Run nix on cluster

[alecandido]

• try with built-in chroot Run nix on cluster #39 (comment)
• attempt within a container

[alecandido]

download nix hpc

curl -L https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/maintenance-2.14/buildStatic.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/file/binary-dist > ~/.local/bin/nix
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/nix

https://zameermanji.com/blog/2023/3/26/using-nix-without-root/
https://www.jboy.space/blog/nix-on-hpc.html

Low speed tar download
NixOS/nix#10683
NixOS/nix#10683 (comment)

Static single-file binary
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/building-a-statically-linked-nix-for-hpc-environments/10865/15

Longer tutorial (not seen)
https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/nix_and_nixos_playing_with_nix_in_hpc_environments/