https://github.com/andyrichardson/nix-node

The closest thing to nvm on Nix!
https://github.com/andyrichardson/nix-node

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The closest thing to nvm on Nix!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andyrichardson/nix-node
• Owner: andyrichardson
• Created: 2021-06-10T14:32:40.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-18T04:48:17.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-15T15:19:04.317Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Nix
• Size: 62.5 KB
• Stars: 35
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# About

All releases of nodejs built and accessible under a single flake.

It's like `nvm` but for nix! 

## Setup

### Setting up the registry

Via the CLI

```sh

nix registry add node 'github:andyrichardson/nix-node'

```

In `configuration.nix`

```nix

nix.registry."node".to = {

  type = "github";

  owner = "andyrichardson";

  repo = "nix-node";

};

```

### Setting up the binary cache

Via the CLI

```sh

cachix use nix-node

```

In `configuration.nix`

```nix

nix.binaryCaches = [ "https://cache.nixos.org/" "https://nix-node.cachix.org/" ]

```

## Usage

Using latest major releases

```sh

nix shell node#16

```

Using explicit release versions

```sh

nix shell node#16.3.0

```

## Contributing

Open to contributions for supporting more versions, architectures, etc.

### Adding new versions

Get the checksum for the new version.

```sh

version="1.0.0"

nix-prefetch-url --type sha256 "https://nodejs.org/dist/v$version/node-v$version.tar.xz"

```

Update `flake.nix` with new version and checksum.

Update [CI build](https://github.com/andyrichardson/nix-node/blob/master/.github/workflows/build.yml#L10) to build new version.