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@@ -18,3 +18,30 @@ nix flake update
 sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake <path-to-repo>#<hostname>
 sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#w1n5t0n
 ```
+
+
+# Encrypted Btrfs Setup
+
+* cryptsetup luksFormat --format=luks1 /...
+* cryptsetup luksOpen /... system
+* mkfs.btrfs /dev/mapper/system
+* mount /dev/mapper/system /mnt
+* btrfs subvolume create /mnt/root
+* btrfs subvolume create /mnt/home
+* btrfs subvolume create /mnt/nix
+* btrfs subvolume create /mnt/swap
+
+| subvolume | mount options |
+| --- | --- |
+| `home` | `compress=zstd` |
+| `swap` | `compress=zstd,noatime` |
+| `root` | `compress=zstd` |
+| `nix` | `compress=zstd,noatime` |
+
+* `/boot/efi` as vfat TODO: partitioning command
+* TODO: create swap
+* mount subvolumes
+* `nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
+* add mount options in `hardware-configuration.nix` / create matching configuration in `./machines`
+* TODO: config for luks, bootloader, ...
+* For `snapper`: create `.snapshots` subvolume in each subvolume to be backed up