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Nix and containers are best when they're used together. 🏗️ Nix builds and packages software in a way that guarantees determinism and reproducibility. 📦 Containers provide a standard, convenient way to distribute and run it. Keen to know more?

There's still time to register for tomorrow's live event with Kelsey Hightower and Ron Efroni! Attend and hear how Nix can change the way you think about managing software.

Beam onto PlanetNix 🪐 while yer in Pasadena for SCALE 22x ⚖️ Mar. 5-7 Co-located with SCALE🎟️Planet Nix explores the frontier of what's possible with Nix—whether it's using Nix to replace Docker containers or making Nix a best-in-class option for CI + prod https://buff.ly/4kfIftJ #nix

Nix represents a different way of building reproducible software, but Nix has its own challenges, and in many ways Docker already won. So what hope is there for something like Nix in the long run? Come find out tomorrow at the @flox.dev virtual event.

If you're in NYC, join us for a hack night next week with @weaviate + @mistralai + @lightningai! You can get hands-on with some new tech and meet fellow builders.

🐳 Docker pulls, 🤖 local LLMs, 📦 Node.js modules, that giant folder of 'important' files—they all have one thing in common They'll eat yer disk alive 💀 diskonaut clears clutter🧹fast! Get it and other clutter-clearing tools just by running `flox install` https://buff.ly/3QkFsSy

@flox.dev has hit some milestones & we need community 🤗 help + 💗 love! I'm looking for a stellar product leader to partner with me on our mission to drive a generational software shift with the best open source out there (unbiased) @nixos.bsky.social!

Flox is proud to sponsor Open Source Connect in Bangalore ❤️

We are hosting a live event this Wednesday with @kelseyhightower.com and Ron Efroni from the Nix Foundation: Why Nix, and Why Now? If you've heard of Nix ❄️ and total software flexibility appeals to you, but you don't know where to start... start here!

Flox 1.3.15 is now available. It addresses an issue encountered when upgrading Flox on macOS. See https://buff.ly/4gPLKo4 for download links and full release notes.

Ever go to pull #deepseek R-1🤖or another LLM and get… No space left on device Use diskonaut to clear clutter🧹fast! With #floxdev, you can get it and other clutter-clearing tools by running `flox install`. Flox has #ollama and its #Next.js frontend too⚡ https://buff.ly/3QkFsSy

Flox 1.3.14 is now available! It includes a focused fix for `$PATH` values with spaces in them, affecting users of the fish shell. See https://buff.ly/41lnGVv for download links and full release notes.

You're dl-ing a game🎮pulling a container📦or caching some Netflix ahead of a flight✈️when… No space left on device This is when a tool like diskonaut is a lifesaver! Learn how #floxdev makes it easy to get + run diskonaut and other life-saving utilities

Flox 1.3.13 is now available! It includes perf improvements, particularly around activation of new envs, updates to the output of several commands, and a new config option for controlling the behavior of Flox CLI upgrade notifications. See https://buff.ly/41jqjan for dl links and release notes.

Sometimes it's the simple things, like being able to spin up a webserver in a directory with a one-liner. In our latest Fun Package Friday, we show you how sharing files between servers can be easy. https://buff.ly/40W8axZ

Start working with #deepseek on your laptop in seconds Use Flox to spin up a portable #ollama runtime + ChatGPT-like web front-end 🚀 Run and prompt from a browser 🛠️ Use in your projects 🚢 Ship to CI + prod Learn more in our new article https://buff.ly/4hq8V9n

Ever find yourself shelled into a remote server and you just need to preview an image, or download a file? That's a job for this week's Fun Package Friday: sharing. It helps you run a mobile-friendly webserver from the folder of your choice. Use Flox to conjure it with ease.

Nix isn't just a build system, or a package manager, or an operating system. It's a whole new way to think about software. Our cofounders are about to take the stage at CIVO Navigate to discuss how using Nix changes everything. Don't miss it!

Flox makes running LLMs like #deepseek is as easy as typing `flox activate` You can even create a portable #ollama runtime with a web front-end This lets you 💡Prompt DeepSeek R1 + Lllama 3.3 + other LLMs 🗂️Use them in projects 🚢 Ship to CI + prod Get the scoop https://buff.ly/4hq8V9n

Repomix makes it easy to transform 📦 code repos into raw text files for machine analysis 🤖 It's just the thing for ML + AI platforms that love structured text Flox makes it easy to install and run repomix … anywhere. Learn more: https://buff.ly/42Hic8B

Wanna run #deepseek on your laptop? Flox makes it easy! Get #ollama + DeepSeek R1 + ChatGPT prompting in a Flox runtime that Just Works everywhere 🚀Run DeepSeek R1 + Llama 3.3 + other LLMs 🛠️Use them in projects 💻Build locally 🚢Ship to CI + prod Learn more!

It is not "or" its "and/or" 😆

Need a way to prep your code repos for ML + AI analysis? 🤔 You can use repomix to condense them 📦 into raw text files optimized for analysis 🤖 Even better, you can use Flox to create a portable repomix environment that Just Works anywhere. Learn more: https://buff.ly/42Hic8B

We spotted a wild Ron Efroni on stage at SOOCON25, talking about how the world can still be amazing for software developers!

Building your Flox environments into containers lets you use Flox to fetch + manage runtime dependencies. This: ✨ Guarantees reproducibility 📦 Minimizes images 🔁 Lets you build locally + containerize artifacts for CI + prod https://buff.ly/4hetTrW

We released Flox 1.3.12 today. It squashes some bugs in `flox containerize` and `flox activate`, and improves the output of `flox services status`. See https://buff.ly/42BXWFs for download links and full release notes.

