Cachix - Nix binary cache hosting: Never build software twice.

$ cachix --help
https://cachix.org command line interface

Usage: cachix [-c|--config CONFIGPATH] [--host URI | --hostname URI]
              [-v|--verbose] (COMMAND | (-V|--version))

  To get started, log in to https://app.cachix.org

Available options:
  -h,--help                Show this help text
  -c,--config CONFIGPATH   Cachix configuration file
  --hostname URI           Host to connect to (default: https://cachix.org)
  -v,--verbose             Verbose mode
  -V,--version             Show cachix version

Config commands:
  authtoken                Configure an authentication token for Cachix
  config                   Manage configuration settings for cachix

Cache commands:
  generate-keypair         Generate a signing key pair for a binary cache
  use                      Configure a binary cache in nix.conf
  remove                   Remove a binary cache from nix.conf

Push commands:
  push                     Upload Nix store paths to a binary cache
  watch-exec               Run a command while watching /nix/store for newly
                           added store paths and upload them to a binary cache
  watch-store              Watch /nix/store for newly added store paths and
                           upload them to a binary cache
  import                   Import the contents of a binary cache from an
                           S3-compatible object storage service into Cachix

Store path commands:
  pin                      Pin a store path to prevent it from being garbage
                           collected

Daemon commands:
  daemon                   Run a daemon that listens to push requests over a
                           unix socket

Cachix Deploy commands:
  deploy                   Manage remote Nix-based systems with Cachix Deploy

Diagnostic commands:
  doctor                   Check Cachix configuration and connectivity

Installation

1. Install the Cachix client using Nix:

nix-env -iA cachix -f https://cachix.org/api/v1/install

Also available as pkgs.cachix in nixpkgs.

2. Login via https://www.cachix.org/api/v1/login to start using the service

Development

Install Cachix from master:

nix-env -if https://github.com/cachix/cachix/tarball/master --substituters 'https://cache.nixos.org https://cachix.cachix.org' --trusted-public-keys 'cachix.cachix.org-1:eWNHQldwUO7G2VkjpnjDbWwy4KQ/HNxht7H4SSoMckM= cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY='

Or with Nix 2.4+:

nix profile install github:cachix/cachix/latest --accept-flake-config

Support

• Documentation
• #cachix@matrix.org
• Discord
• support@cachix.org

Changelog

• Cachix changelog for the command
• API changelog (Haskell)