Nixcademy Blog Posts

Let's look at flake-utils' hidden downsides! This guide quickly demystifies it through simple rewrite, offering insights you likely haven't encountered before.

Ekpkgs simplifies Nix development by improving overlay management, package scoping, and development shell workflows using Flakes.

Discover how Nix can revolutionize your software supply chain security, enabling verifiable integrity and offline rebuilds from source.

Ekapkgs forks Nixpkgs, splitting it into repos for faster updates & easier curation. Ditch monolithic development flows & slow RFCs. Innovate freely!

Nix's Import From Derivation (IFD) can speed up development but also cause slow builds. Learn how IFD works, its pros/cons, and when to use it effectively.

Learn how to run the Home Assistant Docker image on NixOS on a Raspberry Pi 4 or other NixOS machines and how to keep it up to date automatically.

Overlays in Nixpkgs are a powerful mechanism, but they are also complex to grasp. We tell you everything you need to know about Nixpkgs overlays.

If you have no prior experience with functional programming, don't miss this article which explains the most important intricacies of lazy evaluation!

NixOS integration now run on macOS! Learn how to set it up and run complex integration tests on your Mac today!

Discover how to set up, test, and deploy an example application server using NixOS and GitHub Actions for seamless CI. Unlock powerful integration testing now!