The Nexus 5 comes with a locked boot loader, but there are no tricks required to unlock it and either root the OS or install your own OS.
Follow these steps to unlock the boot loader, install a custom recovery and either root or install a custom ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/guide-nexus-5-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t2507905
Before performing step 3 “Rooting”, option B:
After Restarting Android, go to Settings > About Phone and tap Build number 7 times to activate developer mode. Then go to Settings > Developer Options and enable USB Debugging so you can push files to the device.
To get CyanogenMod 11: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=hammerhead&type=snapshot
To get Google Apps (GApps): http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
(Put CM11 and GApps in /sdcard/0 on the phone with
sudo adb push file /sdcard/.
(Yes, this will put them in /sdcard/0.)
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