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Update instructions for Nix remote builder connection (#457114)

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doc/packages/darwin-builder.section.md

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@@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ builders = ssh-ng://builder@linux-builder ${ARCH}-linux /etc/nix/builder_ed25519 
builders-use-substitutes = true

```



To allow Nix to connect to a remote builder not running on port 22, you will also need to create a new file at `/etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/100-linux-builder.conf`:

To allow Nix to connect to the default remote builder, which does not run on port 22, you will also need to create a new file at `/etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/100-linux-builder.conf`:



```

Host linux-builder

  Hostname localhost

  HostKeyAlias linux-builder

  Port 31022

  User builder

  IdentityFile /etc/nix/builder_ed25519

```



… and then restart your Nix daemon to apply the change:
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ Host linux-builder 
$ sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.nix-daemon

```



Note that if the builder is running and you have created the above ssh conf file, you can ssh into the builder with `sudo ssh builder@linux-builder`.



## Example flake usage {#sec-darwin-builder-example-flake}



```nix