diff --git a/website/content/en/docs/setup/installation/operating-systems/nixos.md b/website/content/en/docs/setup/installation/operating-systems/nixos.md index e61fbf4599919..0ae4366d92c0d 100644 --- a/website/content/en/docs/setup/installation/operating-systems/nixos.md +++ b/website/content/en/docs/setup/installation/operating-systems/nixos.md @@ -1,14 +1,29 @@ --- title: Install Vector on NixOS short: NixOS -supported_installers: ["Nix", "Vector installer", "Docker"] +supported_installers: ["Nix", "Docker"] weight: 6 --- -[Debian], also known as Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution composed of free and open-source software, developed by the community-supported Debian Project. This page covers installing and managing Vector on the Debian operating system. +[NixOS] is a Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager. This +page covers installing and managing Vector on NixOS. + +Nixpkgs has a [community maintained package][nixpkg-vector] for Vector. It can +be installed on a NixOS system with the following snippet in +`configuration.nix`: + +```nix +environment.systemPackages = [ + pkgs.vector +]; +``` + +See also the [Nix] package page. ## Supported installers {{< supported-installers >}} -[debian]: https://debian.org +[nixos]: https://www.nixos.org +[nixpkg-vector]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/tools/misc/vector +[nix]: /docs/setup/installation/package-managers/nix