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67 from 31 Jul 2023 to 17 Aug 2026
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2026 19

  1. The New Default Nix Flake Template Explained
  2. nix-language
  3. tutorial
  4. 2.5x Faster x86_64 Linux Builds on macOS with Rosetta
  5. Linux
  6. Macos
  7. nix-darwin
  8. rosetta
  9. virtualization
  10. Don't Let Flakes Pin You Down: Unlocking Better Inputs
  11. automation
  12. nixpkgs
  13. reproducibility
  14. updates
  15. Faster and cheaper NixOS integration tests with containers
  16. containers
  17. integration-tests
  18. systemd
  19. testing

2025 19

  1. Cross-Compiling NixOS images
  2. cross-compilation
  3. nixos-modules
  4. system-images
  5. NixOS OTA Updates with systemd-sysupdate: Immutable A/B System Partitions
  6. system-management
  7. Minimizing NixOS images
  8. embedded
  9. performance
  10. Self-growing NixOS appliance images with systemd-repart
  11. 1000 Instances of flake-utils
  12. best-practices
  13. Ekapkgs: Streamlining Nixpkgs and Flakes for a Smoother Experience
  14. Flakes
  15. overlays
  16. Demonstrably Secure Software Supply Chains with Nix
  17. security
  18. Ekapkgs, a poly-repo fork of Nixpkgs
  19. nix-ecosystem

2024 18

  1. Nix IFD: A Ticking Time Bomb in Your Build Pipeline?
  2. Ifd
  3. Run and Auto-Update Docker Containers on NixOS
  4. Mastering Nixpkgs Overlays: Techniques and Best Practice
  5. packaging
  6. What You Need to Know About Lazy Evaluation in Nix
  7. nix-basics
  8. Run NixOS Integration Tests on macOS
  9. debugging
  10. Test Your Apps and Services with GitHub Actions Quickly and for Free
  11. Ci cd
  12. Build and Deploy Linux Systems from macOS
  13. deployment
  14. remote-deployment
  15. Separation of Concerns in Cross-Compilation
  16. Cpp
  17. Setting up Nix on macOS
  18. installation

2023 11

  1. Unveiling the Power of the NixOS Integration Test Driver (Part 2)
  2. C++ with Nix in 2023, Part 2: Package Generation and Cross-Compilation
  3. C++ with Nix in 2023, Part 1: Developer Shells
  4. Unveiling the Power of the NixOS Integration Test Driver (Part 1)
  5. Hosting OpenStreetMap on NixOS
  6. Nixos
  7. web-services
  8. Multi-Version PHP with Nginx on NixOS: Containerized and Not
  9. Running NixOS from any Linux Distro in systemd-nspawn Containers
  10. Remote Deployments with nixos-rebuild
  11. Magic Deployments with nixos-rebuild