https://github.com/the-nix-way/dev-templates
Dev environments for numerous languages based on Nix flakes [maintainer=@lucperkins]
https://github.com/the-nix-way/dev-templates
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Dev environments for numerous languages based on Nix flakes [maintainer=@lucperkins]
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/the-nix-way/dev-templates
- Owner: the-nix-way
- Created: 2022-07-12T00:03:07.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-12T10:23:29.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-12T11:34:56.084Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: flakes, nix, reproducibility
- Language: Nix
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- Size: 434 KB
- Stars: 1,630
- Watchers: 10
- Forks: 133
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
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README
# Nix flake templates for easy dev environments
[](https://builtwithnix.org)
To initialize (where `${ENV}` is listed in the table below):
```shell
nix flake init --template "https://flakehub.com/f/the-nix-way/dev-templates/*#${ENV}"
```
Here's an example (for the [`rust`](./rust) template):
```shell
# Initialize in the current project
nix flake init --template "https://flakehub.com/f/the-nix-way/dev-templates/*#rust"
# Create a new project
nix flake new --template "https://flakehub.com/f/the-nix-way/dev-templates/*#rust" ${NEW_PROJECT_DIRECTORY}
```
## How to use the templates
Once your preferred template has been initialized, you can use the provided shell in two ways:
1. If you have [`nix-direnv`][nix-direnv] installed, you can initialize the environment by running `direnv allow`.
2. If you don't have `nix-direnv` installed, you can run `nix develop` to open up the Nix-defined shell.
## Available templates
| Language/framework/tool | Template |
| :------------------------------- | :------------------------------------ |
| [Bun] | [`bun`](./bun/) |
| [C]/[C++] | [`c-cpp`](./c-cpp/) |
| [Clojure] | [`clojure`](./clojure/) |
| [Cue] | [`cue`](./cue/) |
| [Dhall] | [`dhall`](./dhall/) |
| [Elixir] | [`elixir`](./elixir/) |
| [Elm] | [`elm`](./elm/) |
| Empty (change at will) | [`empty`](./empty) |
| [Gleam] | [`gleam`](./gleam/) |
| [Go] | [`go`](./go/) |
| [Hashicorp] tools | [`hashi`](./hashi/) |
| [Haskell] | [`haskell`](./haskell/) |
| [Haxe] | [`haxe`](./haxe/) |
| [Java] | [`java`](./java/) |
| [Jupyter] | [`jupyter`](./jupyter/) |
| [Kotlin] | [`kotlin`](./kotlin/) |
| [LaTeX] | [`latex`](./latex/) |
| [Nickel] | [`nickel`](./nickel/) |
| [Nim] | [`nim`](./nim/) |
| [Nix] | [`nix`](./nix/) |
| [Node.js][node] | [`node`](./node/) |
| [OCaml] | [`ocaml`](./ocaml/) |
| [Odin] | [`odin`](./odin/) |
| [Open Policy Agent][opa] | [`opa`](./opa) |
| [PHP] | [`php`](./php/) |
| [PlatformIO] | [`platformio`](./platformio/) |
| [Protobuf] | [`protobuf`](./protobuf/) |
| [Pulumi] | [`pulumi`](./pulumi/) |
| [Purescript] | [`purescript`](./purescript/) |
| [Python] | [`python`](./python/) |
| [R] | [`r`](./r/) |
| [Ruby] | [`ruby`](./ruby/) |
| [Rust] | [`rust`](./rust/) |
| [Rust from toolchain file][rust] | [`rust-toolchain`](./rust-toolchain/) |
| [Scala] | [`scala`](./scala/) |
| Shell | [`shell`](./shell/) |
| [SWI-prolog] | [`swi-prolog`](./swi-prolog/) |
| [Swift] | [`swift`](./swift) |
| [Vlang] | [`vlang`](./vlang/) |
| [Zig] | [`zig`](./zig/) |
## Template contents
The sections below list what each template includes. In all cases, you're free to add and remove packages as you see fit; the templates are just boilerplate.
### [`bun`](./bun/)
- [bun]
### [`c-cpp`](./c-cpp/)
- [clang-tools]
- [cmake]
- [codespell]
- [conan]
- [cppcheck]
- [doxygen]
- [gdb]
- [gtest]
- [lcov]
- [vcpkg]
- [vcpkg-tool]
### [`clojure`](./clojure/)
- [Clojure]
- [Boot]
- [Leiningen]
### [`cue`](./cue/)
- [Cue]
### [`dhall`](./dhall)
- [Dhall]
- [dhall-bash]
- [dhall-docs]
- [dhall-json]
- [dhall-lsp-server]
- [dhall-nix]
- [dhall-nixpkgs]
- [dhall-openapi]
- [dhall-toml]
- [dhall-yaml]
### [`elixir`](./elixir/)
- [Elixir], including [mix] and [IEx]
- [gigalixir] (Linux only)
### [`elm`](./elm/)
- [Elm]
- [elm2nix]
### [Empty](./empty/)
A dev template that's fully customizable.
