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My Nix files, now organized in a flake.
Thanks for taking a look at my Nix* configs! While this is primarily organized for my use only, you may find each individual service file or user config to be a good starting point, or something to take and adapt into your own config.
Installation
Installing my flake has to be done from an existing system. A minimal install is fastest, but is up to you. After installing NixOS, backup your hardware-config.nix file, so you can adapt it to fit the format of /hosts, adjusting other referenced files in the flake.nix file to reference your specific system.
An initial install will can be done with nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/nixos/.#host, where host is a hostname defined in your flake. You may also have to enable "experimental" features with a flag, such as nix-command and flakes.
Home-Manager is handled separately, despite being in the same folder. A rebuild of a user's home is done with home-manager switch --flake /etc/nixos. This will pull the config as defined in the flake as user@host, where user is the user running the home-manager command.
Usage
My config uses these tools:
Sway - Window manager / Desktop
ZSH - Primary shell
Foot - Terminal emulator
Rofi - App launcher and menu system
I have made shell aliases in ZSH for rebuilding the system. They are as follows:
flakedate - Update the flake.lock, which renews the sources of nixpkgs. This is needed to update the system.
sysswitch - Switch the system profile.
homeswitch = Switch the user's home-manager profile.
nixswitch = Switch to new config for both user and system.
nixdate = Same as before, but updating flake.nix before doing so. This is essentially a full system update.
My config heavily references a gnupg-protected secrets file. These will have to be adapted and rewritten if anyone is to use my config directly.
For my use, unlocking secrets can be done with this command:
gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --decrypt local.key.asc | git-crypt unlock -
Credits
Without the help of heavy inspiration, I would not have been able to learn and get up and running nearly as quickly. My most heavily borrowed configs are as follows:
CloudyChris' nix-starter-configs fork, the very initial base of my conversion to flakes.
WillPower3309's personal flake for being a pleasure in the SwayFX Discord and having a really nice flake.nix file I borrowed from.
Jules Sommer's minimal flake for giving me a good basis for writing individual files and repeatedly helping me throughout the entire process.
Made with love ❤️
