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#10 - AArch64 builders, NixOps alternative, optimised docker layers, Hercules CI
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Exploring Nix & Haskell Part 1: Project Setup
This is the first of a series of posts, with the overarching goal of building up a deterministic Haskell development environment using Nix, including a modern IDE experience and any tooling built-in.
krops as an alternative to NixOps
NixOps, the official DevOps tool of NixOS, is nice but it has some flaws. krops is an alternative to NixOps trying to solve some of these flaws.
Optimising Docker Layers for Better Caching with Nix
Check out how Graham created Nix tooling to automatically build Docker images with great cache characteristics by using Nix's reference graph to separate out important layers.
Announcing Hercules CI - Continuous Integration service for Nix users launching beta in November
- Some distinguishing features:
- Great integration with Nix
- Host build agents wherever you want
- Free plan for open source!
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An explanation of how to setup an environment for reading and writing Japanese on NixOS
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