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An interface change for flake schemas
An interface change for flake schemas
announcement
June 18, 20263 min read
We're introducing an exportedSchemas output to provide a more intuitive experience.
Luc Perkins
Introducing Nixpkgs cooldowns
Introducing Nixpkgs cooldowns
announcement
June 15, 20263 min read
Making package cooldowns for Nixpkgs available to all Determinate users by default
Graham Christensen
Introducing FlakeBOM, a CLI for generating SBOMs from Nix flakes
Introducing FlakeBOM, a CLI for generating SBOMs from Nix flakes
announcement
June 11, 202610 min read
It's lightning fast, it provides comprehensive metadata coverage, and it's the perfect complement to Determinate Secure Packages
Dominique Hummel
Sentry crash reports for Determinate Nix
Sentry crash reports for Determinate Nix
announcement
May 6, 20262 min read
Determinate Nix now uploads crash reports to Sentry, enabling Determinate Systems to catch and fix bugs long before they reach your critical systems.
Luc Perkins
Long-term support for Determinate Secure Packages 25.11
Long-term support for Determinate Secure Packages 25.11
announcement
April 30, 20261 min read
Determinate Secure Packages 25.11 is now generally available, with security maintenance committed through May 2028.
Luc Perkins
Support for AWS GovCloud and European Sovereign Cloud
Support for AWS GovCloud and European Sovereign Cloud
announcement
March 10, 20262 min read
NixOS AMIs for Determinate are now available in AWS GovCloud and AWS European Sovereign Cloud, providing a better option for teams with strict data residency and regulatory requirements
Graham Christensen
Extensible flake outputs with flake schemas
Extensible flake outputs with flake schemas
announcement
March 6, 20269 min read
Determinate Nix now enables you to declare custom flake output types, making flakes more flexible and introspectable than ever
Luc Perkins
A new chapter for the Nix language, courtesy of WebAssembly
A new chapter for the Nix language, courtesy of WebAssembly
announcement
March 5, 202610 min read
Determinate Nix now supports Wasm functions in Nix expressions, bringing a range of new possibilities to the Nix ecosystem
Eelco Dolstra
Determinate is the future of Nix today: Wasm, provenance, and flake schemas
Determinate is the future of Nix today: Wasm, provenance, and flake schemas
announcement
March 4, 20266 min read
This updates we're shipping this week are making Determinate Nix a different beast entirely
Graham Christensen
Introducing Determinate Secure Packages
Introducing Determinate Secure Packages
announcement
January 13, 20265 min read
A secure, signed, SLA-backed variant of Nixpkgs for teams who can't afford supply chain risk
Luc Perkins
Dropping upstream Nix from Determinate Nix Installer
Dropping upstream Nix from Determinate Nix Installer
announcement
September 10, 20253 min read
Focusing on our core strength: delivering the best Nix experience we can
Graham Christensen
FlakeHub now supports Semaphore CI
FlakeHub now supports Semaphore CI
announcement
June 19, 20253 min read
Adding a powerful, feature-rich, open source CI/CD system to our roster
Luc Perkins
Bringing back the Magic Nix Cache Action
Bringing back the Magic Nix Cache Action
announcement
June 13, 20253 min read
A second life for a much-loved freebie
Luc Perkins
Determinate Nix Action
Determinate Nix Action
announcement
May 28, 20252 min read
A GitHub Action dedicated to installing Determinate Nix
Luc Perkins
Determinate Nix 3.0
Determinate Nix 3.0
announcement
March 5, 20256 min read
Business-class Nix for critical infrastructure, complete with a flake stability guarantee
Graham Christensen
Fetch artifacts directly from FlakeHub Cache using `fh fetch`
Fetch artifacts directly from FlakeHub Cache using fh fetch
announcement
February 26, 20253 min read
Local builds getting you down? Build in CI and pull bytes over the wire instead.
Luc Perkins
Introducing Determinate AMIs for NixOS
Introducing Determinate AMIs for NixOS
announcement
February 24, 20253 min read
Deploy NixOS configurations with just two commands
Luc Perkins
Determinate is now compatible with nix-darwin
Determinate is now compatible with nix-darwin
announcement
February 19, 20253 min read
nix-darwin now enables Determinate to manage Nix, a big win for Determinate users on macOS
Luc Perkins
Improved evaluation times with pre-resolved Nix store paths
Improved evaluation times with pre-resolved Nix store paths
announcement
February 12, 20256 min read
Speed up Nix deployments, especially on resource-constrained devices, by avoiding the evaluation tax
Luc Perkins
End of life for the free tier of the Magic Nix Cache
End of life for the free tier of the Magic Nix Cache
announcement
January 21, 20254 min read
Some unfortunate decisions by GitHub have forced us to wind down free caching with the Magic Nix Cache by 1 February 2025
Graham Christensen
Determinate Nix now supports migrating from other caches
Determinate Nix now supports migrating from other caches
announcement
December 18, 20242 min read
Determinate Nix supports loading customer-specified credentials for authenticating with additional caches.
