Welcoming Repositories Index Nix Ecosystem
Top Welcoming Open-Source Nix Repositories
Top welcoming Nix repositories. Scored by real 90-day external PR merge rates, maintainer review turnaround speed, and first-time contributor success.
Updated daily • Sat, 10 Oct 2026 UTC
Tracked Repos
334
>100 stars verified
Avg Merge Rate
84%
90-day external PRs
Open GFIs
10
Beginner friendly issues
Welcoming Tier
39
S & A Tier maintainers
Ranked Nix Repositories
Showing top 50 of 334 ranked repositories
| Rank | Repository | Tier | Score | Merge Rate | Good First Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nix flake for "too much bleeding-edge" and unreleased packages (e.g., mesa_git, linux_cachyos, firefox_nightly, sway_git, gamescope_git). And experimental modules (e.g., HDR, duckdns). | S•Elite | 72.6 | 87.7% | - |
| #2 | Nix packages for AI coding agents and development tools. Automatically updated daily. | S•Elite | 71.0 | 80.7% | - |
| #3 | NixOS MicroVMs | S•Elite | 70.1 | 80.0% | 2 |
| #4 | cloud-gouv/securix1,137 SécurixOS is a NixOS-based secure operating system tailored for small to medium-sized teams. It provides a minimal, hardened environment with strong isolation, reproducibility, and policy-driven configurations to ensure operational security and compliance. | A•Welcoming | 68.2 | 52.2% | 2 |
| #5 | NixOS, nix-darwin, and Home Manager configurations, ft. niri+noctlaia dotfiles + homelab. | A•Welcoming | 66.6 | 90.2% | - |
| #6 | My Nix{OS} configuration files | A•Welcoming | 66.2 | 98.6% | - |
| #7 | Determinate is Nix for the enterprise. An end-to-end experience of using Nix, from installation to collaboration to deployment. | A•Welcoming | 66.1 | 100.0% | - |
| #8 | Multi-host NixOS, Darwin, and system-manager configurations with Nix. | A•Welcoming | 65.8 | 89.5% | - |
| #9 | A Nix flake for many AI projects | A•Welcoming | 65.3 | 97.3% | - |
| #10 | my over complex system configurations | A•Welcoming | 65.0 | 85.2% | - |
| #11 | NixOS/infra384 Infrastructure as Code for the NixOS.org ecosystem [maintainers=@mweinelt, @Mic92, @arianvp, @vcunat, @jfly] | A•Welcoming | 64.6 | 64.3% | - |
| #12 | NixOS Media Server Configuration | A•Welcoming | 64.4 | 69.2% | - |
| #13 | Resources to install NixOS bare metal on Apple Silicon Macs [maintainers=@tpwrules,@flokli,@yuyuyureka] | A•Welcoming | 63.9 | 80.0% | - |
| #14 | Bleeding edge emacs overlay [maintainer=@adisbladis] | B•Solid | 63.3 | 100.0% | - |
| #15 | Modular server management based on NixOS modules and focused on best practices. | A•Welcoming | 62.8 | 75.9% | - |
| #16 | semi710/nvix173 Neovim Configuration based on Nixvim. | A•Welcoming | 62.8 | 100.0% | - |
| #17 | ROS overlay for the Nix package manager | A•Welcoming | 62.5 | 77.4% | - |
| #18 | denful/den616 Aspect-oriented, context-driven Nix configurations. | B•Solid | 62.4 | 87.5% | 1 |
| #19 | Seamless integration of https://pre-commit.com git hooks with Nix. | A•Welcoming | 62.2 | 100.0% | - |
| #20 | nix-community/srvos1,019 NixOS profiles for servers [maintainer=@numtide] | A•Welcoming | 61.9 | 95.2% | - |
| #21 | A Nix library to create wrapped executables via the module system | B•Solid | 61.6 | 100.0% | - |
| #22 | A•Welcoming | 61.5 | 87.8% | - | |
| #23 | Build system and configuration files for generating and building ZMK firmware with Nix | A•Welcoming | 61.1 | 100.0% | - |
