Valentin Brandl
3202002a2f
Flake lock file updates:
• Updated input 'nixpkgs':
'github:nixos/nixpkgs/4e7667a90c167f7a81d906e5a75cba4ad8bee620?narHash=sha256-TH1SfSP523QI7kcPiNtMAEuwZR3Jdz0MCDXPs7TS8uo%3D' (2025-08-26)
→ 'github:nixos/nixpkgs/41d292bfc37309790f70f4c120b79280ce40af16?narHash=sha256-YvtD2E7MYsQ3r7K9K2G7nCslCKMPShoSEAtbjHLtH0k%3D' (2025-08-29)
• Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable':
'github:nixos/nixpkgs/8a6d5427d99ec71c64f0b93d45778c889005d9c2?narHash=sha256-cr748nSmpfvnhqSXPiCfUPxRz2FJnvf/RjJGvFfaCsM%3D' (2025-08-27)
→ 'github:nixos/nixpkgs/dfb2f12e899db4876308eba6d93455ab7da304cd?narHash=sha256-1wxxznpW2CKvI9VdniaUnTT2Os6rdRJcRUf65ZK9OtE%3D' (2025-08-28)
NixOS Configuration
Now using Flakes \o/
Updating Channels/the Lockfile
nix flake lock
nix flake update
Installing/Updating the System
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake <path-to-repo>#<hostname>
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#w1n5t0n
Mail Setup
secret-tool store --label 'foo@example.com' email 'foo@example.com'
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/efias 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.snapshotssubvolume in each subvolume to be backed up