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Nothing but Nix

Actively maintained

wimpysworld/nothing-but-nix · MIT

Create a 130GB Nix ️store in GitHub runners ❄️ Multi-partition BTRFS RAID-0 for /nix 💪 Brutally purges unnecessary software 🪓 Dynamically grows the Nix store 📈

239 starsLast commit 1 months agoLatest v10
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Security 50Maintenance 86Popularity 42Reliability 39

Security signals

OpenSSF ScorecardNo data
SECURITY.md presentNo
Immutable releasesNot enabled
Known vulnerabilitiesNone on record

How to use it safely

Recommended: pin to commit SHA
uses: wimpysworld/nothing-but-nix@687c797a730352432950c707ab493fcc951818d7 # v10

Mutable tags like v10 can be rewritten to point at malicious commits. Pinning to the full commit SHA is the only reference GitHub guarantees immutable.

Full workflow example
steps:
  - uses: wimpysworld/nothing-but-nix@687c797a730352432950c707ab493fcc951818d7 # v10

Score breakdown

Security (35%)50
Popularity (20%)42
Maintenance (30%)86
Reliability (15%)39