diff --git a/src/nix/flake-archive.md b/src/nix/flake-archive.md index 85bbeeb16..18c735b11 100644 --- a/src/nix/flake-archive.md +++ b/src/nix/flake-archive.md @@ -22,8 +22,20 @@ R""( # nix flake archive --json --dry-run nixops ``` +* Upload all flake inputs to a different machine for remote evaluation + + ``` + # nix flake archive --to ssh://some-machine + ``` + + On the remote machine the flake can then be accessed via its store path. That's computed like this: + + ``` + # nix flake metadata --json | jq -r '.path' + ``` + # Description -FIXME +Copy a flake and all its inputs to a store. This is useful i.e. to evaluate flakes on a different host. )""