Rebuilding my NixOS config - Part 15: Creating Custom Package Versions with Overrides and Overlays

Опубликовано: 30 Ноябрь 2024
на канале: Sascha Koenig

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Dive deep into the world of advanced NixOS package management! In this tutorial, we explore how to modify and customize packages using overrides and overlays. Learn how to stay up-to-date with the latest software versions, even when they're not yet available in the Nix package repository.
Code for this video: https://code.m3tam3re.com/m3tam3re/ni...

🕒 Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to NixOS Configuration Series
00:17 Exploring Nix Packages Repository
00:53 Modifying Packages in NixOS
01:13 Example: Customizing n8n Package
05:47 Creating a Custom Package
08:40 Building and Testing the Custom Package
10:33 Building the Package
10:50 Starting the New Version
11:29 Creating an Overlay
15:21 Organizing Overlays
16:50 Configuring the Service
18:38 Conclusion and Tips

🧠 What You'll Learn in This Video:
✓ How to use overrides to modify existing NixOS packages
✓ Creating and implementing overlays for more flexible package modifications
✓ Organizing and structuring overlays in your NixOS configuration
✓ Configuring a modified package as a system service

🛠️ Practical Example:
We'll use the popular workflow automation tool n8n to demonstrate these concepts, updating it to the latest version and setting it up as a system service.
Find out more about n8n here: https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/m3tam3re

🔗 Useful Links:
n8n Official Website: https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/m3tam3re
NixOS Packages: https://search.nixos.org/packages
NixOS Wiki on Overlays: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Overlays

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