│   ├── nixos/             # NixOS-specific modules
│   └── *.nix              # Standalone modules
└── users/                 # User configurations
    ├── jordangarrison/    # Jordan's user config
    │   ├── nixos.nix      # NixOS user module
    │   ├── home.nix       # Home Manager config
    │   ├── configs/       # User-specific configs
    │   └── tools/         # User-specific tools
    └── <other-users>/     # Other family members

Updates

Updating Dependencies

Update flake inputs (equivalent to updating channels):

nix flake update

Rebuilding Systems

After updating, rebuild your system:

# NixOS
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname>

# macOS
sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname>

# Home Manager only
home-manager switch --flake .#<config>

Features

• Flake-based configuration - Reproducible and version-locked
• Multi-platform support - NixOS, macOS, and WSL/Ubuntu
• Modular user management - Each user has their own folder with nixos.nix and home.nix
• Host-specific configurations - Easy to manage different machines
• Shared modules - Common functionality across all hosts