Graham Christensen
Nix at work: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes
Nix at work: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes
announcement
October 23, 20247 min read
Business-class binary caching and fine-grained access control for flakes enable organizations to seamlessly scale Nix adoption across teams and projects
Martin Wimpress
Announcing Determinate Nix
Announcing Determinate Nix
announcement
October 21, 20243 min read
Determinate Nix is a Nix distribution for teams
Eelco Dolstra
Discontinuing support for macOS Monterey
Discontinuing support for macOS Monterey
announcement
October 9, 20242 min read
Determinate software will no longer support macOS Monterey (version 12), following Apple's dropped support.
Graham Christensen
Fully automated Nix installation for macOS on AWS EC2
Fully automated Nix installation for macOS on AWS EC2
announcement
October 1, 20243 min read
Skip the unskippable: eliminate the macOS Full Disk Access approval on AWS EC2 with Determinate.
Graham Christensen
Solving enterprise TLS certificates for Nix on macOS
Solving enterprise TLS certificates for Nix on macOS
announcement
September 27, 20243 min read
Determinate solves a key problem with TLS/SSL certificates on macOS.
Graham Christensen
Prepare Nix for macOS Sequoia
Prepare Nix for macOS Sequoia
announcement
September 13, 20242 min read
Nix fully supports the upcoming macOS Sequoia, but you'll have to repair the build users first.
Graham Christensen
Discontinuing support for i686-linux in the Determinate Nix Installer
Discontinuing support for i686-linux in the Determinate Nix Installer
announcement
July 24, 20242 min read
Usage patterns suggest unambiguously that the Determinate Nix Installer no longer needs to support this system type.
Graham Christensen
On community in Nix
On community in Nix
announcement
April 26, 20245 min read
On community in the Nix ecosystem.
Eelco Dolstra
Introducing FlakeHub Cache
Introducing FlakeHub Cache
announcement
March 13, 20246 min read
Fast, secure, configurable. A bold new take on Nix caching.
Luc Perkins
KVM on GitHub Actions
KVM on GitHub Actions
announcement
November 29, 20232 min read
NixOS tests, Firecracker VMs, and more, now available to Nix users on GitHub Actions with one line of code.
Graham Christensen
A graphical installer for Nix
A graphical installer for Nix
announcement
November 24, 20233 min read
An even easier way to install Nix on macOS—and trustworthy and ripe for integration to boot.
Graham Christensen
Nix Survival Mode: sheltering Nix from macOS upgrades
Nix Survival Mode: sheltering Nix from macOS upgrades
announcement
October 25, 20232 min read
For years, macOS upgrades have broken Nix. We've updated the Determinate Nix Installer to ensure that this no longer happens, eliminating yet another annoyance for macOS users.
Graham Christensen
FlakeHub updates: lightning-fast mirroring and webhook integrations
FlakeHub updates: lightning-fast mirroring and webhook integrations
announcement
October 6, 20232 min read
Checking in on FlakeHub one month after launch
Graham Christensen
`fh`: the CLI for FlakeHub
fh: the CLI for FlakeHub
announcement
September 1, 20233 min read
Make more productive use of the growing FlakeHub platform
Luc Perkins
Flake schemas: making flake outputs extensible
Flake schemas: making flake outputs extensible
announcement
August 31, 20235 min read
Flake schemas enable you to teach Nix about new flake output types.
Eelco Dolstra
Introducing FlakeHub
Introducing FlakeHub
announcement
August 22, 20238 min read
A new home for your Nix flakes. Semantic versioning, flake exploration, automated publishing using GitHub Actions, and more.
Graham Christensen
Introducing the Magic Nix Cache
Introducing the Magic Nix Cache
announcement
June 26, 20236 min read
Nix builds at speeds you never thought possible.
Graham Christensen
Introducing the Nix Flake Checker
Introducing the Nix Flake Checker
announcement
June 20, 20235 min read
A powerful new way to keep your Nix flakes in line with best practices.
Luc Perkins
Nuenv: an experimental Nushell environment for Nix
Nuenv: an experimental Nushell environment for Nix
announcement
March 28, 202311 min read
How and why I replaced Nix's Bash-based standard environment with a much more powerful and expressive build apparatus.
Luc Perkins
Introducing the Determinate Nix Installer
Introducing the Determinate Nix Installer
announcement
February 27, 20236 min read
A fresh new alternative to the official Nix installation scripts.
Graham Christensen
Introducing Zero To Nix
Introducing Zero To Nix
announcement
January 23, 20236 min read
Introducing a brand new, beginner-friendly learning resource for Nix and the Nix ecosystem.
Luc Perkins
Introducing Riff
Introducing Riff
announcement
September 6, 20224 min read
Riff is a tool that automatically provides external dependencies for Rust projects.
Graham Christensen
Announcing: Terraform Provider Hydra
Announcing: Terraform Provider Hydra
announcement
May 17, 20214 min read
I'm excited to announce Determinate Systems' first open source release: a Terraform provider for managing Hydra projects and jobsets.
Cole Helbling