Aurora Sprint 2026

Making Nix the ideal platform to build, develop and test embedded Linux systems.

February 23–27, 2026, the week before Planet Nix.

Host

Hosted by Genki, who uses Nix and NixOS building bespoke musical instruments.

The sprint takes place in Genki's downtown Reykjavik office which has plenty of space to hack, a kitchen, and an electronics lab.

Experience

Throughout the week there will be opportunities to go aurora hunting, hiking, and experience Icelandic swimming pools and cuisine.

Materials

Details

Sponsors

We're looking for sponsors to cover expenses such as catering, T-shirt printing and some of the activities. Please help us make this a productive event by chipping in, so we can focus on coding instead of grocery shopping and cooking.

Our target budget is €10,000. Reach out to olafur@genkiinstruments.com.

Applications Closed

Applications are now closed. All applicants will be notified on January 14th.