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Welcome to nix.dev
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.. meta::
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:description: An opinionated guide for developers wanting to get things done with the Nix ecosystem.
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:keywords: Nix, NixOS, packaging, Linux, deployment, build systems, reproducible, developer
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.. topic:: **Introduction**
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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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:maxdepth: 3
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:glob:
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tutorials/index.rst
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templates/index.rst
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anti-patterns/index.rst
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reference/index.rst
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faq.rst
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recommended-reading.rst
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influences.rst
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glossary.rst
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