Switching from docker-compose backend/frontend local development flow to Nix

[thenonameguy]

Readers: please use reactions to show the demand for this.

See https://github.com/cachix/devenv/pull/191#issuecomment-1341318270 for general outline.

[zupo]

I've done this for a few @teamniteo projects and can definitely help out with writing it!

[lucperkins]

@thenonameguy Don't interpret this as a blocker or discouragement at all, but would this potentially work on macOS as well? Mostly asking because Arion doesn't and would love a non-Arion solution to this. Would still be useful even if Linux only.

[thenonameguy]

@thenonameguy Don't interpret this as a blocker or discouragement at all, but would this potentially work on macOS as well? Mostly asking because Arion doesn't and would love a non-Arion solution to this. Would still be useful even if Linux only.

That is exactly the novelty that I would write about :) I am happy there is interest!

[zupo]

What is Arion?

[thenonameguy]

What is Arion?

https://docs.hercules-ci.com/arion/#_introduction

[domenkozar]

I'll write a tutorial for https://devenv.sh :)

[thenonameguy]

For the eager and willing here is a Rust example: https://github.com/snamiki1212/realworld-v1-rust-actix-web-diesel/pull/15/files