elitak/nixos-infect
[GPLv3+] install nixos over the existing OS in a DigitalOcean droplet (and others with minor modifications) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 73
- 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: 3789
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 164
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1921 stars · 303 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A shell script that replaces the existing operating system on a freshly provisioned VPS or cloud host with NixOS. It supports many providers like DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Vultr, and is destructive by design, wiping the root filesystem.
Use cases
- convert a DigitalOcean droplet to NixOS
- install NixOS on a Hetzner cloud server
- reprovision a Vultr VPS with NixOS
- bootstrap NixOS on a cloud provider without custom images
- replace Ubuntu with NixOS on a root server
When to choose
- you want NixOS on a hoster that offers no NixOS image
- you are working with a freshly provisioned disposable server
- you prefer declarative NixOS configuration over the provider's default OS
When to avoid
- the server holds data you cannot afford to lose
- you need a guaranteed-safe, supported installation path
- you are not comfortable debugging a failed, half-converted system
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
deployment infrastructure-as-code developer-tools cloud-computing self-hosted operating-systems cli cloud nixos provisioning vps shell-script system-installation devops linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/elitak/nixos-infect · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9ed50efb3cfb
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| elitak/nixos-infect | main | 65 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="elitak/nixos-infect")
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