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NixOS

Contents

  • Creating NixOS images
  • Testing and deploying NixOS configurations
  • Scaling up

NixOS#

Learn how to configure, test, and install or deploy NixOS.

Creating NixOS images#

  • NixOS virtual machines

  • Building a bootable ISO image

  • Building and running Docker images

Testing and deploying NixOS configurations#

  • Integration testing with NixOS virtual machines

  • Provisioning remote machines via SSH

  • Installing NixOS on a Raspberry Pi

  • Deploying NixOS using Terraform

Scaling up#

  • Setting up an HTTP binary cache

  • Setting up distributed builds

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NixOS virtual machines
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  • Scaling up

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