Name

       nix-store --serve - serve local Nix store over SSH

Synopsis

       nix-store --serve [--write]

Description

       The  operation --serve provides access to the Nix store over stdin and stdout, and is intended to be used
       as a means of providing Nix store access to a restricted ssh user.

       The following flags are available:

       •  --write

          Allow the connected client to request the realization of derivations. In effect, this can be  used  to
          make the host act as a remote builder.

       {{#include ./opt-common.md}}

       {{#include ../opt-common.md}}

       {{#include ../env-common.md}}

Examples

       To  turn  a  host  into a build server, the authorized_keys file can be used to provide build access to a
       given SSH public key:

       $ cat <<EOF >>/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
       command="nice -n20 nix-store --serve --write" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAA...
       EOF

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