| #24 | NixOS module for NVIDIA Jetson devices | A•Welcoming | 60.8 | 76.9% | - |
| #25 | Spawns lightweight nixos vms in a shell | A•Welcoming | 60.6 | 100.0% | - |
| #26 | NixOS/nixpkgs26,408 Nix Packages collection & NixOS | A•Welcoming | 60.4 | 11.5% | - |
| #27 | Nix flake for a fully declarative NixOS on Raspberry Pi | A•Welcoming | 60.4 | 86.4% | - |
| #28 | A daily-drivable experimental os, featuring finit as pid 1, to explore the NixOS design space | A•Welcoming | 60.3 | 41.2% | - |
| #29 | NotAShelf/nvf1,645 Modular, extensible and distro-agnostic Neovim configuration framework for Nix/NixOS | A•Welcoming | 60.2 | 70.0% | 1 |
| #30 | Use Nix and NixOS on your DGX Spark! | A•Welcoming | 60.2 | 76.9% | - |
| #31 | My personal nix config | A•Welcoming | 59.6 | 99.2% | - |
| #32 | Affinity v3 & v2 packaged with Nix! | A•Welcoming | 59.5 | 80.0% | 1 |
| #33 | My personal NixOS config | A•Welcoming | 59.5 | 95.0% | - |
| #34 | My infrastructure managed by Nix Flakes and Chezmoi are here | A•Welcoming | 58.9 | 99.0% | - |
| #35 | Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@khaneliman, @rycee] | A•Welcoming | 58.9 | 45.6% | - |
| #36 | Conveniently and reasonably harden NixOS. | A•Welcoming | 58.7 | 100.0% | - |
| #37 | ❄️ Soothing pastel theme for Nix | A•Welcoming | 58.6 | 80.0% | - |
| #38 | A module collection for Hjem. [Maintainers=@GetPsyched] | B•Solid | 58.3 | 85.7% | - |
| #39 | A slightly opinionated Nix flake for ComfyUI with curated custom nodes. Supports macOS (Apple Silicon) and Linux with CUDA. | A•Welcoming | 58.1 | 95.2% | 3 |
| #40 | Guide to aircraft tracking using ADS-B reception with SDR & docker containers. Published on GitBook. | B•Solid | 58.1 | 87.5% | - |
| #41 | Packages OpenClaw for nix. | A•Welcoming | 57.9 | 100.0% | - |
| #42 | Uv2nix - Ingest uv workspaces using Nix [maintainer=@adisbladis] | B•Solid | 57.0 | 100.0% | - |
| #43 | Filesystem-based module system for Nix [maintainer=@figsoda] | B•Solid | 56.9 | 93.1% | - |
| #44 | supabase/postgres1,793 Unmodified Postgres with some useful extensions | A•Welcoming | 56.4 | 42.2% | - |
| #45 | Nix dynamic derivations made easy | B•Solid | 56.0 | 91.3% | - |
| #46 | My NixOS config | B•Solid | 55.5 | 90.9% | - |
| #47 | nix-community/nixvim2,964 Configure Neovim with Nix! [maintainers=@GaetanLepage, @traxys, @mattsturgeon, @khaneliman] | A•Welcoming | 55.2 | 66.7% | - |
| #48 | NixOS Configuration powered by flake-parts ❄️ | B•Solid | 55.0 | 100.0% | - |
| #49 | A multi-platform Nix configuration template optimized for development environment, based on nixos-unified. | B•Solid | 54.9 | 100.0% | - |
| #50 | OCaml-focused, custom nix-overlays | A•Welcoming | 54.8 | 78.7% | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions: Nix Open Source
What is the most welcoming Nix open-source repository?
The highest-ranked Nix repository on GetMerged is currently chaotic-cx/nyx, with a C-Rank score of 72.6/100 and a 87.7% PR merge rate.
How can I find good first issues in Nix?
You can browse verified beginner-friendly issues in Nix by visiting our curated Good First Issues directory at getmerged.abhishekco.de/good-first-issue/nix.
What makes a Nix repository ‘Super Welcoming’ on GetMerged?
A ‘Super Welcoming’ (S-Tier) Nix repository demonstrates an external PR merge rate above 80%, a median first response time within 24 to 48 hours, active review feedback, and clear onboarding documentation.