Tweag I/O: Running local development services
Running local development services
29 October 2026 José Luis Lafuente
Leveraging Nixpkgs and systemd for production-grade local services
nix
Intro
Nix developer shells are one of my favorite Nix features. They let you spin up a full environment with every tool you need. That way, you never have to worry about manually installing dependencies or messing up your system. They’re also a lifesaver for onboarding – new team members can get to work with one command:
nix develop
But real projects often need services like databases or message queues. You usually want to run these locally so you can…
The skinny
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