# prefer-remote-fetch overlay

`prefer-remote-fetch` is an overlay that download sources on remote builder. This is useful when the evaluating machine has a slow upload while the builder can fetch faster directly from the source. To use it, put the following snippet as a new overlay:

        self: super:
          (super.prefer-remote-fetch self super)

A full configuration example for that sets the overlay up for your own account, could look like this

        $ mkdir ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/
        $ cat > ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/prefer-remote-fetch.nix <<EOF
          self: super: super.prefer-remote-fetch self super
        EOF