From 445abd38bea64fa988b3a5daa3b61d6c58ecf3cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Yin Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 20:44:51 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] chore: update content about nix cache servers --- docs/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md | 14 ++------------ .../nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md | 11 +---------- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md b/docs/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md index 0ceb6f4..7ecfb31 100644 --- a/docs/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md +++ b/docs/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md @@ -10,22 +10,12 @@ local build process and significantly improving build speed. ## Why Add Custom Cache Servers {#why-add-custom-cache-servers} -> Note: The methods introduced here can only accelerate the download of packages; many -> `inputs` data sources will still be fetched from GitHub. Also, if the cache is not -> found, local builds will be executed, which typically requires downloading source code -> and building dependencies from GitHub or somewhere else, which may make it slow. To -> completely address the speed issue, it is still recommended to use solutions such as a -> transparent proxy running on your router or local machine. - Two reasons: 1. Add cache servers for some third-party projects, such as the nix-community cache server [https://nix-community.cachix.org](https://nix-community.cachix.org), which can significantly improve the build speed of these third-party projects. -2. Adding a mirrored cache server to accelerate downloads. - 1. The access speed of the official cache server in China is slow. Without a local - global proxy, it is almost unusable. Adding Chinese Nix cache mirrors like - ustc/sjtu/tuna can alleviate this issue. +1. Add cache server mirror sites closest to the user to speed up downloads. ## How to Add Custom Cache Servers {#how-to-add-custom-cache-servers} @@ -296,7 +286,7 @@ In other words, you can use it like this: > machine can completely solve the issue of slow package downloads in NixOS, the > configuration is rather cumbersome and often requires additional hardware. -More users may prefer to directly speed up package downloads by using a HTTP/Socks5 proxy +Some users may prefer to directly speed up package downloads by using a HTTP/Socks5 proxy running on their machine. Here's how to set it up. Using methods like `export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:7890` in the Terminal will not work because the actual work is done by a background process called `nix-daemon`, not by commands directly diff --git a/docs/zh/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md b/docs/zh/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md index 533bba7..97534c8 100644 --- a/docs/zh/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md +++ b/docs/zh/nixos-with-flakes/add-custom-cache-servers.md @@ -8,17 +8,11 @@ Nix 提供了官方缓存服务器 ，它缓存了 nixp ## 为什么要添加自定义缓存服务器 {#why-add-custom-cache-servers} -> 注意：这里介绍的手段只能加速部分包的下载，许多 inputs 数据源仍然会从 Github 拉取。另外如 -> 果找不到缓存，会执行本地构建，这通常仍然需要从国外下载源码与构建依赖，因此仍然会很慢。为 -> 了完全解决速度问题，仍然建议使用旁路网关或 TUN 等全局代理方案。 - 两个原因： 1. 添加一些第三方项目的缓存服务器，例如 nix-community 的缓存服务器 ，这可以大大提升这些第三方项目的构建速度。 1. 添加离用户最近的缓存服务器镜像站，用于加速下载。 - 1. 官方缓存服务器在中国的访问速度非常慢，如果没有局域网全局代理的话，基本上是无法使用 - 的。添加国内的 ustc/sjtu/tuna 等 Nix 缓存镜像源可以缓解此问题。 ## 如何添加自定义缓存服务器 {#how-to-add-custom-cache-servers} @@ -270,10 +264,7 @@ Nix 提供了 > 参考了 Issue: > [roaming laptop: network proxy configuration - NixOS/nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/27535#issuecomment-1178444327) -虽然前面提到了，旁路网关可以完全解决 NixOS 的包下载速度问题，但是旁路网关的配置比较麻烦， -而且经常需要额外的硬件支持。 - -更多的用户可能会希望能直接通过 HTTP/Socks5 代理来加速包下载，这里介绍下怎么设置。 +有些用户可能会希望能直接通过 HTTP/Socks5 代理来加速包下载，这里介绍下怎么设置。 直接在 Terminal 中使用 `export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:7890` 这类方式是无法生效的，因 为 nix 实际干活的是一个叫 `nix-daemon` 的后台进程，而不是直接在 Terminal 中执行的命令。