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| Fact | NixOS/nix.dev Official documentation for getting things done with Nix. | NixOS/nixpkgs Nix Packages collection & NixOS | nix-community/home-manager Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@khaneliman, @rycee] | ipetkov/crane A Nix library for building cargo projects. Never build twice thanks to incremental artifact caching. | cargo2nix/cargo2nix Granular builds of Rust projects for Nix |
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| Stars | 4,050 | 26,811 | 10,516 | 1,503 | 471 |
| Net stars, last 30 days | +50 | +381 | +100 | +28 | +2 |
| Largest star day | +7 on Sep 2, 2026 | +28 on Sep 16, 2026 | +13 on Jun 9, 2026 | +5 on May 20, 2026 | +2 on May 27, 2026 |
| Milestone reached in the record | None | 25,000 on Jun 23, 2026 | 10,000 on Jul 8, 2026 | None | None |
| Forks | 345 | 20,739 | 2,511 | 143 | 87 |
| Language | Nix | Nix | Nix | Nix | Nix |
| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | MIT | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Created | May 4, 2016 | Jun 4, 2012 | Jan 14, 2017 | Jan 16, 2022 | May 13, 2019 |
| Last push | Nov 11, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Archived | No | No | No | No | No |
| Health facts: Maintenance | 2 of 4 checks (2 without data) | 4 of 4 checks | 2 of 4 checks (2 without data) | 2 of 4 checks (2 without data) | 1 of 4 checks (2 without data) |
| Health facts: Releases | 0 of 3 checks (2 without data) | 0 of 3 checks (1 without data) | 0 of 3 checks (2 without data) | 2 of 3 checks (1 without data) | 1 of 3 checks (1 without data) |
| Health facts: Security practice | 0 of 1 check (1 without data) | 1 of 1 check | 0 of 1 check (1 without data) | 0 of 1 check (1 without data) | 0 of 1 check (1 without data) |
| Health facts: Community files | 1 of 3 checks (2 without data) | 3 of 3 checks | 1 of 3 checks (2 without data) | 1 of 3 checks (2 without data) | 1 of 3 checks (2 without data) |
| Commits, last 13 weeks | No data | 60,560 | No data | No data | No data |
| Weeks with commits, last 52 | No data | 52 of 52 | No data | No data | No data |
| In the Repository Index since | Nov 10, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 |
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