my NixOS configurations.

This repo stores all my nix configurations. It is modular in terms of host machines, modules and users. The main branch is a rolling release.

Note

Disk partitioning still needs to be done manually for each machine. I did not yet have the nerve to make this declarative.

Setting up a new host

To bootstrap a new machine with the configuration from withing the installer, follow the official installation guide up to the Create NixOS Config section, or just:

• Make sure networking is working:

ping -c 2 papertoilet.com

• Make sure all disks are correctly formatted and mounted:

lsblk -f

• Then, after nix flakes are enabled:

export NIX_CONFIG="experimental-features = nix-command flakes"

• Clone this repo:

nix-shell -p git vim
git clone https://github.com/inverted-tree/nixos-config.git /mnt/etc/nixos

• and generate a host configuration:

nix run .#mkHost -- <hostname> <sitename> <username>

• Adapt the generated config:

vim /mnt/etc/nixos/hosts/<newhostname>/default.nix

• and then install the OS:

nixos-install --flake /mnt/etc/nixos#<hostname>

• Finally, set a root password and reboot.

Note

After the installation has finished and the system has rebooted, sync the dotfiles. Instructions on how to sync them are in the repo's readme.

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Warning

This works on my machine — and since it’s Nix, it should work on yours too. No promises, no warranties, no sacrificial goats. See LICENSE.