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title: Use Flakes
description: How to output a hive from a flake.
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# Use Flakes

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## Output a hive

::: tip
If you have skipped ahead, please read the previous page to understand the
concept of a hive.
:::

You can use wire with a flake by outputting a hive with the `wire` flake output.
Just like when using a `hive.nix`, you must provide `meta.nixpkgs` which will
come from an input.

::: code-group
<<< @/snippets/getting-started/flake.nix [flake.nix]
:::

```
$ nix flake show
git+file:///some/path
└───wire: unknown

$ wire show
Node node-a (x86_64-linux):

 > Connection: {root@node-a:22}
 > Build remotely `deployment.buildOnTarget`: false
 > Local apply allowed `deployment.allowLocalDeployment`: true

Summary: 1 total node(s), totalling 0 keys (0 distinct).
Note: Listed connections are tried from Left to Right
```