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This article provides an overview of various ways of engaging the Nix community. See the [[Nix Community]] article to learn more about who we are, and the [https://nixos.org/nixos/community.html official NixOS community page] for more information.
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See the [https://nixos.org/community.html nixos.org/community] for how to get in touch.
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This article lists additional platforms to meet community members.
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See the [[Nix Community]] article to learn more about who we are.
  
 
== Online ==
 
== Online ==
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=== Chat ===
 
=== Chat ===
  
==== IRC on Freenode ====
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==== Matrix ====
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The official [https://matrix.to/#/#community:nixos.org NixOS Community Space] has rooms on many Nix topics.
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The main Nix Matrix room is [https://matrix.to/#/#users:nixos.org #users:nixos.org].
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Matrix Spaces are a beta feature, not supported by all clients or homeservers. 
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If your client doesn't support spaces see [[MatrixRooms]] for a list of rooms.
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==== IRC ====
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There is a Nix presence on [https://libera.chat/ the Libera.Chat IRC network]; the primary user channel is [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos #nixos], and the development channel is [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-dev #nixos-dev].
  
Nix community chat channels are hosted on [http://freenode.net/ the Freenode IRC network]; the primary official user channel is [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos #nixos]<sup>[https://botbot.me/freenode/nixos/ logs]</sup>, the development channel is [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-dev #nixos-dev] and the wiki channel is [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-wiki #nixos-wiki]<sup>[https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-wiki/ logs]</sup>.
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Previously, the Nix channels were on Freenode, a different IRC network. There are [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/ public logs] from the Freenode versions of these channels.  There is no logging set up on the Libera.Chat versions (yet).
  
 
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! Channel
 
! Channel
 
! Description
 
! Description
! Log
 
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos #nixos]
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! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos/nixos #nixos]
 
| General NixOS and Nix help
 
| General NixOS and Nix help
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos logs]
 
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nix-darwin #nix-darwin]
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! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos/nix-darwin #nix-darwin]
 
| Nix on macOS
 
| Nix on macOS
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nix-darwin/ logs]
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-aarch64 #nixos-aarch64]
 
| NixOS on ARM (64 bits)
 
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-aarch64/ logs]
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos #nixos-borg]
 
| The <tt>ofborg</tt> development channel.
 
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-borg/ logs]
 
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos #nixos-chat]
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! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-chat #nixos-chat]
 
| An informal channel for chit-chatting when going off-topic on the main channel.
 
| An informal channel for chit-chatting when going off-topic on the main channel.
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-chat/ logs]
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-dev #nixos-dev]
 
| Nix and NixOS development (#nixos for questions)
 
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-dev/ logs]
 
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-on-your-router #nixos-on-your-router]
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! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-dev #nixos-dev]
| Using NixOS on/as a router
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| Nix and NixOS development (#nixos for questions)
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-on-your-router/ logs]
 
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-wiki #nixos-wiki]
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! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-emacs #nixos-emacs]
| Wiki coordination channel
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| Nix Emacs discussions
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-wiki/ logs]
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-gm #nixos-gm]
 
| A social channel for gender minorities in the NixOS community.
 
| not logged
 
 
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! Channel
 
! Channel
 
! Description
 
! Description
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-cs #nixos-cs]
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! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-cs #nixos-cs]
 
| Czech and Slovak NixOS community
 
| Czech and Slovak NixOS community
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-cs/ logs]
 
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-fr #nixos-fr]
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! [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nixos-fr #nixos-fr]
 
| French NixOS community
 
| French NixOS community
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-fr/ logs]
 
 
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! [irc://irc.freenode.net/nixos-fr #nixos-de]
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! [irc://irc.hackint.org/nixos #nixos]
| German NixOS community (formerly #krebs)
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| German NixOS community on [https://hackint.org hackint.org irc network] (webchat version: https://webirc.hackint.org)
| [https://logs.nix.samueldr.com/nixos-de/ logs]
 
 
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==== Matrix ====
 
 
In addition to these IRC channels there is also the unofficial [https://riot.im/app/#/room/#nix:matrix.org NixOS matrix channel].
 
