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title: "Nix Resources"
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description: "community resources we recommend for getting started or learning more"
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date: "2024-04-27"
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author: "Lix Team"
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---
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Lix doesn't exist in a vacuum -- but instead builds atop the incredible work of dozens of
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NixOS community members. This page collects resources that have been recommended by members
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of the community.
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We're also currently in the process of writing brand new documentation, which will be listed here
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once available.
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## A note of caution
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Nix has a long history. Some things that seemed like good ideas once are no longer common practice. In particular:
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- It's probably a good idea to ignore `nix-env` and mutable environments in favor of declarative configuration
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- If you don't already use channels, it's probably a good idea to learn about flakes or some other pinning mechanism instead
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If you're learning about those topics because you want to understand the ideas that are currently in favor in the historical contexts they are responses to, or because you think you see a benefit to them that others don't, that's totally fine; this warning is only here to help beginners have a fruitful experience.
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## Understanding Nix
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- [The official Nix ecosystem documentation](https://nix.dev), maintained by the **NixOS Foundation**.
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- The [NixOS and Flakes Book](https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/), by [Ryan Yin](https://github.com/ryan4yin).
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- The [Nix pills](https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/), a community classic with a guided tour of some of the Nix language basics.
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## Using Nix
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- [Customizing packages in Nix](https://bobvanderlinden.me/customizing-packages-in-nix/), by [bobvanderlinden](https://bobvanderlinden.me).
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- [Finding functions in Nixpkgs](https://jade.fyi/blog/finding-functions-in-nixpkgs/), by our own **jade**.
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- [Getting started with Home Manager for Nix](https://ghedam.at/24353/tutorial-getting-started-with-home-manager-for-nix), by [Mattia Gheda](https://ghedam.at/).
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## Understanding Flakes
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- [Flakes aren't real and can't hurt you](https://jade.fyi/blog/flakes-arent-real/), by our own **jade**.
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- Several of Lix community member [Xe Iaso]()'s blog posts:
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- [Nix Flakes: An Introduction](https://xeiaso.net/blog/nix-flakes-1-2022-02-21/)
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- [Nix Flakes: Packages and How To Use Them](https://xeiaso.net/blog/nix-flakes-2-2022-02-27/)
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- [Nix Flakes: Exposing and using NixOS Modules](https://xeiaso.net/blog/nix-flakes-3-2022-04-07/)
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- [Building Go Packages with Nix Flakes](https://xeiaso.net/blog/nix-flakes-go-programs/)
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