Vimjoyer
Short, quick-fire videos on NixOS, flakes, Home Manager and the tools around them. Still posting regularly, so it's the place to see newer tools as they turn up.
Start with: 6 Popular NixOS Beginner Mistakes To Avoid
The Library
When you're ready for more
The official docs, the best community guides, and a few channels worth watching. They go deeper than this site does, so grab your favourite drink and tune in once your first config is running.
The bookshelf
If you'd rather read
Pull up a chair by the fire. These are the official docs, the community guides I'd recommend, and the sites you'll keep open every day.
First pint
Zero to Nix
A friendly, well-designed introduction to what Nix is and why it works the way it does.
Second roundNixOS & Flakes Book
An unofficial, opinionated guide to running NixOS with flakes. Pairs well with ryan4yin/nix-config in The Regulars.
On tapsearch.nixos.org
Search every package and every NixOS option. You'll have this open more than anything else.
On tapNixOS Wiki
Community-written pages for specific hardware, apps and fixes. Great for "how do I get X working?"
On tapNixOS Discourse
The official forum. Beginner questions are welcome. Search first, then ask.
Top shelfnix.dev
The official home for Nix documentation and tutorials, maintained by the community.
Top shelfNixOS manual
The official manual: installing NixOS, configuration options, and upgrading between releases.
On the telly
If you'd rather watch
Some things click faster when you see someone do them. These channels are worth your time. Videos go out of date quicker than docs, so if a setting from a video doesn't work, look it up on search.nixos.org: it has probably been renamed.
LibrePhoenix
Longer walkthroughs on growing a config: splitting it into modules, Home Manager, and running stable and unstable side by side. No new videos since 2024, so some option names have moved on.
Start with: How to Start Adding Modularity to your NixOS Config
The Nix Hour
81 live, unscripted Q&A sessions from Tweag, recorded between 2022 and 2024. It's about Nix itself (the language and packaging) more than setting up a desktop.
NixCon
Talks from the yearly Nix conference, including NixCon 2026. Pick by title: some are general, many are aimed at people who already run Nix at work.