diff --git a/srcpkgs/nix/files/nix-daemon.service b/srcpkgs/nix/files/nix-daemon.service
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+++ b/srcpkgs/nix/files/nix-daemon.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Helper daemon for managing secure, multi-user Nix stores
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/nix-daemon
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nix/template b/srcpkgs/nix/template
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+# Template file for 'nix'
+pkgname=nix
+version=1.6
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+# Use /nix/var as suggested by the official Manual.
+configure_args="ac_cv_path_curl=/usr/bin/curl --localstatedir=/nix/var"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex"
+makedepends="bzip2-devel openssl-devel sqlite-devel gc-devel perl-WWW-Curl perl-DBD-SQLite"
+short_desc="A purely functional package manager"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="http://nixos.org/nix/"
+distfiles="http://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-${version}/nix-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=2e451a6ad0b43997d8df71d29a7d20ef42f7715fe16efbf4b53bdcdd1d5227fe
+
+post_install() {
+	# Remove unused stuff.
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/nix ${DESTDIR}/etc/nix
+	# Let users interact with the nix-daemon by default.
+	vmkdir etc/profile.d
+	echo 'export NIX_REMOTE=daemon' > ${DESTDIR}/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh
+	# Install nix-daemon systemd service.
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/nix-daemon.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
+}
+
+nix_package() {
+	depends="perl-WWW-Curl perl-DBD-SQLite"
+	systemd_service="nix-daemon.service on"
+	make_dirs="
+		/nix/var/log/nix/drvs 0755 root root
+		/nix/var/nix/profiles 0755 root root
+		/nix/var/nix/temproots 0755 root root
+		/nix/var/nix/gcroots 0755 root root
+		/nix/var/nix/manifests 0755 root root
+		/nix/var/nix/userpool 0755 root root
+		/nix/var/nix/db 0755 root root
+		/nix/store 0755 root root"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove all
+	}
+}