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Dismiss alert {{ message }} flox / flox Public * Notifications * Fork 30 * Star 992 * Developer environments you can take with you flox.dev License GPL-2.0 license 992 stars 30 forks Branches Tags Activity Star Notifications * Code * Issues 118 * Pull requests 11 * Actions * Projects 0 * Security * Insights Additional navigation options * Code * Issues * Pull requests * Actions * Projects * Security * Insights flox/flox This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. main BranchesTags Go to file Code Folders and files Name Name Last commit Last commit message date Latest commit History 1,119 Commits .github .github assets assets cli cli doc/release-notes doc/ release-notes img img pkgdb pkgdb pkgs pkgs resolver resolver shells/default shells/default tests tests .editorconfig .editorconfig .envrc .envrc .gitignore .gitignore CONTRIBUTING.md CONTRIBUTING.md Justfile Justfile LICENSE LICENSE Procfile Procfile README.md README.md flake.lock flake.lock flake.nix flake.nix View all files Repository files navigation * README * GPL-2.0 license flox logo Developer environments you can take with you Discourse | Documentation | Blog | Twitter GitHub PRs Welcome flox version Flox is a virtual environment and package manager all in one. With Flox you create environments that layer and replace dependencies just where it matters, making them portable across the full software lifecycle Install packages from the biggest open source repository (nixpkgs) that contains more that 80.000 packages. With flox you can: - Create environments - Share your environments with others - Build container images - ... and much more install flox [?][?] Quick start $ flox init # <- Create an environment in current directory . $ flox search hello # <- Search for a package . $ flox install hello # <- Install packages into current directory's environment . $ flox activate # <- Enter the current directory's environment . flox [my-project] $ hello # <- Have fun . Hello world! flox [my-project] $ exit # <- Exit environment . Why We all build software on top of a dynamic set of tools, frameworks and packages, allowing us to move quickly and only build what's necessary. However, each new wave of dev tooling innovation results in an entirely new set of dependencies that need to be managed. What starts as a simple app or microservice quickly grows complex, and turns into a expanding and fragmented supply chain. Flox brings reproducibility and consistency to complex software development lifecycles. Origins Flox began its life during the deployment of Nix at the D. E. Shaw group, where it quickly proved invaluable by making Nix easier for newcomers and offering centralized control over packages. As a result, their successful project became one of the largest, most impactful enterprise deployments of Nix. Have a question? Want to chat? Ran into a problem? We are happy to welcome you to our Discourse forum and answer your questions! You can always reach out to us directly via the Flox twitter account or chat to us directly on Slack or Discord. Found a bug? Missing a specific feature? Feel free to file a new issue with a respective title and description on the the flox/flox repository. If you already found a solution to your problem, we would love to review your pull request! [?] Contribute We welcome contributions to this project. Please read the Contributor guide first. License The Flox CLI is licensed under the GPLv2. See LICENSE. 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