### [`gleam`](./gleam/)
- [Gleam]
### [`go`](./go/)
- [Go]
- Standard Go tools ([goimports], [godoc], and others)
- [golangci-lint]
### [`hashi`](./hashi/)
- [Packer]
- [Terraform]
- [Nomad]
- [Vault]
- [nomad-autoscaler]
- [nomad-pack]
- [levant]
- [damon]
- [Terragrunt]
- [tflint]
### [`haskell`](./haskell/)
- [GHC][haskell]
- [cabal]
### [`haxe`](./haxe/)
- [Haxe]
### [`java`](./java/)
- [Java]
- [Maven]
- [Gradle]
- [jdtls]
### [`jupyter`](./jupyter/)
- [Jupyter core][jupyter]
### [`kotlin`](./kotlin/)
- [Kotlin]
- [Gradle]
### [`latex`](./latex/)
- [texlive]
- [tectonic]
- [texlab]
### [`lean4`](./lean4/)
- [Lean]
### [`nickel`](./nickel/)
- [Nickel]
### [`nim`](./nim)
- [Nim]
- [nimble]
### [`nix`](./nix/)
- [Cachix]
- [dhall-to-nix]
- [lorri]
- [niv]
- [nixfmt]
- [statix]
- [vulnix]
### [`node`](./node/)
- [Node.js][node]
- [npm]
- [pnpm]
- [Yarn]
- [node2nix]
### [`ocaml`](./ocaml/)
- [OCaml]
- [Dune]
- [odoc]
- [ocamlformat]
### [`odin`](./odin/)
- [Odin]
### [`opa`](./opa/)
- [Open Policy Agent][opa]
- [Conftest]
### [`php`](./php/)
- [PHP]
- [Composer]
### [`platformio`](./platformio/)
- [PlatformIO]
### [`protobuf`](./protobuf/)
- The [Buf CLI][buf]
- [protoc][protobuf]
### [`pulumi`](./pulumi/)
- [Pulumi]
- [Python]
- [Go]
- [Node.js][node]
- [dotnet]
- [Java] and [Maven]
- [jq]
### [`purescript`](./purescript/)
- [Purescript] (purs)
- [Spago]
- [purescript-language-server]
- [purs-tidy]
### [`python`](./python/)
- [Python]
- [pip]
### [`r`](./r/)
- [R]
- [rmarkdown]
- [knitr] ([pandoc] and [texlive])
### [`ruby`](./ruby/)
- [Ruby], plus the standard Ruby tools (`bundle`, `gem`, etc.)
### [`rust`](./rust/)
- [Rust], including [cargo], [Clippy], and the other standard tools. The Rust version is determined as follows, in order:
- From the `rust-toolchain.toml` file if present
- From the `rust-toolchain` file if present
- Version 1.78.0 if neither is present
- [rust-analyzer]
- [cargo-edit]
- [cargo-deny]
### [`scala`](./scala/)
- [Scala] (plus [Java])
- [sbt]
### [`shell`](./shell/)
- [shellcheck]
### [`swi-prolog`](./swi-prolog/)
- [swipl][swi-prolog]
### [`swift`](./swift/)
- [Swift]
- [sourcekit-lsp]
### [`vlang`](./vlang/)
- [Vlang]
### [`zig`](./zig/)
- [Zig]
- [LLDB]
- [ZLS]
[boot]: https://boot-clj.com
[buf]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf
[bun]: https://bun.sh
[C]: https://open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14
[C++]: https://isocpp.org
[cabal]: https://haskell.org/cabal
[cachix]: https://cachix.org
[cargo]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo
[cargo-audit]: https://crates.io/crates/cargo-audit
[cargo-deny]: https://crates.io/crates/cargo-deny
[cargo-edit]: https://crates.io/crates/cargo-edit
[clang-tools]: https://clang.llvm.org
[clippy]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy
[clojure]: https://clojure.org
[cmake]: https://cmake.org
[codespell]: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
[composer]: https://getcomposer.org
[conan]: https://conan.io
[conftest]: https://conftest.dev
[cppcheck]: http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net
[cue]: https://cuelang.org
[damon]: https://github.com/hashicorp/damon
[dhall]: https://dhall-lang.org
[dhall-bash]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-bash
[dhall-docs]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-docs
[dhall-json]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-json
[dhall-lsp-server]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-lsp-server
[dhall-nix]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-nix
[dhall-nixpkgs]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-nixpkgs
[dhall-openapi]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-openapi
[dhall-to-nix]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-nix
[dhall-toml]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-toml
[dhall-yaml]: https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-yaml
[dotnet]: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us
[doxygen]: https://doxygen.nl
[dune]: https://dune.build
[elixir]: https://elixir-lang.org
[elm]: https://elm-lang.org
