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Expand Up @@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ Here's an example NixOS configuration for the current stable NixOS:

## nix-darwin

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Determinate's nix-darwin module does *not* install [Determinate Nix][det-nix] for you; consult our [installation instructions][docs] for that.
> Instead, this module ensures that nix-darwin and Determinate Nix are compatible and provides some useful helpers for configuring Determinate Nix, including [Determinate Nixd][dnixd].

If you use [nix-darwin] to provide Nix-based configuration for your macOS system, you need to disable nix-darwin's built-in Nix configuration mechanisms by applying the `determinate` nix-darwin module and setting `determinateNix.enable = true`; if not, Determinate Nix **does not work properly**.
Here's an example nix-darwin configuration that would be compatible with Determinate Nix:

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[detsys]: https://determinate.systems
[dnixd]: https://docs.determinate.systems/determinate-nix#determinate-nixd
[dnixd-config]: https://docs.determinate.systems/determinate-nix/#determinate-nixd-configuration
[fh]: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/fh
[docs]: https://docs.determinate.systems
[flakehub]: https://flakehub.com
[flake-inputs]: https://zero-to-nix.com/concepts/flakes#inputs
[flakes]: https://zero-to-nix.com/concepts/flakes
[follows]: https://zero-to-nix.com/concepts/flakes#inputs
[gitlab-ci]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci
[installer]: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer
[keychain]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/keychain-services
[netrc]: https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/manual/html_node/The-_002enetrc-file.html
[nix]: https://zero-to-nix.com/concepts/nix
[nix-conf]: https://nix.dev/manual/nix/latest/command-ref/conf-file
[nix-darwin]: https://github.com/nix-darwin/nix-darwin
[nixos]: https://zero-to-nix.com/concepts/nixos
[nixpkgs]: https://zero-to-nix.com/concepts/nixpkgs
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