Quick start

First change the settings in globals.nix.

MacOS

Install Determinate Nix from determinate.systems.¹

For initial setup use the following:

# using flake from github
sudo nix run nix-darwin/nix-darwin-25.11#darwin-rebuild -- switch --flake "git+ssh://git@github.com/elkozmon/nix-config?ref=main#macbook"

# using local flake
sudo nix run nix-darwin/nix-darwin-25.11#darwin-rebuild -- switch --flake .#macbook

I recommend rebooting the machine after that.²

Then once nix-darwin is installed you may use the darwin-rebuild command:

# using flake from github
sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake "git+ssh://git@github.com/elkozmon/nix-config?ref=main#macbook"

# using local flake
sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#macbook

To generate SSH keys run:

nix run .#create-keys

Footnotes

1. This flake configures nix-darwin for Determinate Nix. If you choose another distro, update the nix-darwin config. ↩

2. Some settings take effect only after a reboot. ↩