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Could Nix and devenv replace Docker Compose?

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+title: Could Nix and devenv replace Docker Compose?
+date: 2024-11-11
+permalink: daily/2024/11/11/could-nix-and-devenv-replace-docker-compose
+tags:
+  - software-development
+  - drupal
+  - php
+  - nix
+  - linux
+cta: ~
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+  Could Nix and devenv replace Docker and Docker Compose for me in my Drupal projects?
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+I started using the Nix package manager [in September 2022][0] as a replacement for Ansible to manage my dotfiles.
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+Since then, I've switched to daily-driving NixOS as my main operating system and started to use Nix instead of Docker for some development projects.
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+Even though I'm running Linux, there's a benefit to not running containers for simple projects as well as the reproducibility that Nix provides.
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+I hadn't invested much time in using Nix as Docker replacement for Drupal projects, but this week, I've started to look at [devenv][1] - a development tool based on Nix.
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+As well as declaring and locking the package versions I need for each project, it also manages the services I need, such as PHP-FPM and MariaDB or MySQL.
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+It also configures Git hooks, test scripts and custom processes, such as running Tailwind CSS.
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+I've configured it for a few projects this week and it could be a potential Docker replacement for me.
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+If you want to see an example, [see this repo on GitHub][2].
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+[0]: https://github.com/opdavies/dotfiles.nix/commit/af1d8d37
+[1]: https://devenv.sh
+[2]: https://github.com/opdavies/drupal-london-meetup/blob/main/devenv.nix