NixOS Tutorial - Flakes! Unlocking the Full Potential of NixOS

Learn how to use Flakes in NixOS to create a truly repeatable builds.
Templates used in this video are available here github.com/jason-m/whydoesnot...
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Creating a basic flake.nix
02:50 - Enable flakes in configuration.nix
03:22 - Apply flake
04:05 - what is a flake.lock
06:29 - moving flake to another system
08:09 - Multiple inputs / Overlays
11:42 - Referencing our overlay in configuration.nix
12:32 - Updating inputs individually
13:46 - Review and outro

[@kalthun8318]

I've been waiting for this video. Another amazing video! Thank you so much again for your hard work!

[@everywan]

3:00 - You can also add "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" to your /etc/nix/nix.conf, if you want to start using flake commands right away without rebuilding. 12:32 - You can also `nix flake update` to update individual input(s) by appending them to the end. e.g. `nix flake update nixpkgs-unstable`

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

Oh nice I didn't know about that updating flake argument

[@DreamsAPI]

Thank you sir!

[@DreamsAPI]

A quick request, can you zoom in on your code? and would love if you can connect officilal flake docs with your doing to make that connection would be be very helpful in understanding. You are doing an awesom job, please continue to make more videos

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

I will make a point of doing that from now on, and thank you for the kind feedback :)

[@hubstrangers3450]

Thank you....

[@bigupbig2198]

Starting a project using a flake? Can be anything from simple to complex that would be cool to see. Ex. Website, CL program

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

That's a good idea, I will try to do a follow up video with more on flakes, right now I have a couple more "fundamentals" videos in the works I want to get finished

[@james-cucumber]

Just a heads up, the font size in your editor and terminal are a bit small. The “industry standard” seems to be around 15-20 lines visible (source: the 5 most recent videos from creators I like). You can probably get away with 25

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

good advice, thank you

[@wylde780]

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