nixpkgs-nodejs

All Node.js versions, kept up-to-date automatically using Nix.

Inspired by nixpkgs-terraform, nixpkgs-python, and nixpkgs-ruby.

Features

• 🔄 Automatic Updates: Automatic updates via GitHub Actions
• 📦 Binary Cache: Pre-built packages via Cachix
• 🎯 Version Precision: Access any Node.js version from 16.0.0+
• 🔒 Reproducible: Locked to specific nixpkgs commits

Usage

With Flakes

{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    nixpkgs-nodejs.url = "github:davidnbr/nixpkgs-nodejs";
  };

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixpkgs-nodejs }:
    let
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
    in {
      devShells.${system}.default = pkgs.mkShell {
        packages = [
          nixpkgs-nodejs.packages.${system}."20.11.0"
        ];
      };
    };
}

Ad-hoc Shell

nix shell github:davidnbr/nixpkgs-nodejs#"20.11.0"

List Available Versions

nix flake show github:davidnbr/nixpkgs-nodejs

Binary Cache

Add to your flake.nix:

nixConfig = {
  extra-substituters = ["https://nixpkgs-nodejs.cachix.org"];
  extra-trusted-public-keys = [
    "nixpkgs-nodejs.cachix.org-1:zUIFXIRHGVtNSAhYWPDOIpr/4hAvhUEfcRo78RWDgiI="
  ];
};

Or configure globally in ~/.config/nix/nix.conf:

extra-substituters = https://nixpkgs-nodejs.cachix.org
extra-trusted-public-keys = nixpkgs-nodejs.cachix.org-1:YzUIFXIRHGVtNSAhYWPDOIpr/4hAvhUEfcRo78RWDgiI=

Development

Build a specific version:

nix build .#"20.11.0"

License

MIT