[Resource](/blog-category/resource/) February 2, 2022 # Community Spotlight: nix-community Scarf’s community spotlight explores nix-community, its role in the NixOS ecosystem, and the open source projects it maintains. By Christina Gorton ![Community Spotlight: nix-community](/imported/social-og/87bc5d463d09abb4-e9dbbfd9.png) This is the second post in a new series from Scarf: **Spotlights**. In our previous [post](/post/oss-project-spotlight-ihp), we highlighted an exciting open source project, the problems the developers were solving, and how they were leveraging Scarf. The Community Spotlight will focus on an **awesome community**, what they do, and how they are leveraging Scarf. ![Supporting image 1 for Community Spotlight: nix-community](/imported/posts/823fea5649031bce.png) ## nix-community The nix-community is a companion project to the larger NixOS ecosystem. [NixOS](https://github.com/NixOS) holds mission-critical projects like `Nix`, `Nixpkgs`, `Hydra`, and more. On the other hand, nix-community is a space to develop projects related to NixOS. It is a playground where developers gain flexible maintenance, build infrastructure, and more. ## What We Love About nix-community 💖 On [GitHub](https://github.com/nix-community) you can find a variety of useful open source projects provided by the nix-community. Some notable projects include: - [Home Manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager): A project that provides a basic system for managing a user environment. It uses the [Nix](https://nixos.org/) package manager together with the Nix libraries in [Nixpkgs](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/). - [nixos-generators](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators): With this project you can take a NixOs configuration and generate outputs for different target formats like iso, lxc, and more. - [Awesome Nix](https://github.com/nix-community/awesome-nix): You can use this curated list of Nix resources if you want to [learn](https://github.com/nix-community/awesome-nix#learning) how to use Nix, find other Nix [communities](https://github.com/nix-community/awesome-nix#community) or use Nix with other [programming languages](https://github.com/nix-community/awesome-nix#programming-languages) like Elm, Haskell, PHP, and a lot more. Be sure to check out their [GitHub](https://github.com/nix-community) repository to see even more projects. ## nix-community + Scarf 🧣 Nix-community currently uses Scarf to distribute containers from their `Docker-nixpkgs` project. It is hosted via Scarf Gateway. `Docker-nixpkgs` is a collection of docker containers that gets automatically published whenever `nixpkgs`, a collection of over 50k software packages, gets updated. ### The Scarf Solution Nix-community uses Scarf’s analytics to better understand usage and adoption of the containers they publish. This helps them decide which images are worth investing their time into and how to prioritize their work. This is what [Jonas Chevalier](https://twitter.com/zimbatm), the Director of [Numtide](https://numtide.com/), had to say about the latest wild-card feature used in the `Docker-nixpkgs` package : > “The latest wildcard feature from Scarf was particularly useful for us because of the nature of the project. It means that we don’t need to keep Scarf in sync with Docker Hub, it handles everything out of the gate.” You can read more about the wildcard support and how it is making it easier to manage a large number of packages in our “[New Year, New Scarf Features](/post/new-year-new-scarf-features)” post. ## Learn More To learn more about the nix-community: - Website: [https://nix-community.org/](https://nix-community.org/) - GitHub Organization: [https://github.com/nix-community](https://github.com/nix-community) To learn more about Scarf and Scarf Gateway: - Website: [https://about.scarf.sh/](/) - Documentation: [https://docs.scarf.sh/](https://docs.scarf.sh/) Related Resources [![](/imported/social-og/56df6684ceae399c-9c0647d5.png) Resource Sep 5, 2023 ### Beyond the Surface: How to Engage with the Quiet Members of your Open Source Community In the dynamic realm of community management, marketing, and developer relations, success depends upon more than just attracting attention. It's about fostering meaningful relationships, nurturing engagement, and amplifying your community's impact. ](/post/beyond-the-surface-how-to-engage-with-the-quiet-members-of-your-open-source-community/)[![](/imported/social-og/9277af8f0c81f6d2-3589135f.png) Resource Sep 1, 2023 ### Why Open Source Projects and Companies Should Adopt "Open Source Qualified Leads" The modern digital age, driven by the proliferation of open-source projects, is as much about community as it is about the code. This means understanding and engaging with potential adopters, contributors, and users becomes critical for the health and success of a project or product. Here enters the concept of "Open Source Qualified Leads" (OQL). ](/post/why-open-source-projects-and-companies-should-adopt-open-source-qualified-leads/)[![](/imported/social-og/dfcfee806089be6a-45bd3ca2.png) Resource Aug 3, 2023 ### Mastering Telemetry in Open Source: A Simple Guide to Building Lightweight Call Home Functionality Implementing a call-home functionality or telemetry within open-source software often raises privacy concerns within the community. Many parties, including enterprise security teams, customer advocates, and developers, express rightful apprehensions about the transmission, storage, and usage of data. ](/post/mastering-telemetry-in-open-source-a-simple-guide-to-building-lightweight-call-home-functionality/) Article Notes [**Browse all resources** Search, categories, and latest Scarf writing. ](/resources)[**See pricing** Understand how Scarf packages its offering. ](/pricing) On this page [nix-community](#nix-community)[What We Love About nix-community 💖](#what-we-love-about-nix-community-)[nix-community + Scarf 🧣](#nix-community--scarf-)[The Scarf Solution](#the-scarf-solution)[Learn More](#learn-more)