# nix ## macos add your user as a trusted-user: /etc/nix/nix.conf ```diff build-users-group = nixbld +trusted-users = varl root ``` reload the daemon ```sh sudo launchctl stop org.nixos.nix-daemon sudo launchctl start org.nixos.nix-daemon ``` ``` mkdir -p ~/.config/nixpkgs cp macos.config.nix ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix ``` ~/.zlogin ```sh cp macos.zlogin ~/.zlogin ``` ~/.zprofile ```sh cp macos.zprofile ~/.zprofile ``` ~/.zshenv ```sh cp macos.zshenv ~/.zshenv ``` Logout/login. Install mac packages ``` nix-env -ir user-macos ```