# Using the Julia VScode extension on NixOS

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-the-julia-vscode-extension-on-nixos/94879
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question, vscode
**Created:** [February 19, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-the-julia-vscode-extension-on-nixos/94879 "2023-02-19T14:27:23Z")
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#### Post date: [February 19, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-the-julia-vscode-extension-on-nixos/94879/1 "2023-02-19T14:27:23Z")

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Similar questions have been asked a number of times in the forum, but mostly for Windows and Mac users. I am on the NixOS unstable flake, using Julia 1.8.5 and VScode 1.75.1. I am getting this error when I open any Julia file:

```julia
Could not start the Julia language server. Make sure the `julia.executablePath` setting is valid.

```

I already set the executable variable to `/home/loren/.nix-profile/bin/julia`, and I am sure that is the right PATH, still the error persists. Does anyone have experience with NixOS and Julia, or how this problem could be solved?