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

(https://github.com/nixos/nix) is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible.

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  • Nix PHP - php
  • Nix PureScript - purescript
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  • Nix Ruby - ruby
  • Nix Rust - rust
  • Nix Scala - scala
• NixOS Modules - nixos-modules
• Nix Overlays - overlays
• Nix Community - community

• Nix How to Learn Nix - https://ianthehenry.com/posts/how-to-learn-nix/) - It's like a Let's Play, but for obscure software documentation.
• Nix Notes - https://github.com/noteed/nix-notes) - A collection of short notes about Nix, each contributing to the same virtual machine image.
• Nix Pills - https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills) - The best way to learn, with examples.
• Nix Shorts - https://github.com/justinwoo/nix-shorts) - A collection of short notes about Nix.
• Nix nix.dev - https://nix.dev) - An opinionated guide for developers about getting things done using the Nix ecosystem.
• Nix Tour of Nix - https://nixcloud.io/tour) - An online interactive tutorial on Nix language constructs.

• Nix Hound - https://search.nix.gsc.io) - Handily search across all or selected Nix-related repositories.
• Nix Package Versions - https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions) - Find all versions of a package that were available in a channel and the revision you can download it from.
• Nix Pkgs on Nix - https://pkgs.on-nix.com) - A database with Nix packages at all versions, from all channels.

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

• Nix nixos-generators - https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators) - Take a NixOS config and build multiple different images types including VirtualBox VMs, Azure images, and installation ISOs.
• Nix nixos-up - https://github.com/samuela/nixos-up) - Super easy NixOS installer that can be used from the installation ISO.

• Nix Channel History - https://channels.nix.gsc.io) - Get historical git commits for Nix channels.
• Nix Infra Status - https://status.nixos.org) - Get the age and current git commit of each Nix channel.
• Nix Review Tools Reports - https://malob.github.io/nix-review-tools-reports) - Reports showing problematic dependencies (dependencies causing the most failed builds) for major Hydra jobsets.
• Nix nixpkgs PR tracker - https://nixpk.gs/pr-tracker.html) - A tracker for whether a PR has made it into a channel yet.

• Nix Colmena - https://github.com/zhaofengli/colmena) - A simple, stateless NixOS deployment tool modeled after NixOps and morph.
• Nix deploy-rs - https://github.com/serokell/deploy-rs) - A simple multi-profile Nix-flake deploy tool.
• Nix krops - https://cgit.krebsco.de/krops/about) - A lightweight toolkit to deploy NixOS systems, remotely or locally.
• Nix KubeNix - https://github.com/xtruder/kubenix) - A Kubernetes resource builder using Nix.
• Nix KuberNix - https://github.com/saschagrunert/kubernix) - Single-dependency Kubernetes clusters via Nix packages.
• Nix morph - https://github.com/DBCDK/morph) - A tool for managing existing NixOS hosts.
• Nix Nixery - https://github.com/tazjin/nixery) - A Docker-compatible container registry which builds images ad-hoc via Nix.
• Nix NixOps - https://github.com/NixOS/nixops) - The official Nix deployment tool, compatible with AWS, Hetzner, and more.
• Nix nixos-shell - https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-shell) - Simple headless VM configuration using Nix (similar to Vagrant).
• Nix pushnix - https://github.com/arnarg/pushnix) - Simple cli utility that pushes NixOS configuration and triggers a rebuild using ssh.
• Nix terraform-nixos - https://github.com/tweag/terraform-nixos) - A set of Terraform modules designed to deploy NixOS.
• Nix terranix - https://terranix.org) - Use Nix and the NixOS module system to write your Terraform code.

