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| \u0026emsp;\n   \u003ca href=\"https://flox.dev/docs\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDocumentation\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n   \u0026emsp; | \u0026emsp;\n   \u003ca href=\"https://flox.dev/blog\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlog\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n   \u0026emsp; | \u0026emsp;\n   \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/floxdevelopment\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwitter\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n   \u0026emsp; | \u0026emsp;\n   \u003ca href=\"https://go.flox.dev/slack\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlack\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n   \u0026emsp;\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/flox/flox/blob/main/LICENSE\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg alt=\"GitHub\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/flox/flox?style=flat-square\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/flox/flox/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg alt=\"PRs Welcome\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square\"/\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/flox/flox/releases\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg alt=\"flox version\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/flox/flox?style=flat-square\"/\u003e\n    \u003c!-- \u003cimg alt=\"GitHub tag (latest by date)\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/flox/flox?label=Version\u0026style=flat-square\"\u003e --\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n[Flox][website] is a virtual environment and package manager all in one. With Flox you\ncreate environments that layer and replace dependencies just where\nit matters, making them portable across the full software lifecycle.\n\nInstall packages from [the biggest open source repository\n(nixpkgs)][post-nixpkgs] that contains **more than 80.000 packages**.\n\nWith `flox` you can:\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u0026rarr; [Create environments](https://flox.dev/docs/tutorials/creating-environments)\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u0026rarr; [Share your environments with others](https://flox.dev/docs/tutorials/sharing-environments)\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u0026rarr; [Build container images](https://flox.dev/docs/tutorials/sharing-environments/#sharing-with-containers)\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u0026rarr; [... and much more][docs]\u003cbr/\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://flox.dev/docs/install-flox/install/\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg alt=\"install flox\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/Install-flox-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge\"/\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- TODO: Compare with others\n- [Flox vs Docker]\n- [Flox vs Homebrew]\n- [Flox vs Bazel]\n- .. more (point to the website)\n--\u003e\n\n## ⚡️ Quick start\n\n``` text\n$ flox init           # \u003c- Create an environment in current directory ✨.\n\n$ flox search hello   # \u003c- Search for a package 🚀.\n\n$ flox install hello  # \u003c- Install packages into current directory's environment 🔨.\n\n$ flox activate       # \u003c- Enter the current directory's environment 🎆.\n\nflox [my-project] $ hello   # \u003c- Have fun 🎉.\nHello world!\n\nflox [my-project] $ exit    # \u003c- Exit environment 💃.\n```\n\n## ❓ Why\n\nWe all build software on top of a dynamic set of tools,\nframeworks and packages, allowing us to move quickly and only\nbuild what’s necessary. However, each new wave of dev tooling\ninnovation results in an entirely new set of dependencies that\nneed to be managed. What starts as a simple app or microservice\nquickly grows complex, and\nturns into an expanding and fragmented supply\nchain. Flox brings reproducibility and consistency to complex\nsoftware development life-cycles.\n\n## 📘 Origins\n\nFlox began its life during the deployment of Nix at\nthe D. E. Shaw group, where it quickly proved invaluable\nby making Nix easier for newcomers and offering centralized\ncontrol over packages. As a result, their successful project\nbecame one of the largest, most impactful enterprise deployments\nof Nix.\n\n## 📫 Have a question? Want to chat? Ran into a problem?\n\nWe are happy to welcome you to our [Discourse forum][discourse] and answer your\nquestions! You can always reach out to us directly via the [Flox twitter\naccount][twitter] or chat with us directly on [Slack][slack].\n\n## 🤝 Found a bug? Missing a specific feature?\n\nFeel free to [file a new issue][new-issue] with a respective title and\ndescription on the `flox/flox` repository. If you already found a solution\nto your problem, we would love to review your pull request!\n\n## 🔒 Security\n\nWe encourage responsible disclosure of potential security issues, questions, or\nconcerns—even if you are unsure whether an issue constitutes a vulnerability.\nFor any security-related inquiry, please contact us at:\n\nsecurity@flox.dev\n\n\n## ⭐️ Contribute\n\nWe welcome contributions to this project. Please read the [Contributor\nguide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) first.\n\n## 🪪 License\n\nThe Flox CLI is licensed under the GPLv2. 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