awesome-nix/README.md

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> A curated list of the best resources in the Nix community

*Please read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) before contributing.*

## Resources

### Learning

* [Nix Pills](https://nixos.org/nixos/nix-pills/) - The best way to learn by examples.

### Newsletters

* [NixOS Weekly](https://weekly.nixos.org/) - The best newsletter to stay informed about community updates.

## Cloud stuff

* [nixops](https://github.com/NixOS/nixops) - Deploy using Nix.
* [terraform-nixos](https://github.com/tweag/terraform-nixos) - A set of Terraform modules that are designed to deploy NixOS.
* [kubenix](https://github.com/xtruder/kubenix) - Kubernetes resource builder using nix.
* [nixos-generators](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators) - one config, multiple formats.

## Command-line tools

* [nix-index](https://github.com/bennofs/nix-index) - 
Quickly locate nix packages with specific files.
* [nix-prefetch](https://github.com/msteen/nix-prefetch) - Universal tool to update source checksums

## Development

* [lorri](https://github.com/target/lorri/) - A much better `nix-shell` for development.
* [nix-review](https://github.com/Mic92/nix-review) - The best tool to verify that a pull-request in nixpkgs is building properly.
* [niv](https://github.com/nmattia/niv/) - Easy dependency management for Nix projects.

## Programming languages

### Elm

* [Nix Elm Tools](https://github.com/turboMaCk/nix-elm-tools) - 
Elm language community tooling for Nix and NixOS users.

### Haskell

* [cabal2nix](https://github.com/NixOS/cabal2nix) -
Converts a Cabal file into a Nix build expression.
* [snack](https://github.com/nmattia/snack/) - 
Nix-based incremental build tool for Haskell projects.
* [stack2nix](https://github.com/input-output-hk/stack2nix) - 
Generate nix expressions for Haskell projects.

### NodeJS

* [napalm](https://github.com/nmattia/napalm) - 
Support for building npm packages in Nix and lightweight npm registry.
* [yarn2nix](https://github.com/moretea/yarn2nix) - 
Generate nix expressions from a yarn.lock file.
* [node2nix](https://github.com/svanderburg/node2nix)

### Python

* [pypi2nix](https://github.com/nix-community/pypi2nix) - Generate Nix
  expressions for Python packages

### Ruby

* [bundix](https://github.com/manveru/bundix) - 
Generates a Nix expression for your Bundler-managed application.

### Rust

* [carnix](https://nest.pijul.com/pmeunier/carnix) - Carnix is a compiler from the Cargo.lock files produced by cargo to Nix expressions.

## Overlays

* [NUR](https://github.com/nix-community/NUR/) - Nix User Repositories. The mother of all overlays.
* [home-manager](https://github.com/rycee/home-manager) - Manager user configuration just like NixOS.
* [nix-darwin](https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin) - Manage macOS configuration just like on NixOS.
* [nixpkgs-mozilla](https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla) - Mozilla's overlay with bleeding Rust and Firefox.
* [nixpkgs-wayland](https://github.com/colemickens/nixpkgs-wayland) - Bleeding edge Wayland packages.
* [nix-bitcoin](https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin) - 
Nix packages and nixos modules for Bitcoin nodes with higher layer protocols with an emphasis on security.

## Community

* [#nixos on FreeNode](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=nixos)
* [Discord - Nix/Nixos (Unofficial)](https://discord.gg/BMUCQx6)
* [Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/)
* [Wiki](https://nixos.wiki)

## License

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