A Docker base image with NixOS doesn't really make sense, since with Nix you wouldn't use Docker for building Docker images, but let Nix make images from scratc

A Docker base image with NixOS doesn't really make sense, since with Nix you wouldn't use Docker for building Docker images, but let Nix make images from scratch. That's the approach my team is taking, anyways. https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-pkgs-dockerTools https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-pkgs-dockerTools (and as others have noted, you don't need an OS in your Docker image)