- Reloading or restarting systemd units from the NixOS activation script is deprecated, and will be removed in NixOS 26.11. This deprecation is part of a bigger effort to deprecate activation scripts altogether, which will take place over several releases. There are no in-tree usages of the now-deprecated reload/restart functionality.
- Keycloak has been updated to 26.6.X, bringing a lot new features like federated client authentication, JWT authorization grants, workflows and the ability to do
zero-downtime patch releases. Read more about [all the exciting new capabilities in keycloak 26.6 here](https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/tag/26.6.0)
and [consult the migration guide to 26.6](https://www.keycloak.org/docs/latest/upgrading/index.html#migrating-to-26-6-0) to find out wether this is a breaking
change for your keycloak instance.
-`elegant-sddm` has been updated to be Qt6 compatible. Themes for SDDM are slightly different so read the [wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/SDDM_Themes) for more.
-`forgejo` has been updated to major version 14. For more information, see the [release blog post](https://forgejo.org/2026-01-release-v14-0/) and [full release notes](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/release-notes-published/14.0.0.md)
-[Tinyauth](https://tinyauth.app/), a simple authentication middleware for web apps, with OAuth and LDAP support. Available as [services.tinyauth](#opt-services.tinyauth.enable).
-[Strichliste](https://www.strichliste.org), a digital self-service tallysheet used in hackerspaces, clubs and offices. Available as [services.strichliste](#opt-services.strichliste.enable).
-[Dawarich](https://dawarich.app/), a self-hostable location history tracker. Available as [services.dawarich](#opt-services.dawarich.enable).
-[Howdy](https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy), a Windows Hello™ style facial authentication program for Linux.
@@ -313,6 +315,8 @@ See <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/481673>.
-[hardware.xpadneo](#opt-hardware.xpadneo.enable) now supports configuring kernel module parameters via a freeform [settings](#opt-hardware.xpadneo.settings) option, with convenience options for [rumble attenuation](#opt-hardware.xpadneo.rumbleAttenuation) and [controller quirks](#opt-hardware.xpadneo.quirks).
- The `services.prometheus.exporters` module interface now accepts an optional `socketOpts` attribute, allowing individual exporter modules to describe an accompanying `systemd.sockets.prometheus-${name}-exporter` unit alongside their service, enabling socket activation support.
- Wine has been updated to the 11.0 branch. Please check the [upstream announcement](https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.0) for more details.
-`security.acme` now defaults to a dynamic renewal duration, if