devenv-machines-apply(1)
okay bestie, welcome to devenv-machines-apply(1) from the General Commands Manual β the devenv machines apply page, now with group-chat energy and zero lost flags. π
π NAME π
devenv-machines-apply β apply every pinned role in a reviewed fleet deployment plan. That's the whole main-character job, and yes, every pinned role. No cap. β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
devenv machines apply [--max-concurrent] [--user-config] [--from]
[-o|--override-input] [-O|--option] [-j|--max-jobs] [-u|--cores]
[-s|--system] [-i|--impure] [--no-impure] [--offline] [--nix-option]
[--nix-debugger] [-c|--clean] [-P|--profile] [--reload] [--no-reload]
[--shell] [--eval-cache] [--no-eval-cache] [--refresh-eval-cache]
[--refresh-task-cache] [--secretspec-provider] [--secretspec-profile]
[--trace-to] [-v|--verbose] [-q|--quiet] [--tui] [--no-tui] [-h|--help]
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π DESCRIPTION π
Apply every pinned role in a reviewed fleet deployment plan. It's giving βfleet deployment, but make it reviewed and pinned.β π
π₯ OPTIONS π₯
--max-concurrent <N>β activate at mostNmachines per batch (default:1). Stop after a failed batch.--user-config <USER_CONFIG>β use this user configuration file instead of the XDG default<PLAN>β saved plan ID, or an exported JSON file.
bestie, that "stop after a failed batch" is important β it does not keep rolling on like nothing happened. π«Ά
π INPUT OVERRIDES π
--from <FROM>β source fordevenv.nix.
Can be either a filesystem path (with path: prefix) or a flake input reference.
Examples:
--from github:cachix/devenv
--from github:cachix/devenv?dir=examples/simple
--from path:/absolute/path/to/project
--from path:./relative/path
-o,--override-input <NAME> <URI>β override inputs indevenv.yaml.
Examples:
--override-input nixpkgs github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable
--override-input nixpkgs path:/path/to/local/nixpkgs
-O,--option <OPTION:TYPE> <VALUE>β override configuration options with typed values.
OPTION must include a type: <attribute>:<type> Supported types: string, int, float, bool, path, pkg, pkgs
List types (pkgs) append to existing values by default. Add a ! suffix to replace instead: pkgs!
Examples:
--option languages.rust.channel:string beta
--option services.postgres.enable:bool true
--option languages.python.version:string 3.10
--option packages:pkgs "ncdu git" (appends to packages)
--option packages:pkgs! "ncdu git" (replaces all packages)
π§ NIX OPTIONS π§
-j,--max-jobs <MAX_JOBS>β maximum number of Nix builds to run concurrently.
Defaults to 1/4 of available CPU cores (minimum 1).
-u,--cores <CORES>β number of CPU cores available to each build.
Defaults to available cores divided by max-jobs (minimum 1).
-s,--system <SYSTEM>β override the target system.
Defaults to the host system (e.g. aarch64-darwin, x86_64-linux).
-i,--impureβ relax the hermeticity of the environment.--no-impureβ force a hermetic environment, overriding config.--offlineβ disable substituters and consider all previously downloaded files up-to-date.--nix-option <NAME> <VALUE>β pass additional options to nix commands.
These options are passed directly to Nix using the --option flag. See man nix.conf for the full list of available options.
Examples:
--nix-option sandbox false
--nix-option keep-outputs true
--nix-option system x86_64-darwin
--nix-debuggerβ enter the Nix debugger on failure.
π SHELL OPTIONS π
-c,--clean [<CLEAN>...]β ignore existing environment variables when entering the shell. Pass a list of comma-separated environment variables to let through.-P,--profile <PROFILES>β activate one or more profiles defined indevenv.nix.
Profiles allow you to define different configurations that can be merged with your base configuration.
See https://devenv.sh/profiles for more information.
Examples:
--profile python-3.14
--profile backend --profile fast-startup
--reloadβ enable auto-reload when config files change (default).--no-reloadβ disable auto-reload when config files change.--shell <SHELL_TYPE>β shell to use for interactive sessions (bash,zsh,fish,nu).
Possible values:
bashzshfishnu
π CACHE OPTIONS π
--eval-cacheβ enable caching of Nix evaluation results (default).--no-eval-cacheβ disable caching of Nix evaluation results.--refresh-eval-cacheβ force a refresh of the Nix evaluation cache.--refresh-task-cacheβ force a refresh of the task cache.
π SECRETSPEC OPTIONS π
--secretspec-provider <SECRETSPEC_PROVIDER>β override the secretspec provider--secretspec-profile <SECRETSPEC_PROFILE>β override the secretspec profile
π¦ TRACING OPTIONS π¦
--trace-to <TRACE_TO>β enable tracing and set output destination(s). Can be repeated for multiple outputs.
Syntax: [format:]destination
Examples:
--trace-to stderr # json to stderr
--trace-to pretty:stderr # pretty format to stderr
--trace-to json:file:/tmp/trace.json # JSON to file
--trace-to otlp-grpc # OTLP gRPC to default endpoint
--trace-to otlp-grpc:http://collector:4317 # OTLP gRPC to custom endpoint
Multiple outputs:
--trace-to pretty:stderr --trace-to json:file:/tmp/t.json
Destinations: stdout, stderr, file:<path>, http(s)://<host>:<port> Formats: json (default), pretty, full, otlp-grpc, otlp-http-protobuf, otlp-http-json
When format is omitted, defaults to json. Tracing is disabled by default.
[env: DEVENV_TRACE_TO=] (comma-separated) [env: DEVENV_TRACE_DEFAULT_TO=] (comma-separated, used only when no explicit tracing is configured; set to empty string to suppress)
π GLOBAL OPTIONS π
-v,--verboseβ enable additional debug logs.-q,--quietβ silence all logs--tui <TUI>β enable the interactive terminal interface (default when interactive).
Possible values:
truefalse
--no-tuiβ disable the interactive terminal interface.-h,--helpβ print help (see a summary with'-h')
mwah π«Ά β source/version vibes: apply Β· manual: devenv-machines-apply(1) Β· date: the footer didnβt print one, so no invented timestamp, periodt. π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: devenv 2.4.0
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms