News, releases, deep dives, and how-tos from the Determinate Systems team.https://determinate.systems/en-ushttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-opentelemetry/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-opentelemetry/Determinate Nix now exports OpenTelemetry traces of evaluations, builds, substitutions, HTTP requests, and daemon connections to any OTLP backend, including Honeycomb, Grafana Tempo, Jaeger, and Datadog.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixopentelemetryobservabilityLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-secure-packages-lts/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-secure-packages-lts/We're replacing our original Determinate Secure Packages product with a long-term support (LTS) offering with 5 years of support for a subset of distributions, providing our customers with substantially longer planning horizonsWed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixpkgssecure-packagessecuritysupply-chainJeff Martenshttps://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-github-enterprise-managed-users/https://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-github-enterprise-managed-users/FlakeHub now works for organizations on GitHub Enterprise Managed Users, extending the single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, and Conditional Access Policy rules your identity provider already enforces on GitHub to features like FlakeHub Cache and private flakesMon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTflakehubgithubenterprisesecuritycomplianceaccess-controlssoGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/secure-packages-cve-dashboard/https://determinate.systems/blog/secure-packages-cve-dashboard/A live, public view of the CVEs we track in Determinate Secure Packages, the fixes we ship for them, and how much work that is.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsecure-packagessecuritysupply-chaincvenixnixpkgsLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-22-2/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-22-2/Determinate Nix 3.22.2 moves onto upstream Nix 2.35, gives nix eval a --drv-link flag that keeps the garbage collector away from freshly instantiated derivations, and makes nix copy fast again against older daemons.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-cyber-resilience-act/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-cyber-resilience-act/The CRA will take effect in two stages, with reporting obligations beginning on September 11, 2026. Compliance is likely to be a hurdle for many enterprises, but we're confident that Nix and Determinate provide an industry-leading solution.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixsecure-packagesflakebomflakeauditsbomsupply-chainsecuritycompliancecraeuropevexLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-9/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-9/Determinate Nix 3.21.9 makes evaluation measurably faster by reusing fetcher cache results, and teaches Determinate Nixd to pick the right trusted cache keys when you point it at FlakeHub's FedRAMP environmentWed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixfedrampGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flakeaudit/https://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flakeaudit/It's the Rust-native, Nix-aware companion to FlakeBOM that turns SBOMs from a report on what exists on a system into something you can act onMon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixflakeauditflakesschemassbomsecure-packagessupply-chainsecurityvexcompliancelicensesDominique Hummelhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-8/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-8/Determinate Nixd now routes FlakeHub Cache requests to the nearest cache node, making substitution faster for most users, especially those outside the United StatesWed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-7/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-7/An all-and-sundry batch of performance work, a faster `nix copy`, multi-threaded store optimization, and speedier binary caches, remote stores, and parallel evaluation, plus some changes to Determinate Secure Packages and flake schemas Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-fedramp-high/https://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-fedramp-high/FlakeHub, our platform providing secure Nix binary caching, private flakes, and more, is now FedRAMP High authorized (Certification Class D under FedRAMP's 2026 Consolidated Rules) listed in the FedRAMP Marketplace, and available at flakehub.us, bringing enterprise Nix to federal agencies and contractors handling Controlled Unclassified InformationWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTflakehubfedrampcompliancegovernmentsecuritysupply-chaincuiGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/flake-schemas-change/https://determinate.systems/blog/flake-schemas-change/We're introducing an `exportedSchemas` output to provide a more intuitive experience.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixschemasLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nixpkgs-cooldown/https://determinate.systems/blog/nixpkgs-cooldown/Making package cooldowns for Nixpkgs available to all Determinate users by defaultMon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixnixpkgssecure-packagessecuritysupply-chainGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-secure-packages-26-05/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-secure-packages-26-05/Make this your most confident and secure Nixpkgs upgrade yetFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixsecure-packagesfipssupply-chainflakebomnixpkgsLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flakebom/https://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flakebom/It's lightning fast, it provides comprehensive metadata coverage, and it's the perfect complement to Determinate Secure PackagesThu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixflakebomflakesschemassbomsecure-packagessupply-chainsecurityvexcomplianceDominique Hummelhttps://determinate.systems/blog/supply-chain-update/https://determinate.systems/blog/supply-chain-update/Checking in on the current state of our supply chain efforts and an initial glance at FlakeBOMTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixpkgssecure-packagessecuritysupply-chainflakebomsbomLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/core-paradigm-supply-chain/https://determinate.systems/blog/core-paradigm-supply-chain/Nix isn't a magical solution to *all* supply chain woes but it does offer our industry a fighting chanceTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixprovenancesupply-chainLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-0/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-21-0/Support for CNSA algorithms, a new `nix serve` command, `fetchTarball` is now lazy, and more. Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-20-0/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-20-0/Vital security patches plus some other fun stuffFri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/sentry/https://determinate.systems/blog/sentry/Determinate Nix now uploads crash reports to Sentry, enabling Determinate Systems to catch and fix bugs long before they reach your critical systems.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixreliabilitysentrytelemetryLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/secure-packages-2511-support/https://determinate.systems/blog/secure-packages-2511-support/Determinate Secure Packages 25.11 is now generally available, with security maintenance committed through November 2026.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixnixpkgssecure-packagessecuritysupply-chainLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/the-nix-moment/https://determinate.systems/blog/the-nix-moment/The stars are aligning in unmistakable ways for Nix and we are leading the charge.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTagentsaiflakebomhardwareminnowsnixsecure-packagessupply-chainGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-17-3/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3-17-3/An important security update plus some improvements Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/govcloud-eusc/https://determinate.systems/blog/govcloud-eusc/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 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixawsnixosamisgovcloudeusccomplianceGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flake-schemas/https://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flake-schemas/Determinate Nix now enables you to declare custom flake output types, making flakes more flexible and introspectable than everFri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixflakesschemasconfigurable-flakesminnowsLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/builtins-wasm/https://determinate.systems/blog/builtins-wasm/Determinate Nix now supports Wasm functions in Nix expressions, bringing a range of new possibilities to the Nix ecosystemThu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixnix-languagewebassemblywasmwasiEelco Dolstrahttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-future/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-future/This updates we're shipping this week are making Determinate Nix a different beast entirelyWed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixflakeswasmwasiprovenanceschemasGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3163/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3163/Unlimited parallel evaluation cores by default, support for authenticating to FlakeHub from Google Cloud Platform, and the usual bevy of fixes and adjustments.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3152/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3152/Improvements to nix-darwin, nix-eval-jobs compatibility with Determinate Nix, and some other fun stuffWed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-secure-packages/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-secure-packages/A secure, signed, SLA-backed variant of Nixpkgs for teams who can't afford supply chain riskTue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixpkgssbomsecure-packagessecuritysupply-chainLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3151/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3151/`fetchTree` improvements and a new `builtins.filterAttrs` functionTue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3140/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3140/A new `nix ps` command, some prettier output, some flake registry improvements, and other goodiesWed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3132/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3132/We bid adieu to Intel Macs and deliver some solid developer experience improvementsFri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-flakes-explained/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-flakes-explained/Nix flakes are a powerful way to manage inputs and outputs in Nix, designed to bring determinism, reproducibility, and discoverability to the ecosystem.Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTflakesnixwebinarJeff Martenshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3120/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3120/A fresh new take on distributing software with NixFri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixEelco Dolstrahttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-recap/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-recap/Taking a step back to survey the many recent changes in Determinate Nix and to look ahead to much more on the way.Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/installer-dropping-upstream/https://determinate.systems/blog/installer-dropping-upstream/Focusing on our core strength: delivering the best Nix experience we canWed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTdeterminate-nixinstallerGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3111/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-3111/Parallel evaluation drastically cuts evaluation time and improves import-from-derivation (IFD) performance.Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-390/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-390/Determinate Nix introduces a new type of flake input for sources and `determinate-nixd upgrade` now works without logging in.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-386/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-386/Loads of UX and performance improvements in Determinate Nix, plus a nix-darwin moduleFri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-384/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-384/A major advance for macOS users and for Nix in cross-platform contextsTue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTdeterminate-nixlinuxmacosnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-381/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-381/Nix users on macOS should upgrade to Determinate Nix 3.8.1 as soon as possible.Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-380/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-380/Determinate Nix 3.8.0 (based on Nix 2.30) cuts minutes from CI runs, fixes a bug involving flake inputs, and rolls out lazy trees to more users.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-370/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-370/Performance and UX improvements across the board, plus lazy-trees rolling out to some users.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-367/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-367/Lazy trees are ready to roll out, and an improvement to the sandboxing security.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/semaphore-ci/https://determinate.systems/blog/semaphore-ci/Adding a powerful, feature-rich, open source CI/CD system to our rosterThu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTcacheenterpriseflakehubnixprivate-flakessemaphoreLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-366/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-366/Support for macOS Tahoe and nearing general availability for lazy treesWed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/bringing-back-magic-nix-cache-action/https://determinate.systems/blog/bringing-back-magic-nix-cache-action/A second life for a much-loved freebieFri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTcachedeterminatenixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-362/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-362/Shell auto-completion scripts for Determinate Nixd, improved installation and garbage collection, more intelligible log messages, and more.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-improved-self-hosted-determinate-nix-action/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-improved-self-hosted-determinate-nix-action/Our `determinate-nix-action` now succeeds on many more self-hosted environments, including Kubernetes-backed CI environments.Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixdeterminate-nix-actiongithubactionsGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-action/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-action/A GitHub Action dedicated to installing Determinate NixWed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixactionsdeterminatedeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-352/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-352/This long-awaited feature makes Nix and flakes dramatically more efficient in a wide range of scenariosThu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-342/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-342/When it comes to sub-optimal constructs, less really is moreTue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-331/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-331/JSON logging has the potential to unlock all kinds of ergonomic benefits, starting with hash mismatches but with plenty of room to expand beyond thatWed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/best-practices-for-nix-at-work/https://determinate.systems/blog/best-practices-for-nix-at-work/Some juicy tidbits from Determinate Systems' first ever webinarMon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTcacheenterpriseflakehubnixprivate-flakeswebinarLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-30/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-30/Business-class Nix for critical infrastructure, complete with a flake stability guaranteeWed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTdeterminatenixflakesmacossecuritycomplianceperformanceupgradeGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/fh-fetch/https://determinate.systems/blog/fh-fetch/Local builds getting you down? Build in CI and pull bytes over the wire instead.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTactionsnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nixos-amis/https://determinate.systems/blog/nixos-amis/Deploy NixOS configurations with just two commandsMon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTawscachedeploymentdevopsec2nixosterraformLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-0371/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-0371/Just a version change but one that should make things more straightforward for usersFri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-darwin-updates/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-darwin-updates/nix-darwin now enables Determinate to manage Nix, a big win for Determinate users on macOSWed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTinstallermacosnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-033/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-033/Easy nix-darwin integration, Determinate Nix updates, and other bug fixes.Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/resolved-store-paths/https://determinate.systems/blog/resolved-store-paths/Speed up Nix deployments, especially on resource-constrained devices, by avoiding the evaluation taxWed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTflakehubflakesLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/home-manager-deployments-with-fh/https://determinate.systems/blog/home-manager-deployments-with-fh/FlakeHub Cache transforms Nix deployments by eliminating local builds and evaluation. See how to deploy Home Manager configs instantly on both macOS and Linux.Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTcachedeploymentflakehubactionsdeterminategithubnixhome-managerMartin Wimpresshttps://determinate.systems/blog/magic-nix-cache-free-tier-eol/https://determinate.systems/blog/magic-nix-cache-free-tier-eol/Some unfortunate decisions by GitHub have forced us to wind down free caching with the Magic Nix Cache by 1 February 2025Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTactionscachedeterminategithubnixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-030/https://determinate.systems/blog/changelog-determinate-nix-030/Updates in Determinate Nix 0.3.0 and nix-installer 0.33.0.Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminate-nixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cache-migration/https://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cache-migration/Determinate Nix supports loading customer-specified credentials for authenticating with additional caches.Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTflakehubGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/the-future-is-nix/https://determinate.systems/blog/the-future-is-nix/I've known this since before I found Nix in 2016Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminatesdlcGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cache-and-private-flakes/https://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cache-and-private-flakes/Business-class binary caching and fine-grained access control for flakes enable organizations to seamlessly scale Nix adoption across teams and projectsWed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminateflakehubcacheprivate-flakesMartin Wimpresshttps://determinate.systems/blog/announcing-determinate-nix/https://determinate.systems/blog/announcing-determinate-nix/Determinate Nix is a Nix distribution for teamsMon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminateEelco Dolstrahttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-installer-macos-12-monterey/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-installer-macos-12-monterey/Determinate software will no longer support macOS Monterey (version 12), following Apple's dropped support.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/unattended-nix-install-macos-aws-ec2/https://determinate.systems/blog/unattended-nix-install-macos-aws-ec2/Skip the unskippable: eliminate the macOS Full Disk Access approval on AWS EC2 with Determinate.Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminateawsec2macosGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/zscaler-macos-and-nix-on-corporate-networks/https://determinate.systems/blog/zscaler-macos-and-nix-on-corporate-networks/Determinate solves a key problem with TLS/SSL certificates on macOS.Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixdeterminatemacosenterpriseGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-support-for-macos-sequoia/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-support-for-macos-sequoia/Nix fully supports the upcoming macOS Sequoia, but you'll have to repair the build users first.Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTinstallermacosGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-installer-i686-linux/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-installer-i686-linux/Usage patterns suggest unambiguously that the Determinate Nix Installer no longer needs to support this system type.Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/parallel-nix-eval/https://determinate.systems/blog/parallel-nix-eval/Speeding up Nix evaluation on multi-core CPUsThu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixEelco Dolstrahttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-wasm/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-wasm/Making Wasm's potential portability a realityThu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTnixwebassemblywasmLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/on-community-in-nix/https://determinate.systems/blog/on-community-in-nix/On community in the Nix ecosystem.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTcommunityEelco Dolstrahttps://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cache-beta/https://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cache-beta/Fast, secure, configurable. A bold new take on Nix caching.Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTcacheflakehubsecurityLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/kvm-on-github-actions/https://determinate.systems/blog/kvm-on-github-actions/NixOS tests, Firecracker VMs, and more, now available to Nix users on GitHub Actions with one line of code.Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTinstallerGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/graphical-nix-installer/https://determinate.systems/blog/graphical-nix-installer/An even easier way to install Nix on macOS—and trustworthy and ripe for integration to boot.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTinstallermacosGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/lessons-from-1-million-nix-installs/https://determinate.systems/blog/lessons-from-1-million-nix-installs/In celebration of installing Nix over a million times, let's take a look at some of the lessons we've learned while building a safer and more reliable Nix installer.Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTinstallerGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-survival-mode-on-macos/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-survival-mode-on-macos/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.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTmacosnixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-updates/https://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-updates/Checking in on FlakeHub one month after launchFri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTflakehubGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/fh-updates/https://determinate.systems/blog/fh-updates/The FlakeHub CLI, `fh`, now enables you to generate new flakes from scratch or modify existing flakes in place, providing major ergonomic benefits for working with flakes.Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTflakehubLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/experimental-does-not-mean-unstable/https://determinate.systems/blog/experimental-does-not-mean-unstable/Users love flakes, and we're committing to maintaining forward compatibility.Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTdetsysflakesGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cli/https://determinate.systems/blog/flakehub-cli/Make more productive use of the growing FlakeHub platformFri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTflakehubLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/flake-schemas/https://determinate.systems/blog/flake-schemas/Flake schemas enable you to teach Nix about new flake output types.Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMTnixEelco Dolstrahttps://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flakehub/https://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-flakehub/A new home for your Nix flakes. Semantic versioning, flake exploration, automated publishing using GitHub Actions, and more.Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMTflakehubGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/instrumenting-axum/https://determinate.systems/blog/instrumenting-axum/Fitting the pieces together for pleasant errors and logs in Axum.Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTrustAna Hobdenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/magic-nix-cache/https://determinate.systems/blog/magic-nix-cache/Nix builds at speeds you never thought possible.Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTcachenixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/flake-checker/https://determinate.systems/blog/flake-checker/A powerful new way to keep your Nix flakes in line with best practices.Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTflakesnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/declarative-gnome-configuration-with-nixos/https://determinate.systems/blog/declarative-gnome-configuration-with-nixos/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.Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTnixosAna Hobdenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/open-policy-agent/https://determinate.systems/blog/open-policy-agent/How I used Nix to turn Open Policy Agent policies into standalone CLI toolsMon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTnixopaLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/extending-nixos-configurations/https://determinate.systems/blog/extending-nixos-configurations/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.Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTnixosAna Hobdenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/nuenv/https://determinate.systems/blog/nuenv/How and why I replaced Nix's Bash-based standard environment with a much more powerful and expressive build apparatus.Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTeducationnixnuenvLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/moving-stuff-around-with-nix/https://determinate.systems/blog/moving-stuff-around-with-nix/Don't just copy: copy declaratively.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTeducationnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-installer/https://determinate.systems/blog/determinate-nix-installer/A fresh new alternative to the official Nix installation scripts.Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTinstallermacosGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/zero-to-nix/https://determinate.systems/blog/zero-to-nix/Introducing a brand new, beginner-friendly learning resource for Nix and the Nix ecosystem.Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTeducationnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-on-the-steam-deck/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-on-the-steam-deck/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.Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMTinstallerAna Hobdenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-to-kubernetes/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-to-kubernetes/While it's great to fall in love with Nix and want to use it to build and configure just about everything, let's face it: few of us are in a position to do so, especially in the workplace. "Hey team, let's Nixify our *entire* stack!" is unlikely to endear you to your coworkers at daily standup.Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTdevopskubernetesnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-github-actions/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-github-actions/Make your CI pipeline both strictly declarative and reproducible across environments by replacing third-party Actions with Nix shell environments.Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTeducationnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/qemu-fix/https://determinate.systems/blog/qemu-fix/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...Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTnixosqemuLinus Heckemannhttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-run/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-run/All you need is the Nix CLI and a flake URL to run executables using Nix. There's nothing else quite like it in our industry.Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTeducationnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/riff-rust-maintainers/https://determinate.systems/blog/riff-rust-maintainers/We believe that Riff can provide lasting benefits to the Rust community.Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTrustLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-direnv/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-direnv/Like many of you, I work on a lot of different projects. Even when a project is less serious—hey, I should check out this new JS framework!—I strive to reduce the friction involved with setting up the project's dev environment to the absolute bare minimum possible.Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTeducationnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/nix-home-env/https://determinate.systems/blog/nix-home-env/How I used Home Manager and a personal project called Nome to declutter and optimize my home environment using Nix.Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTeducationnixLuc Perkinshttps://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-riff/https://determinate.systems/blog/introducing-riff/Riff is a tool that automatically provides external dependencies for Rust projects.Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTrustGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/we-want-to-make-nix-better/https://determinate.systems/blog/we-want-to-make-nix-better/Introducing Determinate Systems, a company devoted to bringing the immense benefits of Nix to the software world. Our values, our mission, and what the future holds.Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTdetsysnixGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/hydra-deployment-source-of-truth/https://determinate.systems/blog/hydra-deployment-source-of-truth/Hydra is a fantastic tool for building small and large software collections. It is also a great tool for orchestrating releases.Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThydranixnixosGraham Christensenhttps://determinate.systems/blog/terraform-provider-hydra/https://determinate.systems/blog/terraform-provider-hydra/I'm excited to announce Determinate Systems' first open source release: a Terraform provider for managing Hydra projects and jobsets.Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThydraterraformCole Helbling