• Nix alejandra - https://github.com/kamadorueda/alejandra) - An opinionated Nix code formatter optimized for speed and consistency.
• Nix comma - https://github.com/nix-community/comma) - Quickly run any binary; wraps together `nix run` and `nix-index`.
• Nix nixfmt - https://github.com/serokell/nixfmt) - A formatter for Nix code, intended to easily apply a uniform style.
• Nix nixpkgs-fmt - https://github.com/nix-community/nixpkgs-fmt) - Nix code formatter for nixpkgs.
• Nix nixpkgs-hammering - https://github.com/jtojnar/nixpkgs-hammering) - Beat your package expressions into a shape.
• Nix nix-alien - https://github.com/thiagokokada/nix-alien) - Run unpatched binaries on Nix/NixOS easily.
• Nix nix-diff - https://github.com/Gabriella439/nix-diff) - A tool to explain why two Nix derivations differ.
• Nix nix-index - https://github.com/bennofs/nix-index) - Quickly locate Nix packages with specific files.
• Nix nix-prefetch - https://github.com/msteen/nix-prefetch) - A universal tool for updating source checksums.
• Nix nix-tree - https://github.com/utdemir/nix-tree) - Interactively browse the dependency graph of Nix derivations.
• Nix statix - https://github.com/nerdypepper/statix) - A linter/fixer to check for and fix antipatterns in Nix code.

• Nix Arion - https://github.com/hercules-ci/arion) - Run `docker-compose` with help from Nix/NixOS.
• Nix cached-nix-shell - https://github.com/xzfc/cached-nix-shell) - A `nix-shell` replacement that uses caching to open subsequent shells quickly.
• Nix Cachix - https://cachix.org) - Hosted binary cache service; free for open-source projects.
• Nix devshell - https://github.com/numtide/devshell) - `mkShell` with extra bits and a toml config option to be able to onboard non-nix users.
• Nix dream2nix - https://github.com/nix-community/dream2nix) - A framework for automatically converting packages from other build systems to Nix.
• Nix flake-utils - https://github.com/numtide/flake-utils) - Pure Nix flake utility functions to help with writing flakes.
• Nix gitignore.nix - https://github.com/hercules-ci/gitignore.nix) - The most feature-complete and easy-to-use `.gitignore` integration.
• Nix lorri - https://github.com/nix-community/lorri) - A much better `nix-shell` for development that augments direnv.
• Nix Makes - https://github.com/fluidattacks/makes) - A Nix-based CI/CD pipeline framework for building, testing, and releasing projects in any language, from anywhere.
• Nix niv - https://github.com/nmattia/niv) - Easy dependency management for Nix projects with package pinning.
• Nix nix-direnv - https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv) - A fast loader and flake-compliant configuration for the direnv environment auto-loader.
• Nix nixpkgs-review - https://github.com/Mic92/nixpkgs-review) - The best tool to verify that a pull-request in Nixpkgs is building properly.
• Nix pre-commit-hooks.nix - https://github.com/cachix/pre-commit-hooks.nix) - Run linters/formatters at commit time and on your CI.
• Nix rnix-lsp - https://github.com/nix-community/rnix-lsp) - A syntax-checking language server for Nix.
• Nix robotnix - https://github.com/danielfullmer/robotnix) - A declarative and reproducible build system for Android (AOSP) images.

==Nix Programming Languages

• Nix nixduino - https://github.com/boredom101/nixduino) - Nix-based tool to help build Arduino sketches.

• Nix crystal2nix - https://github.com/nix-community/crystal2nix) - Convert `shard.lock` into Nix expressions.

• Nix elm2nix - https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix) - Convert `elm.json` into Nix expressions.

• Nix cabal2nix - https://github.com/NixOS/cabal2nix) - Converts a Cabal file into a Nix build expression.
• Nix haskell.nix - https://github.com/input-output-hk/haskell.nix) - Alternative Haskell Infrastructure for Nixpkgs.
• Nix nix-haskell-mode - https://github.com/matthewbauer/nix-haskell-mode) - Automatic Haskell setup in Emacs.
• Nix nixkell - https://github.com/pwm/nixkell) - A Haskell project template using Nix and direnv.

• Nix Napalm - https://github.com/nix-community/napalm) - Support for building npm packages in Nix with a lightweight npm registry.
• Nix node2nix - https://github.com/svanderburg/node2nix) - Generate Nix expression from a `package.json` (or `package-lock.json`) (to be stored as files).
• Nix npmlock2nix - https://github.com/nix-community/npmlock2nix) - Generate Nix expressions from a `package-lock.json` (in-memory), primarily for web projects.

