Overview

devenv 1.10 brings monorepo support with devenv.yaml imports - the most upvoted feature request #14 with 75 votes!

devenv.yaml Imports with Configuration Merging

• Fixes: #14, #817
• Local imports now load and merge both devenv.nix and devenv.yaml configurations
• Supports proper merge strategies for all configuration fields
• Handles circular imports and nested imports
• Enforces security restrictions on path traversal
• Added comprehensive test coverage with multiple fixture scenarios

Absolute and Parent Directory Imports

• Fixes: #998
• Paths starting with / are now resolved from your git repository root
• Parent directory imports with ../ are now supported
• Enables consistent references to shared configurations across nested projects
• Improved path normalization and error messages

Git Root Detection

• Fixes: #1850, #316
• New config.git.root variable provides the git repository root path
• Useful for specifying working directories in tasks and processes
• Enables reusing modules across different directories

devenv.local.yaml Support

• Fixes: #817
• Added support for devenv.local.yaml alongside devenv.local.nix
• Automatically git-ignored for developer-specific overrides
• Properly loaded after directory setup via .patch.sh

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cachix/devenv/compare/v1.9.2...v1.10