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16[Nixpkgs](https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs) is a collection of over
17120,000 software packages that can be installed with the
18[Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/) package manager. It also implements
19[NixOS](https://nixos.org/nixos/), a purely-functional Linux distribution.
20
21# Manuals
22
23* [NixOS Manual](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual) - how to install, configure, and maintain a purely-functional Linux distribution
24* [Nixpkgs Manual](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/) - contributing to Nixpkgs and using programming-language-specific Nix expressions
25* [Nix Package Manager Manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual) - how to write Nix expressions (programs), and how to use Nix command line tools
26
27# Community
28
29* [Discourse Forum](https://discourse.nixos.org/)
30* [Matrix Chat](https://matrix.to/#/#space:nixos.org)
31* [NixOS Weekly](https://weekly.nixos.org/)
32* [Official wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/)
33* [Community-maintained list of ways to get in touch](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Get_In_Touch#Chat) (Discord, Telegram, IRC, etc.)
34
35# Other Project Repositories
36
37The sources of all official Nix-related projects are in the [NixOS
38organization on GitHub](https://github.com/NixOS/). Here are some of
39the main ones:
40
41* [Nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nix) - the purely functional package manager
42* [NixOps](https://github.com/NixOS/nixops) - the tool to remotely deploy NixOS machines
43* [nixos-hardware](https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware) - NixOS profiles to optimize settings for different hardware
44* [Nix RFCs](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs) - the formal process for making substantial changes to the community
45* [NixOS homepage](https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage) - the [NixOS.org](https://nixos.org) website
46* [hydra](https://github.com/NixOS/hydra) - our continuous integration system
47* [NixOS Artwork](https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork) - NixOS artwork
48
49# Continuous Integration and Distribution
50
51Nixpkgs and NixOS are built and tested by our continuous integration
52system, [Hydra](https://hydra.nixos.org/).
53
54* [Continuous package builds for unstable/master](https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixos/trunk-combined)
55* [Continuous package builds for the NixOS 24.11 release](https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixos/release-24.11)
56* [Tests for unstable/master](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/tested#tabs-constituents)
57* [Tests for the NixOS 24.11 release](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-24.11/tested#tabs-constituents)
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59Artifacts successfully built with Hydra are published to cache at
60https://cache.nixos.org/. When successful build and test criteria are
61met, the Nixpkgs expressions are distributed via [Nix
62channels](https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-channel.html).
63
64# Contributing
65
66Nixpkgs is among the most active projects on GitHub. While thousands
67of open issues and pull requests might seem a lot at first, it helps
68consider it in the context of the scope of the project. Nixpkgs
69describes how to build tens of thousands of pieces of software and implements a
70Linux distribution. The [GitHub Insights](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pulse)
71page gives a sense of the project activity.
72
73Community contributions are always welcome through GitHub Issues and
74Pull Requests.
75
76For more information about contributing to the project, please visit
77the [contributing page](CONTRIBUTING.md).
78
79# Donations
80
81The infrastructure for NixOS and related projects is maintained by a
82nonprofit organization, the [NixOS
83Foundation](https://nixos.org/nixos/foundation.html). To ensure the
84continuity and expansion of the NixOS infrastructure, we are looking
85for donations to our organization.
86
87You can donate to the NixOS foundation through [SEPA bank
88transfers](https://nixos.org/donate.html) or by using Open Collective:
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91
92# License
93
94Nixpkgs is licensed under the [MIT License](COPYING).
95
96Note: MIT license does not apply to the packages built by Nixpkgs,
97merely to the files in this repository (the Nix expressions, build
98scripts, NixOS modules, etc.). It also might not apply to patches
99included in Nixpkgs, which may be derivative works of the packages to
100which they apply. The aforementioned artifacts are all covered by the
101licenses of the respective packages.