nix-config/docs/systems/macbook-pro.md

MacBook Pro — macOS / nix-darwin (macbook-pro)

systems/aarch64-darwin/macbook-pro/

Overview

This is the nix-darwin configuration for the same MacBook Pro running macOS. It provides declarative macOS system management alongside Homebrew.

Key Features

• Touch ID for sudo
• Declarative Homebrew (casks and formulae managed via nix-homebrew)
• nh for easy NixOS/darwin rebuilds
• attic-client for accessing the Nix binary cache
• macpm for Apple Silicon power monitoring
• Rosetta builder available (disabled, on-demand)
• Linux builder available (disabled)

Configuration Files

File	Purpose
default.nix	Main config — packages, users, environment
homebrew.nix	Declarative Homebrew casks and formulae
programs.nix	macOS program settings
system.nix	System defaults (dock, finder, etc.)

User

• Username: mattjallen
• Home: /Users/mattjallen
• Flake path: /Users/mattjallen/nix-config (set via NH_OS_FLAKE)

Rebuilding

darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#macbook-pro
# or using nh:
nh darwin switch