--- title: Improved evaluation times with pre-resolved Nix store paths description: FlakeHub now offers pre-resolved Nix store paths, eliminating the evaluation tax when deploying Nix-based configurations. Instead of running expensive Nix... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/improved-evaluation-times-with-pre-resolved-nix-store-paths-qce6mlb9o twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Improved evaluation times with pre-resolved Nix store paths | daily.dev og:description: FlakeHub now offers pre-resolved Nix store paths, eliminating the evaluation tax when deploying Nix-based configurations. Instead of running expensive Nix... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/improved-evaluation-times-with-pre-resolved-nix-store-paths-qce6mlb9o og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qCE6MlB9o.png og:image:alt: Improved evaluation times with pre-resolved Nix store paths og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Improved evaluation times with pre-resolved Nix store paths **[Determinate Systems](https://daily.dev/sources/determinate-systems)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary FlakeHub now offers pre-resolved Nix store paths, eliminating the evaluation tax when deploying Nix-based configurations. Instead of running expensive Nix evaluation to determine a derivation's store path, the `fh` CLI fetches already-calculated paths directly from FlakeHub's database. This enables two key workflows: `fh resolve` retrieves store paths without Nix installed, and `fh apply` applies NixOS, Home Manager, or nix-darwin configurations directly from a flake reference — all without evaluation overhead. This is especially valuable for resource-constrained devices like Raspberry Pis or IoT sensors. Store paths are generated during flake publishing via the `flakehub-push` GitHub Action with a single configuration option, and access is controlled by flake visibility settings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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