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title: Nixpacks
description: App source + Nix packages + Docker = Image
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## What is it?

Nixpacks takes a source directory and produces an OCI compliant image that can be deployed anywhere. The project is open source on [GitHub](https://github.com/railwayapp/nixpacks).

Check out the [documentation](/docs) for more information.

## How to use it?

Nixpacks is supported natively on the [Railway](https://railway.app) platform. Deploy with it now at [dev.new](https://dev.new).
