nix-config/README.md

Hosts

Host Map

Hostname	Device Description	Primary User	Role
twilight	Desktop Computer	Leyla	Desktop
horizon	13 inch Framework Laptop	Leyla	Laptop
defiant	NAS Server	Leyla	Service
emergent	Desktop Computer	Eve	Laptop
threshold	Laptop	Eve	Desktop

Tooling

Lint

./lint.sh

Rebuilding

./rebuild.sh

Updating

nix flake update

New host setup

./install.sh --target 192.168.1.130 --flake hostname

Notes:

Research topics

• Look into this for rotating sops keys https://technotim.live/posts/rotate-sops-encryption-keys/
• Look into this for openssh known configurations https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&from=0&size=15&sort=alpha_asc&type=packages&query=services.openssh
• Look into this for flake templates https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.22/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake-init
• Look into this for headscale https://carlosvaz.com/posts/setting-up-headscale-on-nixos/
• Look into this for home assistant configuration https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Home_Assistant https://myme.no/posts/2021-11-25-nixos-home-assistant.html
• This person seams to know what they are doing with home manager https://github.com/arvigeus/nixos-config/
• https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/

Configuration

set up git configuration for local development: git config core.hooksPath .hooks

to update passwords run: nix shell nixpkgs#sops -c sops secrets/user-passwords.yaml (NOTE: this depends on the SOPS_AGE_KEY_DIRECTORY environment variable being set)

Tasks:

Tech Debt

• join config for systemd.tmpfiles.rules and service directory bindings
• monitor configuration in ~/.config/monitors.xml should be sym linked to /run/gdm/.config/monitors.xml (https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/u09cz9/home_manager_create_my_own_symlinks_automatically/)
• move applications in server environment into their own flakes
• get rid of disko config and import it in hardware-configuration.nix
• why does users.users..home conflict with home-manager.users..home.homeDirectory

New Features

• offline access for nfs mounts (overlay with rsync might be a good option here? https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-unionfs/msg07105.html note about nfs4 and overlay fs)
• Flake templates
• samba mounts
• firefox declarative???
• figure out steam vr things?
• Open GL?
• util functions
• openssh known hosts
• rotate sops encryption keys periodically (and somehow sync between devices?)
• zfs email after scrubbing
• mastodon server
• tail scale clients
• wake on LAN
• ISO target that contains authorized keys for nixos-anywhere 4acc43ebc7/hosts/bootstrap/default.nix