# Polyglot NixOS: The Same Disk Image for All Architectures

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/polyglot-nixos-the-same-disk-image-for-all-architectures/227509>\
**Category:** Linux In The News\
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**Created:** [24 December 2025 03:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/polyglot-nixos-the-same-disk-image-for-all-architectures/227509 "2025-12-24T03:40:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [24 December 2025 03:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/polyglot-nixos-the-same-disk-image-for-all-architectures/227509/1 "2025-12-24T03:40:19Z")

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> Recently a colleague mentioned building NixOS images that run unchanged on multiple architectures. Given the past adventures on this blog with systemd-repart and cross-compiling NixOS, I decide to give this a go.

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> **[Polyglot NixOS: The Same Disk Image for All Architectures](https://x86.lol/generic/2025/12/19/polyglot.html)**
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> Recently a colleague mentioned building NixOS images that run unchanged on multiple architectures. Given the past adventures on this blog with systemd-repart and cross-compiling NixOS, I decide to give this a go.