- Home
- Container Build Tools
- nix2container
On the recordRead 4 Oct 202613 facts
nix2container
Plans and prices
Free
Free
Open-source Nix library
Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Architecture
- The getting-started example selects the x86_64-linux system.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Base images
- Can pull base images from a container registry by digest or from a supplied manifest file.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Image formats
- The image configuration follows the OCI image specification.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Image loading
- Examples show loading images into Docker and Podman.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Layer caching
- Dedicated layers can isolate dependencies so unchanged layers need not be rebuilt or pushed.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Layer reuse
- Can skip already pushed layers without rebuilding them.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository includes the Apache License, Version 2.0.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- File permissions can be set when a tar layer is created without writing those permissions to the Nix store.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Builds container images with Nix without writing tarballs to the Nix store.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Registry authentication
- The documentation describes configuring registry authentication for Nix daemon builds using Docker credentials and a Skopeo auth file.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security setting
- Image-pull functions default tlsVerify to true.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Commercial support is available for customizations, image optimizations, best-practices guidance, and bug fixes by contacting the maintainer.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Testing limitation
- The project documentation says its container tests do not run in the Nix sandbox because running a container there is currently not possible.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
