Add NUR (Nix User Repository) support to enable community packages

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This repository contains:
 
 - **Dotfiles**: Configuration files for various tools and applications
 - **Nix Configuration**: Declarative system configuration using nix-darwin
+- **NUR Integration**: Access to Nix User Repository for community packages
 - **Homebrew Integration**: Managed through nix-homebrew
 - **Pre-commit Hooks**: Ensuring code quality and security
 - **Command-line Tools**: Includes `jq` (JSON), `yq` (YAML), and other productivity tools
@@ -56,9 +57,10 @@ Edit `dotfiles/nix/environment.nix` and add your aliases to the `shellAliases` s
 ### Installing New Packages
 
 - **Nix Packages**: Add to the `systemPackages` list in `dotfiles/nix/environment.nix`
+- **NUR Packages**: Access community packages via `nur.repos.<maintainer>.<package>` (e.g., `nur.repos.goreleaser.goreleaser`)
 - **Homebrew Packages**: Add to the appropriate section in `dotfiles/nix/homebrew.nix`
 
-Note: Always prefer nix packages over Homebrew packages when possible.
+Note: Always prefer nix packages over Homebrew packages when possible. NUR provides access to community-maintained packages that may not be available in the main nixpkgs repository.
 
 ### Applying Changes
 

dotfiles/nix/core.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, ... }: {
+{ lib, nur, ... }: {
   # Set Git commit hash for darwin-version.
   # system.configurationRevision = self.rev or self.dirtyRev or null;
 
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
   nixpkgs = {
     # The platform the configuration will be used on.
     hostPlatform = "aarch64-darwin";
+    # Add NUR overlay to make packages available
+    overlays = [
+      nur.overlay
+    ];
     config = {
       allowUnsupportedSystem = true;
       allowUnfreePredicate = pkg: builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [

dotfiles/nix/environment.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, nur, ... }:
 
 let
   homeDir = "/Users/larsartmann";
+  # NUR packages can be accessed via nur.repos.<maintainer>.<package>
+  # Example: nur.repos.goreleaser.goreleaser
 in
 {
   environment = {

dotfiles/nix/flake.nix

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
 
+    nur = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/NUR";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
     nix-homebrew.url = "github:zhaofengli-wip/nix-homebrew";
     # Optional: Declarative tap management
     homebrew-core = {
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@
     colmena.url = "github:zhaofengli/colmena";
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nix-darwin, nixpkgs, nix-homebrew, nixpkgs-nh-dev, home-manager, ... }@inputs:
+  outputs = { self, nix-darwin, nixpkgs, nix-homebrew, nixpkgs-nh-dev, home-manager, nur, ... }@inputs:
     let
       base = {
         system.configurationRevision = self.rev or self.dirtyRev or null;
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@
       # Build darwin flake using:
       # $ darwin-rebuild build --flake .#Lars-MacBook-Air
       darwinConfigurations."Lars-MacBook-Air" = nix-darwin.lib.darwinSystem {
-        specialArgs = { inherit nixpkgs-nh-dev; };
+        specialArgs = { inherit nixpkgs-nh-dev nur; };
         modules = [
           # Core system configuration
           base