[xnyanta]

Pretty sure nix-darwin + its homebrew integration could set up 99% of this with a pull of your configuration repo and a single installation command.

[mark38848]

After fiddling with it for months, potentially

[execat]

You might be over-estimating how long it takes to write a Nix config.

Just start with a reasonable Nix config and take it from there by comparing with nix-darwin and home-manager configuration pages.

I know people who did it over a weekend.

[dlyons]

Shameless plug: I maintain a Nix for MacOS configuration starter that has a step by step guide on getting started (725+ stars).

https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config

[Cyph0n]

Never used nix-darwin, but if it’s even a fraction as capable as NixOS, I believe it.