How to use nix channels with nixops?

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1

for example in my local machine I use nixpkgs = import <nixpkgs> {}; to use nixpkgs channel. How do I use the same technique for nixops deployment file?

2

As I do not have a deployment target right now I can’t test, but shouldn’t it work exactly like that as well?

3

I think this is how nixops works, through <nixpkgs>. E.g., if I am on unstable and want to use 19.09, I run the following:

export NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-19.09-small.tar.gz:.

before running nixops.