The Magic Nix Cache, a GitHub Action for speeding up your Nix workflows

Re:The Magic Nix Cache, a GitHub Action for speeding up your... by a_t48 on Monday June 26, 2023 @11:14PM (#36488462)

I'm all for faster builds...but how does your product differ from using something like https://ccache.dev/manual/4.7.html#_remote_storage_backends ? (I ask specifically because you advertise being a drop in ccache replacement, or similar)

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Re:The Magic Nix Cache, a GitHub Action for speeding up your... by sgammon on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @01:52AM (#36489346)

we are drop-in compatible with ccache, in the sense that you can plug ccache right in (as an HTTP backend), and gain features like authorization policies, analytics, and global caching backed by Cloudflare.

that's where we are beginning and then we're working to add spicier features on from there. but first and foremost, we want to serve the ccache/gradle cache crowd with a fantastic protocol-agnostic backend which "just works" and pays for itself in terms of time saved.

and thanks for asking :) we are very new

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Re:The Magic Nix Cache, a GitHub Action for speeding up your... by a_t48 on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @03:07AM (#36489782)

Ah, cool. Not my usecase, but neat all the same.

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