nixos-bsd/nixbsd resource
An unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 70
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: 983
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 54
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1029 stars · 39 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
NixBSD is an unofficial NixOS fork that uses the FreeBSD kernel, providing Nix modules and forked nix/nixpkgs tooling to build a reproducible, declarative BSD distribution. It lets users define and build complete FreeBSD systems, including VM images, using Nix flakes.
Use cases
- build a reproducible declarative FreeBSD system with Nix
- run a Nix-configured FreeBSD virtual machine
- manage a BSD server configuration as code
- try NixOS-style declarative configuration on a non-Linux kernel
- cross-build FreeBSD systems from a Linux host
When to choose
- you want Nix's declarative, reproducible system management on FreeBSD
- you need to build or test FreeBSD system images from Nix expressions
- you're experimenting with alternative kernels under NixOS-style modules
When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, stable FreeBSD distribution
- you want upstream NixOS on Linux
- you need broad package support or polished installer media
Facets
infra-config · maturity experimental
infrastructure-as-code configuration-management build-tool package-manager operating-systems developer-tools self-hosted bsd cli nixos freebsd declarative-os reproducible-builds nixpkgs-fork bsd-distribution linux nix
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nixos-bsd/nixbsd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1f267a917a1e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nixos-bsd/nixbsd | main | 67 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nixos-bsd/nixbsd")
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