nix-community/home-manager
Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@khaneliman, @rycee] observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 3518
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
10289 stars · 2461 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Home Manager is a tool for declaratively managing a user's home environment using the Nix package manager and Nixpkgs. It handles user-specific (non-global) packages and dotfiles, usable standalone or as a NixOS/Darwin module.
Use cases
- manage dotfiles declaratively with nix
- install user packages without root
- reproducible home directory configuration
- manage user environment on nixos
- version control my linux and macos setup
- sync shell and editor config across machines
When to choose
- you already use Nix or NixOS and want declarative, reproducible user environments
- you want dotfiles and user packages managed together and versioned
- you want atomic rollbacks of your home configuration
When to avoid
- you are not willing to learn the Nix language and its error messages
- you need a simple dotfile symlink manager without a package manager
- you run a distribution without Nix and don't want to install it
Facets
application · maturity active
configuration-management package-manager developer-tools cli developer-tools operating-systems cli nix dotfiles declarative-configuration nixos user-environment reproducibility command-line automation linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager · fetched 2026-08-28 · be8efc71b2f7
- homepage: https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d75d368e748
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nix-community/home-manager | main | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nix-community/home-manager")
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