6 slices of Nix-related goodness for your perusal
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
Deploy NixOS configurations with just two commands
When I first started using Linux in 2006, I remember dreaming of a Linux Console. It wasn't so far fetched, the PlayStation 3 had just been released with OtherOS support which allowed users to install Linux (or BSD). Still, it seemed that a Linux-first console seemed like it would only ever be a dream.
NixOS modules and configurations offer us a tantalizing way to express and
share systems. My friends and I can publish our own flakes containing
nixosModules or/and nixosConfigurations outputs which can be imported,
reused, and remixed.
NixOS uses virtual machines based on QEMU extensively for running its test suite. In order to avoid generating a disk image for every test, the test driver usually boots using a Plan 9 File Protocol (9p) share (server implemented by QEMU) for the Nix store, which contains all the programs...
Hydra is a fantastic tool for building small and large software collections. It is also a great tool for orchestrating releases.
