Fernando Ayats

Hello there!

I am Fernando, and this is my personal website where I blog about stuff, mainly NixOS and Linux related. I hope you find it interesting! The source code for this webpage is in github.com/viperML/neohome.

Feel free to contact me by LinkedIn.

Recent

Don't use import

4 February 2024·3 mins

When writing nix, use the module system.

Cross build environment with nix

16 November 2023·8 mins

Adapting a devshell workflow for cross-compilation and compiler optimization.

Development workflow with Nix

28 May 2023·8 mins

A getting-started guide to nix devshells

Why you don't need flake-utils

15 May 2023·6 mins

Learn why flake-utils can fail on you, and some alternative solutions to handling multiple system outputs.

Nix shell with rustup

3 March 2023·3 mins

Call a toolchain.toml from nix, for better interoperability with non-nix developers

Filtering flake's self

29 December 2022·2 mins

Quick tutorial about filtering a flake’s self attribute, to avoid unnecessary recompilation.

Declarative Ubuntu

19 June 2022·5 mins

Experiment to have a Ubuntu installation managed declaratively, instead of imperatively

Channels to flakes

12 February 2022·4 mins

Pin your channels and registry in a flake-based NixOS or home-manager installation

Private git repository with NixOS, Gitea and Drone

29 January 2022·6 mins

Tutorial to get started with a self-hosted Git repo with automatic CI, as a Github/Gitlab alternative

Into the Nix

5 January 2022·4 mins

A short introduction to what is Nix, how it works, and what it can do for you