Disclaimer

Disclaimer: This is not a community framework or distribution. It’s a private configuration and an ongoing experiment to feel out NixOS. I make no guarantees that it will work out of the box for anyone but myself. It may also change drastically and without warning.

My NixOS Configuration

Welcome to my compilation of dotfiles, the secret sauce behind the construction and configuration of my Linux systems. For a deeper dive into NixOS, the innovative Linux distribution I use, and Nix, the powerful package management tool and language that this repository is primarily written in, click Nix.

How To Install

There are two main ways to deploy these dotfiles on a system:

On an existing NixOS system

If you have set up a NixOS system with a configuration.nix file, it’s possible to switch over to this Nix config with the following commands:

nix-shell
nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#

Note: This assumes your computer name matches one of the configurations in the flake.

Repository Structure

• flake.nix: Entrypoint for hosts and home configurations. Also exposes a devshell for bootstrapping (nix develop or nix-shell).
• hosts: NixOS Configurations, accessible via nixos-rebuild --flake.
  • aanallein: HP Server
  • rhuidean: Virtual Machine - Used for tesing
  • tanchico: Gaming PC - 32GB RAM, Ryzon7 5800X3D
  • terangreal: Desktop PC - 48GB RAM, Ryzon7 5600
  • tuathaan: HP work laptop
• modules: My Home-manager configuration, accessible via home-manager --flake
  • Each directory here is a “feature” each hm configuration can toggle, thus customizing my setup for each machine (be it a server, desktop, laptop, anything really).
• pkgs: My custom packages. Also accessible via nix build. You can compose these into your own configuration by using my flake’s overlay or consume them through NUR.
• secrets: My sops secrets, used in the configuration.
• system: Modules that are the “system/nixpkgs,” configuration. flake.nix.

Installation via Media

Alternatively, you can install these configurations via the install media from the nix-install repo as follows:

1. Boot off the install media.
2. Create the partition schedule and mount it to /mnt.
3. Run:

nixos-install --flake github:gako358/dotfiles#terangreal