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Advanced Topics
After becoming familiar with the NixOS, you can further explore Nix's three manuals and other docs to discover more ways to use it:
- Nix Reference Manual: A guide to the Nix package manager, which mainly covers the design of the package manager and instructions for using it from the command line.
- nixpkgs Manual: A manual that introduces parameters of Nixpkgs, how to use, modify, and package Nix packages.
- NixOS Manual: A user manual for NixOS, mainly including configuration instructions for system-level components such as Wayland/X11 and GPU.
- nix-pills: Nix Pills provides an in-depth explanation of how to use Nix to build software packages. It is written in a clear and understandable way and is worth reading, as it is also sufficiently in-depth.
After becoming familiar with Flakes, you may want to try some advanced techniques. Here are some popular community projects to try:
- flake-parts: Simplify the writing and maintenance of configuration through the Module module system.
- flake-utils-plus: A third-party package for simplifying Flake configuration, which is apparently more powerful.
- digga: A large and comprehensive Flake template that combines the functionality of various useful Nix toolkits, but has a complex structure and requires some experience to navigate.
- etc.
And many other useful community projects to explore, here are some of them:
- dev-templates: Dev environments for numerous languages based on Nix flakes.
- devenv: development environment management
- agenix: secrets management
- colmena: NixOS deployment tools
- nixos-generator: generate iso/qcow2/... from nixos configuration
- lanzaboote: enable secure boot for NixOS
- impermanence: used to make NixOS stateless, to imporve the reproduciability of NixOS system.