Nixcademy Blog Posts with Tag "automation"
Don't Let Flakes Pin You Down: Unlocking Better Inputs
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📆 Thu Mar 26 2026 by toastal
Flakes gave us input pinning, but you might be missing out on better inputs. Let's see how nixtamal unlocks them.
NixOS OTA Updates with systemd-sysupdate: Immutable A/B System Partitions
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📆 Mon Nov 03 2025 by Jacek Galowicz
NixOS systemd-sysupdate tutorial: build immutable A/B system partitions for over-the-air appliance updates. Part 3 of our NixOS image series.
Self-growing NixOS appliance images with systemd-repart
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📆 Fri Oct 03 2025 by Jacek Galowicz
How to build small, self-inflating NixOS images with systemd-repart that automatically repartition to use the full disk on the first boot.
Run and Auto-Update Docker Containers on NixOS
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📆 Thu Nov 21 2024 by Jacek Galowicz
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.
Remote Deployments with nixos-rebuild
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📆 Thu Aug 10 2023 by Jacek Galowicz
Explore how nixos-rebuild's remote capabilities simplify deployment across machines. Learn the efficient steps for seamless remote builds and deployments!
Magic Deployments with nixos-rebuild
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📆 Mon Jul 31 2023 by Jacek Galowicz
Discover the power of nixos-rebuild for seamless system configuration, upgrades, and rollbacks with just a few commands. Explore its versatile capabilities!