Examples that show how to add custom flakes to your Devbox project. These examples require Devbox 0.4.7 or later.

For more details, you can also consult our Docs page on using flakes

In devbox.json use "path:/path/to/flake#output" as the package name.

{
  "packages": [
    "path:my-php-flake#php",
    "path:my-php-flake#hello"
  ],
  "shell": {
    "init_hook": null
  },
  "nixpkgs": {
    "commit": "f80ac848e3d6f0c12c52758c0f25c10c97ca3b62"
  }
}

This installs the "php" and "hello" outputs from the flake at my-php-flake. These outputs can also be part of packages or legacyPackages.

Use github:<org>/<repo>/<ref>#<output> as the package name to install from a Github repo.

{
  "packages": [
    "github:nixos/nixpkgs/5233fd2ba76a3accb5aaa999c00509a11fd0793c#hello",
    "github:F1bonacc1/process-compose"
  ],
  "shell": {
    "init_hook": null
  },
  "nixpkgs": {
    "commit": "f80ac848e3d6f0c12c52758c0f25c10c97ca3b62"
  }
}

This installs the hello package from the 5233fd... commit of Nixpkgs, and the default output from the F1bonacc1/process-compose repo.