Flox
One environment. Every developer. Every agent.
flox.dev Source★ 738GPL-2.0Software Development / Hosting, Deployment & DevOps
- Monthly visits
- 33.8K
- Down37.6%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $20/mo
- Higher than 64% of peersNiche median $11.77/mo
- Launched
- 2y ago
- 2024-06-26 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Show HN (14 pts)Launch
Flox – Nvidia CUDA available for the Nix ecosystem — Hey Everyone! Ron here, part of the NixOS Foundation and building Flox. Just coming out of this years NixCon and pretty excited to show hn…
Sep 10, 2025 · 14mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Product HuntLaunch
Build & share dev environments from 100k+ software packages
Jun 26, 2024 · 2y agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- What engineers like:
- Creates & manages virtual environments and installs packages into them. Makes it easy to manage devtools, libraries, runtimes without conflicts. Handles dependency management for any installed packages. Easy to share environments with other people. Environments can be defined declaratively in a config file.
- Trade-offs & limitations:
- Uses Nix behind the scenes which is both great (declarative language for package management), but also quite complex to understand if you want to build your own packages.
- Best suited for:
- Developers who need to manage virtual environments and packages
- What engineers like:
- Tooling makes it easy to create reproducible builds. Include runtime dependencies and publish packages that are ready to execute. Everything runs in a sandbox. Package output can include configs, docs, examples, bundled ready to run.
- Trade-offs & limitations:
- You must specifically build, package, and publish for every system architecture.
- Best suited for:
- Developers using Nix should consider this tool for creating reproducible builds
- Post excerpt:
- Hey Everyone! Ron here, part of the NixOS Foundation and building Flox. Just coming out of this years NixCon and pretty excited to show hn below :) As of today, NVIDIA officially recognizes Canonical, SUSE, CIQ, and Nix—via Flox—as supported distributors for CUDA. Full blog - https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/developers-can-now-get-cud... This is a huge win
Open Source & Agent Ecosystem
- GitHub Stars
- ★ 738
- Forks
- 30
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Primary language
- Go
Agent, MCP & Developer Integration
CLI / SDK- Exposed tool capabilities:
- Unlimited public FloxHub envs3 private FloxHub envs5 private packagesUnlimited publishing of packages
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Social35%
- Organic Search27%
- Direct23%
- AI Assistants10%
- Other5%
Countries
- United States18%
- Cambodia9%
- Kenya9%
- Vietnam7%
- France7%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2023-02-08
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| streamrip | 44.7K |
| flox | 7,140 |
| nix-containers | 450 |
| flox company | 160 |
| de shaw flox | 150 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · 1 paid tier ($20) · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-04 · Pricing page
Entry price $20/mo, Higher than 64% of peers; “Hosting, Deployment & DevOps” median is $11.77/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshotsChanges
Design
Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and code block / terminal / cli visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“One environment. Every developer. Every agent.”
Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Code Block / Terminal / CLI → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Target Audience Callout
- Code & Terminal
- Customer Logo Wall
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 8.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 8.0
- Craft & Polish
- 8.0
- Distinctiveness
- 7.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter / JetBrains Mono
- Hero layout
- Split Copy & Visual
- Primary visual
- Code Block / Terminal / CLI
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Large Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome (with Dark Developer)
Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #161616;
--foreground: #111111;
--muted-foreground: #6b7280;
--accent: #a855f7;
--radius: 16px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~62%) · Surface #161616 (~16%) · Text #111111 (~10%) · Muted Text #6B7280 (~7%) · Accent #A855F7 (~5%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Code Block / Terminal / CLI
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Headline hook: Target Audience Callout
- Hero components: Code & Terminal, Customer Logo Wall
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and code block / terminal / cli visuals.
## Avoid
- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Flox cost?
- Personal: Unknown; Team: $20/mo; Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Flox get?
- Vaneform estimates 33.8K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Flox and what platforms does it support?
- Flox is catalogued under Hosting, Deployment & DevOps: One environment. Every developer. Every agent.. Supported platforms: CLI / SDK.
- Is Flox open source?
- Flox has a public repository (https://github.com/flox/flox) under the GPL-2.0 license, recording 738 GitHub stars.Source
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