nixos-config May 4, 2025

Nix Configurations for MacOS + NixOS

This is a group of personal configuration files using Nix that runs on MacOS as well as NixOS. This is 100% Flake driven with no configuration.nix as well as channels. This is my first time delving into everything that is Nix and while so far has been tested on a MacOS VM and a NixOS VM running on unRaid, this is my daily driver for both. 🤓 Please note this is a work in progress so there are bugs as I am learning to improve and set up for my personal needs.

	NixOS	MacOS
Shell	zsh
DE	none+bspwm	Aqua
WM	bspwm	Amethyst
Theme	WhiteSur-gtk-theme [GTK2/3]
Icons	WhiteSur [GTK2/3]
Terminal	Alacritty

Installing

MacOS

Change name for Mac and enable Full Disk Access for Terminal in settings

Install Dependencies

This is my daily driver on a Macbook Air (M1) running MacOS Sonoma

xcode-select --install

Install Nix

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install

Create Keys

nix run github:michaelkeates/nixos-config#createKeys

Initialize

nix flake init -t github:michaelkeates/nixos-config#default

Installation

For the first-time, it is required to move the current /etc/nix/nix.conf out of the way

sudo mv /etc/nix/nix.conf /etc/nix/nix.conf.before-nix-darwin

Then finally run the script below. This wraps the Nix commands, builds and deploys a new Nix Generation as well as removes files that will crash the script.

chmod +x bin/darwin-build && chmod +x bin/build && bin/build

NixOS

Create Keys

nix run github:michaelkeates/nixos-config#createKeys

This opens an editor to accept, encrypt, and write your secret to disk. Then push the age file to your private github repo

EDITOR=vim nix run github:ryantm/agenix -- -e secret.age

Installation

nix run --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' github:michaelkeates/nixos-config#install

Rebuild

MacOS & NixOS

nix run github:michaelkeates/nixos-config#rebuild

Mentions

dustinlyons for his Nix configuration files that this is heavily based on and what I learnt from so all rights to him.

Repository

Author

Website

Michael Keates

I am a dedicated, hardworking individual with a robust background in all things related to computing and technology. Diligent, enthusiastic, and a team player, I possess a passion for learning and developing new skills, a strong attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities. I am reliable and constantly seeking new challenges to broaden my knowledge and experience, while also enhancing my capacity to develop efficient and effective solutions for diverse requirements.