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# Standalone setup {#sec-flakes-standalone}
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To prepare an initial Home Manager configuration for your logged in
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user, you can run the Home Manager `init` command directly from its
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flake.
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For example, if you are using the unstable version of Nixpkgs or NixOS,
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then to generate and activate a basic configuration run the command
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``` shell
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$ nix run home-manager/master -- init --switch
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```
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For Nixpkgs or NixOS version 24.05 run
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``` shell
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$ nix run home-manager/release-24.05 -- init --switch
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```
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This will generate a `flake.nix` and a `home.nix` file in
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`~/.config/home-manager`, creating the directory if it does not exist.
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If you omit the `--switch` option then the activation will not happen.
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This is useful if you want to inspect and edit the configuration before
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activating it.
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``` shell
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$ nix run home-manager/$branch -- init
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$ # Edit files in ~/.config/home-manager
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$ nix run home-manager/$branch -- init --switch
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```
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Where `$branch` is one of `master` or `release-24.05`.
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After the initial activation has completed successfully then building
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and activating your flake-based configuration is as simple as
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``` shell
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$ home-manager switch
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```
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It is possible to override the default configuration directory, if you
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want. For example,
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``` shell
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$ nix run home-manager/$branch -- init --switch ~/hmconf
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$ # And after the initial activation.
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$ home-manager switch --flake ~/hmconf
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```
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::: {.note}
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The flake inputs are not automatically updated by Home Manager. You need
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to use the standard `nix flake update` command for that.
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If you only want to update a single flake input, then the command
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`nix flake lock --update-input <input>` can be used.
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You can also pass flake-related options such as `--recreate-lock-file`
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or `--update-input <input>` to `home-manager` when building or
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switching, and these options will be forwarded to `nix build`. See the
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[NixOS Wiki page](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Flakes) for details.
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:::
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