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"description lang=en": "Opinionated guides to getting things done in the Nix ecosystem."
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"keywords": "Nix, NixOS, packaging, Linux, deployment, build systems, reproducible, developer"
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"property=og:locale": "en_US"
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---
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# Welcome to nix.dev
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The Nix ecosystem is a DevOps toolkit to achieve:
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- {ref}`Reproducible development environments <ad-hoc-envs>`.
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- Easy installation of software over URLs.
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- Easy transfer of software environments between computers.
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- {ref}`Declarative specification of Linux machines <deploying-nixos-using-terraform>`.
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- {ref}`Reproducible integration testing using virtual machines <integration-testing-vms>`.
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- Avoidance of version conflicts with already installed software.
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- Installing software from source code.
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- {ref}`Transparent build caching using binary caches <github-actions>`.
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- Strong support for software auditability.
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- {ref}`First-class cross compilation support <cross-compilation>`.
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- Remote builds.
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- Remote deployments.
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- Atomic upgrades and rollbacks.
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This documentation supplements the official [Nix](http://nixos.org/nix/manual/),
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[NixOS](http://nixos.org/nixos/manual/), [Nixpkgs](http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/)
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and [NixOps](http://nixos.org/nixops/manual/) manuals.
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```{toctree}
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:glob: true
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tutorials/index.md
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templates/index.md
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anti-patterns/index.md
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recommended-reading.md
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influences.md
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```
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```{toctree}
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:glob:
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:caption: Recipes
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:maxdepth: 1
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recipes/*
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```
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```{toctree}
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:glob:
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:caption: Reference
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:maxdepth: 1
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reference/pinning-nixpkgs.md
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reference/glossary.md
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Nixpkgs Manual <https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/>
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NixOS Manual <https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/>
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Nix Reference Manual <https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/>
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```
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```{toctree}
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:glob:
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:caption: Contributing
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:maxdepth: 1
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contributing/how-to-contribute.md
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contributing/documentation.md
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contributing/writing-a-tutorial.md
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```
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