Where can I get a statically built nix?

[shamrocklee]

In another thread, Eelco Dolstra provided a straightforward answer for people searching for a way to download statically linked Nix binary directly.

Building a statically linked nix for hpc environments

Note that there is a single-file statically linked Nix distribution now. You can get it as follows: # curl -L https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/buildStatic.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/file/binary-dist > nix # chmod +x ./nix and use it with a non-standard Nix store as follows: # NIX_REMOTE='local?store=/home/eelco/nix/store&state=/home/eelco/nix/var/nix&log=/home/eelco/nix/var/log/nix' /path/to/nix \ --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' \ build nixpkgs#hello

TL;DR

1. download the binary from https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/buildStatic.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/file/binary-dist
2. Rename it as nix
3. chmod +x ./nix

The above URL downloads the product of the Hydra job nix:master:buildStatic.x86_64-linux.