Devbox Quickstart

This shell includes a basic devbox.json with a few useful packages installed, and an example init_hook and script

Adding New Packages

Run devbox add <package> to add a new package. Remove it with devbox rm <package>.

For example: install Python 3.10 by running:

devbox add python310

Devbox can install over 80,000 packages via the Nix Package Manager. Search for packages at https://search.nixos.org/packages

Running Devbox Scripts

You can add new scripts by editing the devbox.json file

You can run scripts using devbox run <script>

For example: you can replay this help text with:

devbox run readme

Next Steps

• Checkout our Docs at https://www.jetify.com/devbox/docs
• Try out an Example Project at https://www.jetify.com/devbox/docs/devbox-examples
• Report Issues at https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/issues/new/choose