# Remote Deployments with nixos-rebuild

DevFeed: [Remote Deployments with nixos-rebuild](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/remote-deployments-with-nixos-rebuild-32448.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixcademy.com/posts/nixos-rebuild-remote-deployment/>)

Author: Jacek Galowicz

Published: 2023-08-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Nixcademy Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixcademy-blog.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>)

Tags: [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [deploy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deploy.md>), [deployments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployments.md>), [dry-run](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dry-run.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains the locality axis of nixos-rebuild, covering remote builds and deployments across a local machine, a build host, and a target host. It describes selecting the NixOS configuration, deploying to another host, and copying and activating the resulting system configuration.

## Source excerpt

Explore how nixos-rebuild's remote capabilities simplify deployment across machines. Learn the efficient steps for seamless remote builds and deployments!