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diff --git a/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md b/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md index 0c575fa..3b6a1db 100644 --- a/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md +++ b/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md @@ -666,14 +666,29 @@ latest stable version and the latest bleeding edge. The packages array is installed with `nix-env -iA`. Since it's possible to specify multiple channels, you must provide the full selection path, for example -`nixpkgs.hello`. Note that the `nixpkgs` channel is **not** added by default. +`nixos.hello`. **repositories** -To add custom channels, use `repo-name: channel-url`. The repo name is relevant, -since `repo-name: repo-url` will execute the commands `nix-channel --add -repo-url repo-name` and `nix-channel --update repo-name`. Given the nature of -nix, no channels are added by default. +To add custom channels, use `channel-name: channel-url`. The channel name is relevant, +since `channel-name: channel-url` will execute the commands `nix-channel --add +channel-url channel-name` and `nix-channel --update channel-name`. + +Example: + +```yaml +repositories: + nixpkgs: https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable +``` + +By default, no user channels are present. +However, like in a fresh NixOS installation, there is a root channel named +`nixos` set to + +* `https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-XX.YY` in `nixos/latest` and `nixos/XX.YY` +* `https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable` in `nixos/unstable` + +which is the channel the image was built from. ## OpenBSD |