docs: update readme with nix cache info #1091
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steve-chavez
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| ``` | ||
| 3. save changes to the `/etc/nix/nix.conf` file | ||
| 4. On **linux**, run `sudo systemctl restart nix-daemon.service` on **macOS** run: `sudo launchctl stop org.nixos.nix-daemon` and `sudo launchctl start org.nixos.nix-daemon` | ||
| 5. verify by running nix config show | grep 'substituters\|trusted-public-keys' |
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On my machine nix show-config is available but not nix config show. Maybe put it here as an alternative?
Using:
nix --version
nix (Nix) 2.17.0
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ah yes, you do need to have experimental features for enabled in nix.conf
experimental-features = nix-command flakes
or when running the command --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'
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or you can just use nix show-config I'll update the README with this info
Co-authored-by: Steve Chavez <[email protected]>
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| substituters = https://cache.nixos.org https://nix-postgres-artifacts.s3.amazonaws.com | ||
| trusted-public-keys = nix-postgres-artifacts:dGZlQOvKcNEjvT7QEAJbcV6b6uk7VF/hWMjhYleiaLI=% cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY= | ||
| ``` | ||
| 3. save changes to the `/etc/nix/nix.conf` file |
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Editing this didn't work for me (nix show-config didn't show the updated values even after restarting nix daemon), but editing .config/nix/nix.conf worked. IMO it should be mentioned too.
darora
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What kind of change does this PR introduce?
Updating README to reflect current state of affairs, and document how to set up nix binary cache