Personal dotfiles managed with Nix and Home Manager.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/FOLLGAD/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles

# Run the installation script
./install-nix.sh

The script will:

1. Install Nix (if not already installed)
2. Enable flakes
3. Set up Home Manager with your configurations
4. Install all declared packages

• NIX-REFERENCE.md - Quick reference for common Nix commands and patterns
• This README - Installation and basic usage

sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon

After installing Nix, enable flakes by adding this to ~/.config/nix/nix.conf (create if it doesn't exist):

experimental-features = nix-command flakes

Or run:

mkdir -p ~/.config/nix
echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" >> ~/.config/nix/nix.conf

git clone https://github.com/FOLLGAD/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles

./install-nix.sh

Or manually install Home Manager:

nix run home-manager/master -- switch --flake .#emil@linux

nix run home-manager/master -- switch --flake .#emil

nix run home-manager/master -- switch --flake .#emil@darwin-x86

Note on flake targets: the names after # come from flake.nix under homeConfigurations. In this repo:

• emil: macOS (Apple Silicon)
• emil@darwin-x86: macOS (Intel)
• emil@linux: Linux

To list them on your machine:

nix flake show ~/.dotfiles

Edit home.nix and update the username (and home directory) if needed:

home.username = lib.mkDefault "your-actual-username";
home.homeDirectory = lib.mkDefault "/home/your-actual-username";  # or /Users/your-actual-username on macOS

Then rebuild:

home-manager switch --flake .

After making changes to the configuration files:

home-manager switch --flake ~/.dotfiles

To update all packages:

nix flake update
home-manager switch --flake ~/.dotfiles

• Shell: Zsh with Oh My Zsh, vi-mode, syntax highlighting
• Editor: Neovim with custom configuration
• Media Player: MPV configuration
• macOS Window Manager: Aerospace (macOS only)

Edit home.nix and add packages to the home.packages list:

home.packages = with pkgs; [
  # ... existing packages
  your-new-package
];

Home Manager provides modules for many programs. Check the Home Manager options for available programs.

Example:

programs.git = {
  enable = true;
  userName = "Your Name";
  userEmail = "[email protected]";
};

.
├── flake.nix           # Nix flake configuration
├── home.nix            # Home Manager configuration
├── flake.lock          # Locked versions of dependencies
├── mpv/                # MPV configuration
├── aerospace/           # Aerospace configuration (macOS)
├── zshrc               # Legacy Zsh configuration (reference only)
└── install-nix.sh       # Bootstrap installer

If you get an error about experimental features, make sure you've enabled flakes in ~/.config/nix/nix.conf.

Make sure ~/.nix-profile/bin is in your PATH. You may need to restart your shell or source the Nix profile script.

• Nix Manual
• Home Manager Manual
• Home Manager Options Search