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nix-community/templates

Nix flake templates managed by the community [maintainer=@IogaMaster]

Stack

Nix Cargo PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#flake #nix #nix-community #template

Updated: 2026-05-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-02-01
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

157

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Forks: 16
Commits: 77 commits
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inscapist/ruby-nix

Generates reproducible ruby/bundler app environment with Nix

Stack

Nix Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#bundix #nix #nix-flake #ruby #ruby-nix

Updated: 2025-08-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-12-25
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

152

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Commits: 145 commits
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msteen/nix-prefetch

Prefetch any fetcher function call, e.g. a package source

Stack

Shell Cargo

Updated: 2023-03-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-01-21
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 23 open

151

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Forks: 12
Commits: 61 commits
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linyinfeng/angrr

Auto Nix GC Root Retention

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2026-11-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-03-15
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

148

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Forks: 4
Commits: 784 commits
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nix-community/npmlock2nix

nixify npm based packages [maintainer=@andir]

Stack

Nix Express Next.js React npm

Updated: 2025-09-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-07-22
History: 1 history point
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 53 open

147

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Forks: 46
Commits: 289 commits
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nix-community/namaka

Snapshot testing for Nix based on haumea [maintainer=@figsoda]

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#flake #flakes #golden #nix #snapshot-testing #test

Updated: 2026-10-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-07
History: 1 history point
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 6 open

145

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Forks: 4
Commits: 449 commits
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nix-community/zon2nix

Convert the dependencies in `build.zig.zon` to a Nix expression [maintainer=@figsoda]

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Zig

GitHub topics

#build #nix #vendor #zig #zon

Updated: 2026-09-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-08-08
History: 8 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 14 open

128

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Forks: 22
Commits: 98 commits
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lenianiva/lean4-nix

Nix overlay for Lean 4, and lake2nix

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Nix

GitHub topics

#lean #lean4 #nix

Updated: 2026-10-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-10-11
History: 1 history point
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 9 open

127

stars

Forks: 22
Commits: 323 commits
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cachix/elm2nix

Convert Elm project into Nix expressions

Stack

Haskell

GitHub topics

#elm #elm-lang #haskell #nix

Updated: 2025-09-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-14
History: 1 history point
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 4 open

126

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Forks: 17
Commits: 135 commits
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pwm/nixkell

A simple Nix-Haskell skeleton

Stack

Nix

GitHub topics

#haskell #nix #skeleton

Updated: 2025-06-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-02-09
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

121

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Forks: 14
Commits: 87 commits
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Dauliac/nix-oci

Flake-parts module to manage OCI repositories

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Stack

Nix

GitHub topics

#ci #containers #flake-parts #nix #nix-flake #oci

Updated: 2026-11-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-10-02
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

118

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Forks: 4
Commits: 437 commits
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nix-community/napalm

Support for building npm packages in Nix and lightweight npm registry [maintainer=?]

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Nix npm

GitHub topics

#build #hacktoberfest #javascript #nix #npm

Updated: 2024-06-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-20
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 19 open

117

stars

Forks: 17
Commits: 147 commits
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a-kenji/flake-edit

Edit your flake inputs with ease.

Stack

Rust Cargo PEP 517

GitHub topics

#automation #cli #configuration #flakes #library #nix

Updated: 2026-10-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-08-26
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

110

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 1,534 commits
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samestep/npc

Nixpkgs channel history CLI.

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2026-10-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-10-12
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

103

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 134 commits
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dnkmmr69420/nix-installer-scripts

Various scripts to install the nix package manager. Also has installers for selinux systems and silverblue too.

Archived

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#bash #distrobox #immutability #immutable #installer #installer-script

Updated: 2023-11-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-16
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 323 commits
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timbertson/opam2nix

Generate nix expressions from opam packages

Stack

OCaml

Updated: 2025-01-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-19
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

stars

Forks: 27
Commits: 370 commits
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svanderburg/composer2nix

Generate Nix expressions to build PHP composer packages

Stack

Nix Composer

Updated: 2026-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-07-07
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

stars

Forks: 25
Commits: 68 commits
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fossar/nix-phps

Repository of Nix expressions for old PHP versions

Stack

Nix

GitHub topics

#nix #nix-flake #php

Updated: 2026-11-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-01-09
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

stars

Forks: 26
Commits: 535 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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purs-nix/purs-nix

Manage your PureScript projects with Nix!

Stack

Nix npm

GitHub topics

#nix #purescript

Updated: 2026-02-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-02-25
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

stars

Forks: 29
Commits: 617 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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zaninime/sbt-derivation

Nix library for building Scala sbt projects

Stack

Nix

GitHub topics

#nix #nixos #sbt #scala

Updated: 2023-10-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-27
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 7 open

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 34 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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arnarg/nix-gleam

Generic nix builder for gleam applications

Stack

Nix

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-14
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 19 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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bandithedoge/nixpkgs-firefox-darwin

Nixpkgs overlay with Firefox binary builds for macOS

Stack

Nix

Updated: 2026-11-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-12-12
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 10
Commits: 1,305 commits
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code-supply/deps_nix

Mix task that converts Mix dependencies to Nix derivations

Stack

Elixir Phoenix Phoenix LiveView Mix

Updated: 2026-09-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-04-06
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 7 open

stars

Forks: 17
Commits: 275 commits
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noteed/nix-notes

A collection of short notes about Nix, each contributing to the same virtual machine image

Stack

Nix

Updated: 2026-10-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-08
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 30 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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boredom101/nixduino

Nix based tool to help build arduino sketches.

Stack

Nix

GitHub topics

#arduino #nix #nixos

Updated: 2022-05-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-03-22
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 37 commits
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juspay/nix-health

REPO MOVED https://github.com/juspay/omnix/tree/main/crates/omnix-health

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2026-02-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-05-27
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 9 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 81 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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90-008/rust-nix-templater

Generates Nix build / dev files for Rust projects.

Archived

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cargo #flakes #generator #naersk #nix #rust

Updated: 2023-03-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-01-04
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 178 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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nicknovitski/make-shell

mkShell meets modules

Stack

Nix

Updated: 2026-03-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-06-22
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 8 open

stars

Forks: 6
Commits: 23 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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arnarg/pushnix

Simple cli utility that pushes NixOS configuration and triggers a rebuild using ssh.

Archived

Stack

Go Go modules

Updated: 2020-12-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-07-16
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 7 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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matthewbauer/nix-haskell-mode

Automatic Haskell setup in Emacs, for Nix users

Stack

Emacs Lisp

Updated: 2019-06-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-03-29
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 32 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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