[elm2nix]: https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix
[gdb]: https://gnu.org/software/gdb
[gigalixir]: https://gigalixir.com
[gleam]: https://gleam.run
[go]: https://go.dev
[godoc]: https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc
[goimports]: https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
[golangci-lint]: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
[gradle]: https://gradle.org
[gtest]: https://github.com/google/googletest
[hashicorp]: https://hashicorp.com
[haskell]: https://haskell.org
[haxe]: https://haxe.org
[iex]: https://hexdocs.pm/iex/IEx.html
[java]: https://java.com
[jdtls]: https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/eclipse.jdt.ls
[jq]: https://jqlang.github.io/jq
[jupyter]: https://jupyter.org
[knitr]: https://yihui.org/knitr
[kotlin]: https://kotlinlang.org
[latex]: https://latex-project.org
[lean]: https://lean-lang.org
[lcov]: https://ltp.sourceforge.net/coverage/lcov.php
[leiningen]: https://leiningen.org
[levant]: https://github.com/hashicorp/levant
[lldb]: https://lldb.llvm.org
[lorri]: https://github.com/target/lorri
[maven]: https://maven.apache.org
[mix]: https://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/mix-otp/introduction-to-mix.html
[mono]: https://mono-project.com
[msbuild]: https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild
[nickel]: https://nickel-lang.org
[nim]: https://nim-lang.org
[nimble]: https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble
[niv]: https://github.com/nmattia/niv
[nix]: https://nixos.org
[nixfmt]: https://github.com/serokell/nixfmt
[nixpkgs]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs
[nix-direnv]: https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv
[node]: https://nodejs.org
[node2nix]: https://github.com/svanderburg/node2nix
[nomad]: https://nomadproject.io
[nomad-autoscaler]: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-autoscaler
[nomad-pack]: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-pack
[npm]: https://npmjs.org
[ocaml]: https://ocaml.org
[ocamlformat]: https://github.com/ocaml-ppx/ocamlformat
[odoc]: https://github.com/ocaml/odoc
[odin]: https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin
[omnisharp-roslyn]: https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-roslyn
[opa]: https://openpolicyagent.org
[pandoc]: https://pandoc.org
[packer]: https://packer.io
[pip]: https://pypi.org/project/pip
[phoenix]: https://phoenixframework.org
[php]: https://php.net
[platformio]: https://platformio.org
[python]: https://python.org
[pnpm]: https://pnpm.io
[protobuf]: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers
[pulumi]: https://pulumi.com
[purescript]: https://github.com/purescript/purescript
[purescript-language-server]: https://github.com/nwolverson/purescript-language-server
[purs-tidy]: https://github.com/natefaubion/purescript-tidy
[python]: https://python.org
[r]: https://r-project.org
[release]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/releases/tag/22.11
[rmarkdown]: https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com
[ruby]: https://ruby-lang.org
[rust]: https://rust-lang.org
[rust-analyzer]: https://rust-analyzer.github.io
[scala]: https://scala-lang.org
[shellcheck]: https://shellcheck.net
[statix]: https://github.com/nerdypepper/statix
[sbt]: https://scala-sbt.org
[sourcekit-lsp]: https://github.com/swiftlang/sourcekit-lsp
[spago]: https://github.com/purescript/spago
[swi-prolog]: https://www.swi-prolog.org
[swift]: https://swift.org
[tectonic]: https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io
[terraform]: https://terraform.io
[terragrunt]: https://terragrunt.gruntwork.io
[texlab]: https://github.com/latex-lsp/texlab
[texlive]: https://tug.org/texlive
[tflint]: https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint
[vault]: https://vaultproject.io
[vcpkg]: https://vcpkg.io
[vcpkg-tool]: https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool
[vulnix]: https://github.com/flyingcircusio/vulnix
[yarn]: https://yarnpkg.com
[vlang]: https://vlang.io
[zig]: https://ziglang.org
[zls]: https://github.com/zigtools/zls