Into the Nix ecosystem (Interview)

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This week we’re talking about Nix with Domen Kožar. The Nix ecosystem is a DevOps toolkit that takes a unique approach to package management and system configuration. Nix helps you make reproducible, declarative, and reliable systems. Domen is writing the Nix ecosystem guide at nix.dev and today he takes us on a deep dive on all things Nix.

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Featuring:

• Domen Kožar – GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• NixOS.org
• Nix Manual
• Nix Pills
• Nix shorts - A collection of short notes about Nix, down to what is immediately needed for users.
• nix.dev - The Nix ecosystem guide
• NixOS Weekly newsletter
• The Changelog #237: Reproducible builds and secure software with Chris Lamb
• NixOS on ARM - for example, if you want to try it out on a Raspberry Pi

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