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+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+mkShell {
+  name = "zerotier-rust-api";
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    cacert
+    cargo
+    curl
+    openssl
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "${pkgs.openssl.dev}/lib/pkgconfig";
+  RUST_SRC_PATH = "${pkgs.rust.packages.stable.rustPlatform.rustLibSrc}";
+}