Repomix condenses code repos 📦 or project folders into raw text files optimized for machine analysis 🤖 It's useful for anyone working with ML + AI platforms that rely on structured text inputs And it's super simple to ⚡ install + run with Flox! Learn more:

Turn your GitHub repos into portable Flox environments in a few steps. 🔑 Automate setup tasks + deliver a turn-key UX 🛠️ Add handy built-in functions for users 🤝 Share via GitHub or 🗂️ Manage + Share via FloxHub Get the scoop in our latest article! 📖 https://buff.ly/3PTJvoB

Slides for my talk at cfgmgmtcamp speakerdeck.com/stahnma/a-pu...

Flox and Containers = the Best of Both Worlds 🌍 🛠️ Develop locally with Flox for convenience 📦 Deploy Flox environments as containerized artifacts for CI and prod 🔁 Get reproducibility with determinism and ⛔ no bloat [https://buff.ly/4hetTrW]

In the real world, Flox and #containers neatly 🧩 complement one another. The real magic ✨ lies in using Flox inside containers to fetch & manage runtime dependencies dynamically. This keeps images minimal 📦 + guarantees reproducibility 🔁. Learn more: [https://buff.ly/4hetTrW]

Got a GitHub repo? With Flox you can easily: ⚙️ Declaratively define it as a portable reproducible environment 🔑 Deliver a turn-key setup experience for users ✨ Build-in functions or automations for an improved UX Learn more in our new article📝 https://buff.ly/3PTJvoB

Flox is a package manager with superpowers + access to >120K packages 📦. This week's #flox Fun Package Friday 🎉 showcases `jrnl`📝—an app for creating journals + more. Learn how getting + running `jrnl` is easy with Flox! 🚀 Get the deets 👉

What goes into 'Floxifying' a software project? Learn how to: 👉 Build locally 🏗️ with #flox 👉 Package 📦 for CI 👉 Containerize 🐳 for prod Using containers 🐳 VMs 🖥️ or lambdas 🐑? Flox works with your workflow! Our new article has the deets. https://buff.ly/42rfO5V #nix #devops

Need a terminal-based journal? 📝 Meet `jrnl`! Write + tag + and organize your entries from your CLI. 🚀Flox is a package manager with superpowers 📦Access 120K+ packages including `jrnl` 🧩See how Flox and `jrnl` fit into your workflow: Read all about it 👉 https://buff.ly/40T2Egw

It's easy to migrate almost any project, like a public GitHub repo, to run as a portable reproducible Flox environment 🛠️ It's just as easy to add helpful functions or automations to improve the user experience🚀 Our new article has the scoop 📖

Ever wondered what goes into "Floxifying" a project? Wonder no more! Our latest article exploring how to use Flox to build locally 👉 CI 👉 run in prod If you're using containers 🐳 VMs 🖥️ lambdas 🐑 #flox fits into your workflow Read all about it: https://buff.ly/42rfO5V #nix #devops

What does it look like to "Floxify" one of your software projects? 👉 How much work 🛠️ is actually involved? 👉 How do you build locally 🏗️ with #flox 👉 Package 📦 for testing in CI 👉 Containerize 🐳 for prod? Our latest article has the scoop! https://buff.ly/42rfO5V #nix #devops

We released Flox 1.3.11 today. It contains new notifications for environments with package upgrades available + some new configuration options for 'flox containerize'. See https://buff.ly/4jt1Hmv for download links and full release notes.

🌟 Learn #kubernetes on your laptop with kind (Kubernetes-in-Docker) + #flox. On Windows + macOS + Linux, use Flox to create + share a portable kind runtime that just works. It's perfect for local dev + learning + testing in CI. Read all about it: https://buff.ly/40d09nT

If you're in San Francisco this Thursday come and hang with other #flox users + have a cup of coffee on us! 🕒 Jan. 23 4-5 PM 📍 Philz Coffee (1 Front St #100) ☕ Coffee is free/gratis Talk about Flox and #nix / reproducibility and the #sdlc / or anything u like Register:

kind, #kubernetes-in-Docker, makes it easy to emulate a production k8s environment locally. 🌍 With #flox, you can create a portable kind runtime that works on Windows + macOS + Linux! 📖 Get the scoop in our new article: https://buff.ly/40d09nT

reproducible dev environments + secrets management = 0^problem? Does this sound too good to be true? 👀 Learn how DevOps expert Pierre Beucher's uses #flox + #novops to create portable runtimes with built-in secrets management. Get the scoop here: https://buff.ly/3WmFTzb #devops #nix

🔧 kind, aka #kubernetes-in-Docker, lets you emulate a production #K8s environment locally. 🖥️ It's a great way to learn K8s right on your laptop. 🚀 #flox makes it easy to create + share a portable kind environment that runs anywhere. 👉 Learn more here:

Flox delivers reproducibility and enables secrets management for dev environments. Learn how DevOps leader Pierre Beucher uses #flox + #novops for portable, auth-ready dev environments. 🔧 Get the scoop on Pierre's blog: https://buff.ly/3WmFTzb #nix #devops

Flox enables reproducible dev environments + built-in secrets management. DevOps leader Pierre Beucher explores how #flox + #novops support portable setups that integrate authentication + run anywhere, locally or in CI. Read his latest here: https://buff.ly/3WmFTzb #nix #devops

Curious to see what all Flox can do? Sit back for a guided tour with @z-mitchell.bsky.social ! #Nix #devops

This week’s Fun Package Friday selection is kind, a great way to run Kubernetes anywhere Flox runs ☸️