go-nixos-with-flake

tags:

  • ready
  • online
  • golang
  • nixos
  • flake
  • tutorial
  • setup
  • go
  • nix

golang-nixos-with-flake

Contents

Setup a non existing project from scratch in nixos

Init the project

  • Add main.go file with the following content: 
package main

import (
"fmt"
)

func main() {
fmt.Println("hello")
}
  • Add a initial shell.nix file with the following content: 
# shell.nix
let
# We pin to a specific nixpkgs commit for reproducibility.
# Check for new commits at https://status.nixos.org.
pkgs = import (fetchTarball "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/d04953086551086b44b6f3c6b7eeb26294f207da.tar.gz") {};
in pkgs.mkShell {
packages = [
# select Go packages here
pkgs.go_1_23 # desired version
];
}
  • Configure environment to use nix, create .envrc file with the following content: 
use nix
  • Start go mod init 
go mod init <project>
  • Add module requirements and sums 
go mod tidy
  • Delete the shell.nix file

Follow the tutorial