[Nix-dev] nixos-in-place - Install NixOS on top of any Linux distro

[Jakob Gillich]

Impressive, thanks for this! Also wondering if it would work on OpenVZ?

Oh and a switch to simply wipe the old system could be useful. One can
always redeploy the old OS if something goes wrong.

On Wed, Dec 9, 2015, at 08:59 PM, jeaye wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> In hopes of getting NixOS onto DigitalOcean, and other VPS providers,
> I've created https://github.com/jeaye/nixos-in-place
> 
> nixos-in-place can be used for other purposes, outside of VPSs, for
> installing NixOS on top of any existing distro. However, where it shines
> is converting existing VPSs into NixOS without any live media.
> 
> I know there's a great deal of work being done, by aszlig, on the
> nixos-assimilate project which covers much of the same ground as
> nixos-in-place. Currently, nixos-assimilate isn't usable; however, once
> it is, I do believe there won't be a need for nixos-in-place anymore.
> nixos-assimilate appears to be a much more complete solution and will
> likely result in a much more nix-y experience.
> 
> Until then, with love, I hope the NixOS community is able to enjoy NixOS
> systems on providers which otherwise would have more limited options.
> 
> nixos-in-place is very new software; please take any issues or requests
> to the Github issue tracker. Feel free to ping me in IRC.
> 
> Cheers,
> Jeaye
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