go-nix

Nix Flake Template for Go with builtin Nix Builders

All of this information is also included in the README.md

Initialize using

nix flake init --template "github:nulladmin1/nix-flake-templates#go-nix"

This is how the structure of the template looks like:

📦 go-gomod2nix
├─ 📁 src
│  └─ 🐹 hello.go
├─ 🔒 flake.lock
├─ ⚙️ flake.nix
├─ 🐹 go.mod
└─ 📃 README.md

It includes a basic Go project that prints Hello World!

It contains a devShell with go, and an app that prints Hello World

Run using Nix

nix run

Go into Development Shell

nix develop

(Optional) Format flake.nix using Alejandra

nix fmt

To customize it to your own needs:

• In flake.nix

  • Edit description

        {
            description = "Nix Flake Template for Go with builtin Nix Builders";
        # ...
        }

  • Change project details in the default packages.

        default = pkgsFor.${system}.buildGoModule {
            pname = "hello";
            version = "0.1.0";
            src = ./.;
            # ...
      };

  • Change the hash after finishing a published change

       default = pkgsFor.${system}.buildGoModule {
           #...
           vendorHash = null;
       };

• In go.mod

  • Change modules and Go version

            module hello
            go 1.22.7

• For structure and code

  • Add necessary code for the program in the src/ directory. Reflect changes in go.mod
  • Be sure to change the vendorHash (like previously stated)