oliverdavies.uk/content/node.179c3eed-b723-4f44-b9d4-398b90b916e7.json

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            "value": "\n          <p>Do you know every software package installed on your computer?<\/p>\n\n<p>Do you know every configuration file you've added or edited?<\/p>\n\n<p>If you needed to create a new computer or server that matches your current configuration, how long would that take you?<\/p>\n\n<p>This is why I started automating my system and having tools like Ansible install and configure software instead of me doing it manually.<\/p>\n\n<p>But, that doesn't prevent anyone from adding more things or changing files on the fly.<\/p>\n\n<p>Nix and NixOS have a read-only store of packages and configuration files, and I can <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/opdavies\/dotfiles\">read my dotfiles repository<\/a> and see exactly what's installed and how it's configured.<\/p>\n\n<p>If I want to add or remove a package or change some configuration, I update a Nix file and rebuild my system.<\/p>\n\n<p>There are no more random, rogue or leftover packages.<\/p>\n\n<p>If I get a new computer or create a new server, I add it to my dotfiles repository and apply the configuration and I'm up and running in no time.<\/p>\n\n        ",
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