  
 
==== Discord ====
 
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==== Telegram ====
 
==== Telegram ====
There are some regional telegram groups dedicated to NixOS:
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There are some regional Telegram groups dedicated to NixOS:
 
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! Languages
 
! Languages
 
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! [https://t.me/NixOS_zh @NixOS_zh]
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! [https://t.me/NixOS_zhcn @NixOS_zhcn]
 
| Chinese, English
 
| Chinese, English
 
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! [https://t.me/ru_nixos @ru_nixos]
 
! [https://t.me/ru_nixos @ru_nixos]
 
| Russian, English
 
| Russian, English
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! [https://t.me/nixos_en @nixos_en]
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| English
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! [https://t.me/nixosbr @nixosbr]
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| Portuguese
 
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=== Mailinglist ===
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=== Videos ===
  
There is currently only one official Mailinglist related to NixOS, [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel nix-devel]. You don't need to be a developer to use this mailing list, although much of the discussion delves into deeper technical issues. Note that it is currently being [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-devel/rosQdK40mas replaced by the NixOS Discourse forum], see below.
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NixCon has an official Fediverse presence, [https://conf.tube/accounts/nixcon/video-channels @nixcon@conf.tube], where talk videos are published.
  
=== Forums ===
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You can also find [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nixos a variety of talks and demos of Nix-related material], including videos from older NixCons, on YouTube.
  
For a free-form discussion forum, checkout the [https://discourse.nixos.org/ NixOS Discourse] or the [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/ NixOS Reddit channel]. For Q&A style discussion of any Nix related issues, check out stack overflow questions tagged  [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nix Nix],[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nixos NixOS], [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nixops NixOps] and [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nixpkgs Nixpkgs].
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=== Streaming ===
  
=== YouTube ===
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* [https://meet.jit.si/NixOfficeHours OfficeHours] - Weekly Nix Office Hours (1600-2000 UTC Fridays, more times as mentors are available)
  
You can find [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nixos a variety of talks and demos of Nix-related material] on YouTube. Of particular note are the [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgknCdxP89ReQzhfKwMYjLdwWsc7us8ns NixCon 2017 Talks] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvH5qU1qBXY&list=PL_IxoDz1Nq2Y7mIxMZ28mVtjRbbnlVdmy NixCon 2015 Videos]
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== Events ==
  
=== Twitter ===
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=== NixCon ===
  
The NixOS Foundation has an [https://twitter.com/nixos_org official Twitter account], and the hashtag [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NixOS #NixOS] is handy to find content related to the Nix Ecosystem (#nix is too ambiguous).
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==== NixCon North America 2024 ====
  
== Events ==
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<!--
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* Website NixCon North America 2024
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* 2024-03-14 -15
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* [[wikipedia:en:Pasadena, California|United States, California, Pasadena]]
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** [[wikipedia:en:Pasadena Convention Center|Pasadena Convention Center]]
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* https://sessionize.com/nixcon-na-2024/
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==== NixCon 2023 ====
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* https://2023.nixcon.org/
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* 2023-09-08 -10
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* [[wikipedia:en:Darmstadt|Europe, Germany(, Hesse), Darmstadt]]
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** [[wikipedia:en:TU Darmstadt|TU Darmstadt]]
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==== NixCon 2022 ====
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* https://2022.nixcon.org/
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* 2022-09-20 -22
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* [[wikipedia:en:Paris|Europe, France, Paris]]
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** [[wikipedia:en:École normale supérieure (Paris)|ENS Paris]]
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==== NixCon 2020 ====
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==== NixCon 2019 ====
  
=== Meetups ===
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==== NixCon 2018 ====
  
An ever-growing number of Nix and NixOS related meetups can be found [https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=nixos&radius=Infinity on meetup.com]. In this section, we list regional meetups dedicated to NixOS and the Nix Ecosystem; if you cannot find a meetup near you, try seeking out a functional programming or DevOps meetup in your area, as Nix-related topics can often be discussed in such a context.
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==== NixCon 2017 ====
  
==== Europe ====
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==== NixCon 2015 ====
  
