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# install-nix-action
![github actions badge](https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action/workflows/install-nix-action%20test/badge.svg)
Installs [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/) on GitHub Actions for the supported platforms: Linux and macOS.
By default it has no nixpkgs configured, you have to set `nix_path`
by [picking a channel](https://status.nixos.org/)
or [pin nixpkgs yourself](https://nix.dev/reference/pinning-nixpkgs.html)
(see also [pinning tutorial](https://nix.dev/tutorials/towards-reproducibility-pinning-nixpkgs.html)).
# Features
- Quick installation (~4s on Linux, ~20s on macOS)
- Multi-User installation (with sandboxing enabled only on Linux)
- [Self-hosted github runner](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/about-self-hosted-runners) support
- Allows specifying Nix installation URL via `install_url`
- Allows specifying extra Nix configration options via `extra_nix_config`
- Allows specifying `$NIX_PATH` and channels via `nix_path`
- Share `/nix/store` between builds using [cachix-action](https://github.com/cachix/cachix-action) for simple binary cache setup to speed up your builds and share binaries with your team
## Usage
Create `.github/workflows/test.yml` in your repo with the following contents:
```yaml
name: "Test"
on:
pull_request:
push:
jobs:
tests:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v11
with:
nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
- run: nix-build
```
## Usage with Flakes
```yaml
name: "Test"
on:
pull_request:
push:
jobs:
tests:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
# Nix Flakes doesn't work on shallow clones
fetch-depth: 0
- uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v11
with:
install_url: https://github.com/numtide/nix-flakes-installer/releases/download/nix-3.0pre20200820_4d77513/install
extra_nix_config: |
experimental-features = nix-command flakes
- run: nix-build
```
## Inputs (specify using `with:`)
- `install_url`: specify URL to install Nix from (useful for testing non-stable releases or pinning Nix for example https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.3.7/install)
- `nix_path`: set `NIX_PATH` environment variable, for example `nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable`
- `extra_nix_config`: append to `/etc/nix/nix.conf`
---
## FAQ
### Is it possible to run NixOS tests / Qemu+KVM with GitHub Actions?
[Currently GitHub Actions are not running on Azure instance types that support nested virtualization](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/183#issuecomment-610723516).
### How do I print nixpkgs version with the channel I have configured?
```nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import <nixpkgs> {}).lib.version'```
## Hacking
Install the dependencies
```bash
$ yarn install
```
Build the typescript
```bash
$ yarn build
```
Run the tests :heavy_check_mark:
```bash
$ yarn test
```