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| author | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2015-09-02 15:38:06 +0200 |
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| committer | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2015-09-02 16:17:32 +0200 |
| commit | e70f8c58cc145cc2dd833388a3279988ec5b44d6 (patch) | |
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Manual: Document system.autoUpgrade
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml index 5a9d1f24f7c7..c4812cc637c3 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml @@ -107,4 +107,30 @@ newer Nix version, which may involve an upgrade of Nix’s database schema. This cannot be undone easily, so in that case you will not be able to go back to your original channel.</para></warning> + +<section><title>Automatic Upgrades</title> + +<para>You can keep a NixOS system up-to-date automatically by adding +the following to <filename>configuration.nix</filename>: + +<programlisting> +system.autoUpgrade.enable = true; +</programlisting> + +This enables a periodically executed systemd service named +<literal>nixos-upgrade.service</literal>. It runs +<command>nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade</command> to upgrade NixOS to +the latest version in the current channel. (To see when the service +runs, see <command>systemctl list-timers</command>.) You can also +specify a channel explicitly, e.g. + +<programlisting> +system.autoUpgrade.channel = https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-15.09; +</programlisting> + +</para> + +</section> + + </chapter> |