* [https://www.meetup.com/Berlin-NixOS-Meetup/ Berlin, Germany]
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=== Nix Camp ===
* [https://www.meetup.com/NixOS-London/ London, UK]
 
* [https://www.meetup.com/Munich-NixOS-Meetup/ Munich, Germany]
 
* [https://www.meetup.com/NixOS-Dublin/ Dublin, Ireland]
 
* [https://www.meetup.com/Amsterdam-Nix-Meetup/ Amsterdam, the Netherlands]
 
* [https://www.meetup.com/Hamburg-NixOS-Meetup/ Hamburg, Germany]
 
* [https://www.meetup.com/Meetup-NixOS-Montpellier/ Montpellier, France]
 
* [https://www.meetup.com/NixOS-Polska/ Wroclaw, Poland]
 
  
==== North-America ====
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* [https://nix.camp/ Nix Camp]
  
* [https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Nix-NixOS-User-Group/ Bay Area, California]
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==== Nix Camp 2022 ====
* [https://www.meetup.com/Nova-Nix-NixOS-NixOps-Meetup/ Reston, Virginia]
 
  
==== Asia ====
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==== Nix Camp 2021 ====
  
* [https://www.meetup.com/Tokyo-NixOS-Meetup/ Tokyo, Japan]
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* [https://nix.camp/ Nix Camp] "Nix Camp is a 2 week long event from September 12th to September 26th [2021].[...] in the midst of Wales [...]"
* [https://www.meetup.com/Singapore-NixOS-Nix-User-Group/ Singapore, Singapore]
 
  
=== NixCon ===
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=== Events organized by others ===
  
NixCon is the official Nix Ecosystem conference, which in the future will occur on a yearly basis. Previous NixCons:
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; [[FOSDEM]]:
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: [[wikipedia:en:FOSDEM]]
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: *-[[wikipedia:en:ISO week date|W]]5-6 -7
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:; <!-- next expected event for FOSDEM -->[https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/nix-devroom/ 2024]
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:: 2024-02-03 -04
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:; [https://fosdem.org/2023/ 2023]
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:: 2023-02-04 -05
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:: ''Nix and NixOS'' devroom<ref>https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/track/nix_and_nixos/</ref>
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; [[Chemnitz Linux Days]]:
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: [[wikipedia:en:Chemnitz Linux Days]] ([[wikipedia:de:Chemnitzer Linux-Tage]])
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: *-[[wikipedia:en:ISO week date|W]]10-6 -7
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:; 2024
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:; 2023
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:: 2023-03-11 -12
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:: presentation (stand) ''NixOS''<ref>https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2023/en/programm/beitrag/154</ref>
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; GPN:
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:; 2024
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:; 2023
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:: 2023-06-08 -11
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:: 2023-06-09T16:20 -17:20 [https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn21/talk/VWWU7F/ (German) Talk ''Eine interaktive Übersicht über das Nix Ökosystem'']
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:: 2023-06-09T21:00 -22:00 [https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn21/talk/KAM7AW/ (German) Talk ''NixOS Meetup'']
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; [[FrOSCon]]
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: [[wikipedia:en:FrOSCon]] ([[wikipedia:de:FrOSCon]])
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: *-[[wikipedia:en:ISO week date|W]]31-6 -7
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:; 2024
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:; 2023<ref>https://discourse.nixos.org/t/30572</ref>
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:: 2023-08-05 -06
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:: NixOS devroom (room ''C130'')<ref>https://froscon.org/en/program/project-rooms/</ref>
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:: NixOS (presentation) stand<ref>https://froscon.org/en/program/exhibitors/</ref><ref>https://c3d2.social/@n00b0ss@chaos.social/110836201350981349</ref><ref>https://c3d2.social/@laalsaas/110844666145269636</ref><ref>https://c3d2.social/@c3d2/110844723615290243</ref>
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:: (German) Lecture ''Einstieg in Nix & NixOS''<ref>https://programm.froscon.org/2023/events/2919.html</ref>
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; SCaLE
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:https://www.socallinuxexpo.org
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:; 2024
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:: [https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/call-presenters CFP - Reproducible and Immutable Software] - Deadline 2023-11-01
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:; 2023
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:: [https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/20x/presentations/what-nix-can-do 2023-03-11 Matthew Croughan - What Nix Can Do]
  
* [http://nixcon2017.org/ NixCon 2017]
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== References ==
* [https://nixos.github.io/nixcon/2015/index.html NixCon 2015]
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Latest revision as of 21:33, 16 March 2024

See the nixos.org/community for how to get in touch.