• Nix composer2nix - https://github.com/svanderburg/composer2nix) - Generate Nix expressions to build composer packages.
• Nix composer-plugin-nixify - https://github.com/stephank/composer-plugin-nixify) - Composer plugin to help with Nix packaging.
• Nix composition-c4 - https://github.com/fossar/composition-c4) - Support for building composer packages from a `composer.lock` (using IFD).
• Nix nix-phps - https://github.com/fossar/nix-phps) - Flake containing old and unmaintained PHP versions (intended for CI use).
• Nix nix-shell - https://github.com/loophp/nix-shell) - Nix shells for PHP development.

• Nix Easy PureScript Nix - https://github.com/justinwoo/easy-purescript-nix) - A project to easily use PureScript and other tools with Nix.

• Nix mach-nix - https://github.com/DavHau/mach-nix) - Tool to create highly reproducible python environments.
• Nix poetry2nix - https://github.com/nix-community/poetry2nix) - Build Python packages directly from [Poetry's]] - https://python-poetry.org) `poetry.lock`. No conversion step needed.
• Nix pypi2nix - https://github.com/nix-community/pypi2nix) - Generate Nix expressions for Python packages.

• Nix Bundix - https://github.com/nix-community/bundix) - Generates a Nix expression for your Bundler-managed application.

• Nix cargo2nix - https://github.com/cargo2nix/cargo2nix) - Granular caching, development shell, Nix & Rust integration.
• Nix crane - https://github.com/ipetkov/crane) - A Nix library for building Cargo projects with incremental artifact caching.
• Nix fenix - https://github.com/nix-community/fenix) - Rust toolchains and Rust analyzer nightly for nix.
• Nix naersk - https://github.com/nmattia/naersk) - Build Rust packages directly from `Cargo.lock`. No conversion step needed.
• Nix nix-cargo-integration - https://github.com/yusdacra/nix-cargo-integration) - A library that allows easy and effortless integration for Cargo projects.
• Nix nixpkgs-mozilla - https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla) - Mozilla's overlay with Rust toolchains and Firefox.
• Nix rust-nix-templater - https://github.com/yusdacra/rust-nix-templater) - Generates Nix build and development files for Rust projects.
• Nix rust-overlay - https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay) - Pure and reproducible nix overlay of binary distributed Rust toolchains.

• Nix sbt-derivation - https://github.com/zaninime/sbt-derivation) - mkDerivation for sbt, similar to buildGoModule.

• Nix base16.nix - https://github.com/SenchoPens/base16.nix) - Flake way to theme programs in [base16]] - https://github.com/chriskempson/base16) colorschemes, mustache template support included.
• Nix Home Manager - https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager) - Manage your user configuration just like NixOS.
• Nix musnix - https://github.com/musnix/musnix) - Do real-time audio work in NixOS.
• Nix nixcloud-webservices - https://github.com/nixcloud/nixcloud-webservices) - A Nixpkgs extension with a focus on ease of deployment of web-related technologies.
• Nix NixVim - https://github.com/pta2002/nixvim) - A NeoVim distribution built with Nix modules and Nixpkgs.
• Nix Simple Nixos Mailserver - https://gitlab.com/simple-nixos-mailserver/nixos-mailserver) - A complete mailserver, managed with NixOS modules.
• Nix Stylix - https://github.com/danth/stylix) - System-wide colorscheming and typography for NixOS.

• Nix awesome-nix-hpc - https://github.com/freuk/awesome-nix-hpc) - High Performance Computing package sets.
• Nix 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.
• Nix nix-darwin - https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin) - Manage macOS configuration just like on NixOS.
• Nix nixpkgs-firefox-darwin - https://github.com/bandithedoge/nixpkgs-firefox-darwin) - Automatically updated Firefox binary packages for macOS.
• Nix nixpkgs-wayland - https://github.com/nix-community/nixpkgs-wayland) - Bleeding-edge Wayland packages.
• Nix NUR - https://github.com/nix-community/NUR) - Nix User Repositories. The mother of all overlays, allowing access to user repositories and installing packages via attributes.

• nix:nixos.org - https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org)
• nixos on Libera.Chat - https://web.libera.chat/?nick=Guest?#nixos)
• Nix Discord - Nix/Nixos (Unofficial) - https://discord.gg/BMUCQx6)
• Nix Discourse - https://discourse.nixos.org) - The best place to get help and discuss Nix-related topics.
• Nix NixCon - https://nixcon.org) - The annual community conference for contributors and users of Nix and NixOS.
• Nix Wiki (Unofficial) - https://nixos.wiki)

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