MacOS System Configuration with Nix

Installing Nix Package Manager

Run the following to perform a multi-user installation for darwin or standard linux. This step is skipped on NixOS.

if [[ $(uname -s) == 'Darwin' ]]; then
    sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon --darwin-use-unencrypted-nix-store-volume
else
    sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
fi

Cloning Dotfiles

Clone this repository into ~/.nixpkgs with

git clone https://github.com/kclejeune/system ~/.nixpkgs

Install nix-darwin and home-manager. Then, run darwin-rebuild switch.

Installing Homebrew dependencies

The few leftover homebrew packages and brew casks are stored in ~/Brewfile. They can be installed using cd ~ && brew bundle.