# nixos-anywhere

6 Hacker News commenters recommended nixos-anywhere and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for installing NixOS on VPS and cloud machines, with people using it weekly.

## Why people recommend it

- Installs NixOS on VPS and cloud machines (2 comments): "very useful for VPS/cloud machines" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50173231)) "For cloud stuff, nixos-anywhere." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46278683))
- Common way to install NixOS (1 comments): "In fact, it is a common practice to use the latter to install NixOS on new machines." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46891769))
- Used weekly by recommenders (1 comments): "I use nixos-anywhere on an almost weekly basis" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47503826))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Flux CD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flux.md): 44 recommend
- [Dokku](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dokku.md): 22 recommend
- [Kamal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kamal.md): 21 recommend
- [Argo CD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/argocd.md): 21 recommend
- [bootc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bootc.md): 16 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "nixos-anywhere", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nixos-anywhere/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).