Valentin Brandl
e97c101c7c
Flake lock file updates:
• Updated input 'home-manager':
'github:nix-community/home-manager/501cfec8277f931a9c9af9f23d3105c537faeafe?narHash=sha256-tWosziZTT039x6PgEZUhzGlV8oLvdDmIgKTE8ESMaEA%3D' (2025-07-02)
→ 'github:nix-community/home-manager/9b0873b46c9f9e4b7aa01eb634952c206af53068?narHash=sha256-kllkNbIqQi3VplgTMeGzuh1t8Gk8TauvkTRt93Km%2BtQ%3D' (2025-07-06)
• Updated input 'nixpkgs':
'github:nixos/nixpkgs/b43c397f6c213918d6cfe6e3550abfe79b5d1c51?narHash=sha256-1Cu92i1KSPbhPCKxoiVG5qnoRiKTgR5CcGSRyLpOd7Y%3D' (2025-06-29)
→ 'github:nixos/nixpkgs/88983d4b665fb491861005137ce2b11a9f89f203?narHash=sha256-7orTnNqkGGru8Je6Un6mq1T8YVVU/O5kyW4%2Bf9C1mZQ%3D' (2025-07-08)
• Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable':
'github:nixos/nixpkgs/3016b4b15d13f3089db8a41ef937b13a9e33a8df?narHash=sha256-P/SQmKDu06x8yv7i0s8bvnnuJYkxVGBWLWHaU%2Btt4YY%3D' (2025-06-30)
→ 'github:nixos/nixpkgs/9807714d6944a957c2e036f84b0ff8caf9930bc0?narHash=sha256-LwWRsENAZJKUdD3SpLluwDmdXY9F45ZEgCb0X%2BxgOL0%3D' (2025-07-08)
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