Nixcademy Blog Posts with Tag "virtualization"
2.5x Faster x86_64 Linux Builds on macOS with Rosetta
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📆 Mon Aug 10 2026 by Jacek Galowicz
Build x86_64 Linux packages 2.5x faster on your Apple Silicon Mac with the new Rosetta-based linux-builder, a drop-in replacement in nix-darwin.
Faster and cheaper NixOS integration tests with containers
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📆 Fri Mar 13 2026 by Jacek Galowicz
The new container support in the NixOS integration test driver allows for faster and lighter testing, let's see how it works!
Unveiling the Power of the NixOS Integration Test Driver (Part 2)
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📆 Fri Dec 01 2023 by Jacek Galowicz
Unlock the NixOS Integration Test Driver! Discover its architecture, setup, interactive debugging, and OCR for efficient, reproducible testing.
Unveiling the Power of the NixOS Integration Test Driver (Part 1)
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📆 Tue Oct 24 2023 by Jacek Galowicz
This guide explores how to efficiently run the blazingly fast NixOS integration tests, orchestrate multiple VMs, and leverage Python scripting.
Running NixOS from any Linux Distro in systemd-nspawn Containers
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📆 Tue Aug 29 2023 by Jacek Galowicz
Run NixOS on any Linux distro using systemd-nspawn! Discover how to leverage machinectl for seamless, persistent, and configurable container management.