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Using Nix for local application development

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+title: Using Nix for local application development
+date: 2024-11-30
+permalink: daily/2024/11/30/using-nix-for-local-application-development
+tags:
+  - software-development
+  - nix
+  - nixos
+  - linux
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+  I use Nix for all my application development projects.
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+Instead of using tools like Docker or nvm to manage dependencies for your projects, you can use Nix instead.
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+Creating a Nix shell or flake for each project with its dependencies will install everything without needing containers and with the benefit of everything being locked to specific versions, [making environments reproducible][0].
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+If you need a specific version of PHP or node for a project, it will be available and different versions can be used for other projects.
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+And if you need services like MySQL and you're not using NixOS, you can also use devenv to manage services, tasks and processes for each project.
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+For me, Nix and devenv have [replaced Docker and Docker Compose][1] on my development projects.
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+[0]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/11/12/why-consistency-and-reproducibility-are-important
+[1]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/11/11/could-nix-and-devenv-replace-docker-compose