The latest articles on DEV Community by Menix (@menix-meha). https://dev.to/menix-meha https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3878668%2F946cde2b-7a23-4793-96c4-210b76719aab.png https://dev.to/menix-meha en Menix Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:20:00 +0000 https://dev.to/menix-meha/i-built-fast-and-simple-tool-for-nixos-in-c-5fn9 https://dev.to/menix-meha/i-built-fast-and-simple-tool-for-nixos-in-c-5fn9 <h2> 🛠️ What I built </h2> <p>I built a <strong>C++ tool</strong> that automatically download my configuration for NixOS and create backup of user config<br> GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Menix-meha/MyNixConfig" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Menix-meha/MyNixConfig</a></p> <h2> ❄️ Why I built it </h2> <p>I often had a problem where I would:</p> <ul> <li>forget to backup settings</li> <li>manually copy configs between machines</li> </ul> <p>So I decided to automate the process and make it reproducible with a simple C++ tool.</p> <h2> ⚙️ How it works </h2> <p>the tool:</p> <ol> <li>Download my config from remote source</li> <li>Reads the user's existing config</li> <li>Creates backup before overwriting anything</li> <li>Replace or merges configs safely</li> </ol> <h2> 💎 Tech stack </h2> <ul> <li>C++</li> <li>NixOS</li> </ul> <h2> 📸 Demo </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fl08oj6k8w0dhepge4bne.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fl08oj6k8w0dhepge4bne.png" alt=" " width="800" height="450"></a></p> <h2> 🔥 GitHub </h2> <p>If you find it useful, feel free to star the repo:<br> GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Menix-meha/MyNixConfig" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Menix-meha/MyNixConfig</a></p> opensource cpp linux cli