Valentin Brandl
6232dd8e95
Flake lock file updates:
• Updated input 'home-manager':
'github:nix-community/home-manager/4a44fb9f7555da362af9d499817084f4288a957f?narHash=sha256-OILVkfhRCm8u18IZ2DKR8gz8CVZM2ZcJmQBXmjFLIfk%3D' (2025-08-23)
→ 'github:nix-community/home-manager/54b2879ce622d44415e727905925e21b8f833a98?narHash=sha256-aAZNbGcWrVRZgWgkQbkabSGcDVRDMgON4BipMy69gvI%3D' (2025-08-26)
• Updated input 'nixpkgs':
'github:nixos/nixpkgs/b1b3291469652d5a2edb0becc4ef0246fff97a7c?narHash=sha256-wY1%2B2JPH0ZZC4BQefoZw/k%2B3%2BDowFyfOxv17CN/idKs%3D' (2025-08-23)
→ 'github:nixos/nixpkgs/4e7667a90c167f7a81d906e5a75cba4ad8bee620?narHash=sha256-TH1SfSP523QI7kcPiNtMAEuwZR3Jdz0MCDXPs7TS8uo%3D' (2025-08-26)
• Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable':
'github:nixos/nixpkgs/20075955deac2583bb12f07151c2df830ef346b4?narHash=sha256-HMwfAJBdrr8wXAkbGhtcby1zGFvs%2BStOp19xNsbqdOg%3D' (2025-08-19)
→ 'github:nixos/nixpkgs/8a6d5427d99ec71c64f0b93d45778c889005d9c2?narHash=sha256-cr748nSmpfvnhqSXPiCfUPxRz2FJnvf/RjJGvFfaCsM%3D' (2025-08-27)
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