This article lists additional platforms to meet community members.

See the Nix Community article to learn more about who we are.

Online

Chat

Matrix

The official NixOS Community Space has rooms on many Nix topics. The main Nix Matrix room is #users:nixos.org.

Matrix Spaces are a beta feature, not supported by all clients or homeservers. If your client doesn't support spaces see MatrixRooms for a list of rooms.

IRC

There is a Nix presence on the Libera.Chat IRC network; the primary user channel is #nixos, and the development channel is #nixos-dev.

Previously, the Nix channels were on Freenode, a different IRC network. There are public logs from the Freenode versions of these channels. There is no logging set up on the Libera.Chat versions (yet).

Nix and NixOS channels
Channel Description
#nixos General NixOS and Nix help
#nix-darwin Nix on macOS
#nixos-chat An informal channel for chit-chatting when going off-topic on the main channel.
#nixos-dev Nix and NixOS development (#nixos for questions)
#nixos-emacs Nix Emacs discussions
Regional channels
Channel Description
#nixos-cs Czech and Slovak NixOS community
#nixos-fr French NixOS community
#nixos German NixOS community on hackint.org irc network (webchat version: https://webirc.hackint.org)

Discord

An unofficial Discord server is available at discord.gg/RbvHtGa.

Telegram

There are some regional Telegram groups dedicated to NixOS:

Regional Telegram channels
Channel Languages
@NixOS_zhcn Chinese, English
@ru_nixos Russian, English
@nixos_en English
@nixosbr Portuguese

Videos

NixCon has an official Fediverse presence, @nixcon@conf.tube, where talk videos are published.

You can also find a variety of talks and demos of Nix-related material, including videos from older NixCons, on YouTube.

Streaming

  • OfficeHours - Weekly Nix Office Hours (1600-2000 UTC Fridays, more times as mentors are available)

Events

NixCon

NixCon North America 2024

NixCon 2023

NixCon 2022

NixCon 2020

NixCon 2019

NixCon 2018

NixCon 2017

NixCon 2015

Nix Camp

Nix Camp 2022

Nix Camp 2021

  • Nix Camp "Nix Camp is a 2 week long event from September 12th to September 26th [2021].[...] in the midst of Wales [...]"

Events organized by others

FOSDEM
wikipedia:en:FOSDEM
*-W5-6 -7
2024
2024-02-03 -04
2023
2023-02-04 -05
Nix and NixOS devroom[1]
Chemnitz Linux Days
wikipedia:en:Chemnitz Linux Days (wikipedia:de:Chemnitzer Linux-Tage)
*-W10-6 -7
2024
2023
2023-03-11 -12
presentation (stand) NixOS[2]
GPN
wikipedia:en:Gulaschprogrammiernacht (wikipedia:de:Gulaschprogrammiernacht)
2024
2023
2023-06-08 -11
2023-06-09T16:20 -17:20 (German) Talk Eine interaktive Übersicht über das Nix Ökosystem
2023-06-09T21:00 -22:00 (German) Talk NixOS Meetup
FrOSCon
wikipedia:en:FrOSCon (wikipedia:de:FrOSCon)
*-W31-6 -7
2024
2023[3]
2023-08-05 -06
NixOS devroom (room C130)[4]
NixOS (presentation) stand[5][6][7][8]
(German) Lecture Einstieg in Nix & NixOS[9]
SCaLE
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org
2024
CFP - Reproducible and Immutable Software - Deadline 2023-11-01
Expo - 2023-03-14 to 2023-03-17
2023
2023-03-11 Matthew Croughan - What Nix Can Do

References