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[][mit]
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[](https://nixos.org)
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> #### ⚠ Advisory ⚠
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> DevOS requires the [flakes][flakes] feature available via an _experimental_
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> branch of [nix][nix]. Until nix 3.0 is released, this project
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> should be considered unstable, though quite usable as flakes have been
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> maturing _well_ [for a while](https://github.com/divnix/devos/tree/17713c22d07c54525c728c62060a0428b76dee3b).
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# Introduction
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DevOS grants a simple way to use, deploy and manage [NixOS][nixos] systems for
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personal and productive use. A sane repository structure is provided,
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integrating several popular projects like [home-manager][home-manager],
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[devshell][devshell], and [more](./doc/integrations).
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Striving for ___nix first™___ solutions with unobstrusive implementations,
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a [flake centric][flake-doc] approach is taken for useful conveniences such as
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[automatic source updates](./pkgs#automatic-source-updates).
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Skip the indeterminate nature of other systems, _and_ the perceived
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tedium of bootstrapping Nix. It's easier than you think!
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### Status: Alpha
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A lot of the implementation is less than perfect, and huge
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[redesigns](https://github.com/divnix/devos/issues/152) _will_ happen. There
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are unstable versions (0._x_._x_) to help users keep track of changes and
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progress.
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## Getting Started
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Check out the [guide](https://devos.divnix.com/start) to get up and running.
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## In the Wild
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The author maintains his own branch, so you can take inspiration, direction, or
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make critical comments about the [code][please]. 😜
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## Motivation
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NixOS provides an amazing abstraction to manage our environment, but that new
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power can sometimes bring feelings of overwhelm and confusion. Having a turing
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complete system can easily lead to unlimited complexity if we do it wrong.
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Instead, we should have a community consensus on how to manage a NixOS system
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and its satellite projects, from which best practices can evolve.
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___The future is declarative! 🎉___
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## Upstream
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I'd love to see this in the nix-community should anyone believe its reached a
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point of maturity to be generally useful, but I'm all for waiting until
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1.0[#121](https://github.com/divnix/devos/issues/121) to save the cache work,
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too.
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## Community Profiles
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There are two branches from which to choose: [core][core] and
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[community][community]. The community branch builds on core and includes
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several ready-made profiles for discretionary use.
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Every package and NixOS profile declared in community is uploaded to
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[cachix](./integrations/cachix.md), so everything provided is available
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without building anything. This is especially useful for the packages that are
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[overridden](./concepts/overrides.md) from master, as without the cache,
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rebuilds are quite frequent.
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## Inspiration & Art
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- [hlissner/dotfiles][dotfiles]
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- [nix-user-chroot](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-user-chroot)
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- [Nickel](https://github.com/tweag/nickel)
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- [Awesome Nix](https://github.com/nix-community/awesome-nix)
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- [devshell](https://github.com/numtide/devshell)
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# License
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DevOS is licensed under the [MIT License][mit].
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[nix]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable
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[mit]: https://mit-license.org
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[nixos]: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable
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[home-manager]: https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager
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[flakes]: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes
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[flake-doc]: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/src/nix/flake.md
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[core]: https://github.com/divnix/devos
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[community]: https://github.com/divnix/devos/tree/community
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[dotfiles]: https://github.com/hlissner/dotfiles
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[devshell]: https://github.com/numtide/devshell
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[please]: https://github.com/nrdxp/devos/tree/nrd
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