https://github.com/flox/flox

Developer environments you can take with you
https://github.com/flox/flox

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Developer environments you can take with you

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/flox/flox
• Owner: flox
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2022-12-22T15:52:43.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-29T14:50:08.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T15:00:27.863Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: developer-tools, development-environment, nix, package-manager, virtual-environments
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://flox.dev
• Size: 11.3 MB
• Stars: 2,561
• Watchers: 17
• Forks: 60
• Open Issues: 259
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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[Flox][website] is a virtual environment and package manager all in one. With Flox you 

create environments that layer and replace dependencies just where

it matters, making them portable across the full software lifecycle.

Install packages from [the biggest open source repository

(nixpkgs)][post-nixpkgs] that contains **more than 80.000 packages**.

With `flox` you can:


→ [Create environments](https://flox.dev/docs/tutorials/creating-environments)


→ [Share your environments with others](https://flox.dev/docs/tutorials/sharing-environments)


→ [Build container images](https://flox.dev/docs/tutorials/sharing-environments/#sharing-with-containers)


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## ⚡️ Quick start

``` text

$ flox init           # <- Create an environment in current directory ✨.

$ flox search hello   # <- Search for a package 🚀.

$ flox install hello  # <- Install packages into current directory's environment 🔨.

$ flox activate       # <- Enter the current directory's environment 🎆.

flox [my-project] $ hello   # <- Have fun 🎉.

Hello world!

flox [my-project] $ exit    # <- Exit environment 💃.

```

## ❓ Why

We all build software on top of a dynamic set of tools,

frameworks and packages, allowing us to move quickly and only

build what’s necessary. However, each new wave of dev tooling

innovation results in an entirely new set of dependencies that

need to be managed. What starts as a simple app or microservice

quickly grows complex, and

turns into an expanding and fragmented supply

chain. Flox brings reproducibility and consistency to complex

software development life-cycles.

## 📘 Origins

Flox began its life during the deployment of Nix at

the D. E. Shaw group, where it quickly proved invaluable

by making Nix easier for newcomers and offering centralized

control over packages. As a result, their successful project

became one of the largest, most impactful enterprise deployments

of Nix.

## 📫 Have a question? Want to chat? Ran into a problem?

We are happy to welcome you to our [Discourse forum][discourse] and answer your

questions! You can always reach out to us directly via the [Flox twitter

account][twitter] or chat with us directly on [Slack][slack].

## 🤝 Found a bug? Missing a specific feature?

Feel free to [file a new issue][new-issue] with a respective title and

description on the `flox/flox` repository. If you already found a solution

to your problem, we would love to review your pull request!

## ⭐️ Contribute

We welcome contributions to this project. Please read the [Contributor

guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) first.

## 🪪 License

The Flox CLI is licensed under the GPLv2. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE).

[website]: https://flox.dev

[discourse]: https://discourse.flox.dev

[nix]: https://nixos.org

[basics]:https://flox.dev/docs

[share-envs]: https://flox.dev/docs/share-environments

[images]: docs/tutorials/sharing-environments/#sharing-with-containers

[docs]: https://flox.dev/docs

[twitter]: https://twitter.com/floxdevelopment

[slack]: https://go.flox.dev/slack

[new-issue]: https://github.com/flox/flox/issues/new/choose

[post-nixpkgs]: https://flox.dev/blog/nixpkgs