Best way to avoid hitting GitHub API limits?

[shajra]

Best way to avoid hitting GitHub API limits?

[domenkozar]

This seems to be an error with nix-magic-cache :)

[sandydoo]

To clarify a bit, this isn't an issue with this action. You need to create a GitHub API token and set up Nix to use it. That substantially increases your API limits. Some Nix installers offer a way to do this for you.

[shajra]

Thanks for the clarification. I have it all fixed now. I don't know if the problem is really with nix-magic-cache as @domenkozar commented above. I think it was because I switched (for no reason other than to try it out) to the Determinant Systems Nix installer. And it doesn't seem to set the GitHub token a way I find intuitive. I just stopped poking at it and went back to the Cachix Nix installer action. That seems to be all I need.

Also, both the Cachix action and the Magic Nix Cache seem to be working fine together. I actually had this all working a long time ago, and then something broke. I think I blamed my usage, rather than thinking that maybe it was a problem with the Determinant Systems Nix installer. My hunch is that they used to set the token the way I would expect, and then they stopped. Also, I probably got what I deserved for using their @main version. Nondeterminant Systems when you do it that way.