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I've been a Nix user for about a year, starting with its package manager on my previously installed Linux distribution.<\/p>\n\n

I started to use Home Manager for my user configuration and dotfiles and later switched to the NixOS operating system.<\/p>\n\n

Using Nix for software development<\/h2>\n\n

I've also been using Nix Flakes for per-project configuration.<\/p>\n\n

A Flake file is a simple file written in the Nix language that defines the project's dependencies and installs them from the Nix package manager.<\/p>\n\n

Here is an example Flake for a PHP CLI application:<\/p>\n\n

{\n\u00a0 inputs.nixpkgs.url = \"github:NixOS\/nixpkgs\/nixos-unstable\";\n\n\u00a0 outputs = inputs@{ flake-parts, ... }:\n\u00a0 \u00a0 flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 systems = [ \"x86_64-linux\" ];\n\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 perSystem = { config, self', inputs', pkgs, system, ... }: {\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 devShells = {\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 default = pkgs.mkShell {\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 buildInputs = with pkgs; [ php82 php82Packages.composer ];\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 };\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 };\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 };\n\u00a0 \u00a0 };\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

It declares that PHP 8.2 and Composer are available, even if I have different versions installed globally.<\/p>\n\n

Will Nix replace Docker?<\/h2>\n\n

Nix and Flakes have replaced Docker for me on some projects.<\/p>\n\n

If I have a simple setup and need a specific version of PHP or Node and some additional programs, I can get those from the Flake.<\/p>\n\n

I don't know if it'll replace Docker for me completely and work on more complex projects, but it's working well for me where I'm using it.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

I've been a Nix user for about a year, starting with its package manager on my previously installed Linux distribution.<\/p>\n\n

I started to use Home Manager for my user configuration and dotfiles and later switched to the NixOS operating system.<\/p>\n\n

Using Nix for software development<\/h2>\n\n

I've also been using Nix Flakes for per-project configuration.<\/p>\n\n

A Flake file is a simple file written in the Nix language that defines the project's dependencies and installs them from the Nix package manager.<\/p>\n\n

Here is an example Flake for a PHP CLI application:<\/p>\n\n

{\n  inputs.nixpkgs.url = \"github:NixOS\/nixpkgs\/nixos-unstable\";\n\n  outputs = inputs@{ flake-parts, ... }:\n    flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {\n      systems = [ \"x86_64-linux\" ];\n\n      perSystem = { config, self', inputs', pkgs, system, ... }: {\n        devShells = {\n          default = pkgs.mkShell {\n            buildInputs = with pkgs; [ php82 php82Packages.composer ];\n          };\n        };\n      };\n    };\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

It declares that PHP 8.2 and Composer are available, even if I have different versions installed globally.<\/p>\n\n

Will Nix replace Docker?<\/h2>\n\n

Nix and Flakes have replaced Docker for me on some projects.<\/p>\n\n

If I have a simple setup and need a specific version of PHP or Node and some additional programs, I can get those from the Flake.<\/p>\n\n

I don't know if it'll replace Docker for me completely and work on more complex projects, but it's working well for me where I'm using it.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "1970-01-01T00:33:45+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "7f55d425fa5b0836f5c8d0f6980cc54e", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }