Mic92/sops-nix
Atomic secret provisioning for NixOS based on sops observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2249
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3130 stars · 229 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
sops-nix is a NixOS module that provides atomic, declarative secret provisioning based on Mozilla's sops. It decrypts sops-encrypted files (YAML, JSON, dotenv, INI, or binary) at activation time and manages secrets as files with declarative ownership, permissions, and group settings.
Use cases
- manage server secrets declaratively in nixos configuration
- commit encrypted secrets to git without leaking credentials
- decrypt secrets at activation time using age or gpg keys
- provision secrets for nixos deployments without extra upload steps
- roll back secrets along with nixos system generations
- share encrypted secrets across a team with nix-shell hooks
- use sops secrets in home-manager setups
When to choose
- you run NixOS and want secrets managed declaratively alongside your configuration
- you need encrypted secrets safely committed to version control
- you want atomic secret upgrades and rollback support with nixos-rebuild, NixOps, krops, or morph
- you prefer age or GPG key-based encryption with optional cloud KMS support
When to avoid
- you are not using NixOS or Nix-based deployment tooling
- you need a secrets manager for non-Nix environments or dynamic secret generation
- you require official support for cloud KMS backends like AWS KMS or Vault rather than environment-variable workarounds
Facets
library · maturity active
secrets-management security configuration-management deployment cryptography security infrastructure-as-code self-hosted developer-tools cli nixos sops secrets-provisioning declarative age-encryption gpg home-manager atomic-upgrades devops linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Mic92/sops-nix · fetched 2026-08-28 · c02a1013f7b9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mic92/sops-nix | main | 67 |
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