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@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ contain packages from the [Nix][] package manager. Images with arbitrary
packages can be requested via the image name.
Nix not only provides the packages to include in the images, but also builds the
images themselves by using an interesting layering strategy described in [this
blog post][layers].
images themselves by using a special [layering strategy][] that optimises for
cache efficiency.
For general information on why using Nix makes sense for container images, check
out [this blog post][layers].
## Quick start
@ -65,13 +68,11 @@ availability.
### Who made this?
Nixery was written mostly by [tazjin][].
[grahamc][] authored the image layering strategy. Many people have contributed
to Nix over time, maybe you could become one of them?
Nixery was written by [tazjin][], but many people have contributed to Nix over
time, maybe you could become one of them?
[Nixery]: https://github.com/google/nixery
[Nix]: https://nixos.org/nix
[layering-strategy]: https://storage.googleapis.com/nixdoc/nixery-layers.html
[layers]: https://grahamc.com/blog/nix-and-layered-docker-images
[tazjin]: https://github.com/tazjin
[grahamc]: https://github.com/grahamc

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@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ does not allow uppercase characters, so the Nix code will translate something
like `haskellpackages` (lowercased) to the correct attribute name.
After identifying all contents, Nix determines the contents of each layer while
optimising for the best possible cache efficiency.
optimising for the best possible cache efficiency (see the [layering design
doc][] for details).
Finally it builds each layer, assembles the image manifest as JSON structure,
and yields this manifest back to the web server.
@ -103,3 +104,4 @@ to run the image produced by Nixery.
[gcs]: https://cloud.google.com/storage/
[signed URLs]: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/signed-urls
[layering design doc]: https://storage.googleapis.com/nixdoc/nixery-layers.html