cachix/cachix
Command line client for Nix binary cache hosting: observed · 2026-09-01
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3111
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1113 stars · 57 forks observed · 2026-09-01
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Cachix is the command line client for the Cachix Nix binary cache hosting service, letting users push, share, and pin Nix store path binaries. It also configures caches in nix.conf and manages remote Nix-based systems via Cachix Deploy.
Use cases
- push nix store paths to a shared binary cache
- cache nix builds between CI runs
- share prebuilt binaries across a team
- configure a binary cache in nix.conf
- watch /nix/store and upload newly built paths
- pin store paths to prevent garbage collection
- manage remote nixos deployments with cachix deploy
When to choose
- you use Nix and want to avoid rebuilding software in CI or across machines
- you need team access control and garbage collection for a Nix binary cache
- you want to speed up nix-build and nix-shell workflows
When to avoid
- you don't use the Nix package manager
- you need a fully self-hosted binary cache without the Cachix service (consider alternatives like a plain S3/Nix cache)
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools deployment caching developer-tools self-hosted cli cross-platform nix binary-cache nixos haskell ci-caching store-paths cachix-deploy devops command-line linux macos
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cachix/cachix · fetched 2026-09-01 · 19bfd12e6fe6
- homepage: https://cachix.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · eebc226a7774
- site_page: https://docs.cachix.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2fe9e358a6e0
- site_page: https://www.cachix.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 384c7d26a996
- site_page: https://www.cachix.org/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 17eed0a6c239
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cachix/cachix | main | 77 |
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