wimpysworld/nix-config

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Wimpy's NixOS & Home Manager Configurations This repository contains a Nix Flake for configuring my computers and home environment. These are the computers this configuration currently manages: Hostname OEM Model OS Role Status designare DIY i9-9900K NixOS Desktop Done noname DIY AMD 5900X, 6900 XT NixOS Gamestation Done node202 DIY AMD 5700G, 6700 XT ChimeraOS Gamestation Done vm VM - NixOS Desktop Done ripper DIY AMD 3970X NixOS Desktop Done nuc Intel NUC5i7RYH NixOS Server WIP skull Intel NUC6i7KYK NixOS Server Done brix Gigabyte GB-BXCEH-2955 NixOS Server WIP trooper DIY AMD 5950X, 3080Ti NixOS Desktop Done zed Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 1 NixOS Laptop Done p1 Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 1 NixOS Laptop Done pi4 Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 4 Ubuntu MATE Desktop tbn pinebook Pine64 Pinebook - Laptop tbn pinebook-pro Pine64 Pinebook Pro - Laptop tbn c630 Lenovo Yoga C630 Windows 10S Laptop tbn pocket GPD Pocket Ubuntu MATE Laptop tbn pocket2 GPD Pocket 2 Ubuntu MATE Laptop tbn pocket3 GPD Pocket 3 Ubuntu MATE Laptop tbn p2-max GPD P2 Max NixOS Laptop Done micropc GPD Micro PC NixOS Laptop WIP win2 GPD WIN 2 NixOS Laptop WIP win-max GPD WIN Max NixOS Laptop WIP falcon TopJoy Falcon Ubuntu MATE Laptop tbn macbookpro Apple Macbook Pro 2015 macOS Laptop tbn xps-13 Dell XPS 13 9360 Ubuntu MATE Laptop tbn spectre HP Spectre 13 Ubuntu MATE Laptop tbn apollo Entroware Apollo 2000 Ubuntu MATE Laptop tbn As featured on Linux Matters podcast! 🎙️ I am a presenter on Linux Matters and this configuration was featured in Episode 7 - Immutable Desktop Linux for Anyone. Linux Matters Podcast Structure .github: GitHub CI/CD workflows Nix ❄️ supercharged ⚡️ by Determinate Systems Nix Installer Action Magic Nix Cache Action Flake Checker Action Update Flake Lock Action home-manager: Home Manager configurations Sane defaults for shell and desktop nixos: NixOS configurations Includes discrete hardware configurations which leverage the NixOS Hardware modules via flake.nix. scripts: Helper scripts shells: Nix shell environments using direnv for infrequently used tools The nixos/_mixins and home-manager/_mixins are a collection of composited configurations based on the arguments defined in flake.nix. Installing 💾 Boot off a .iso image created by this flake using rebuild-iso-desktop or rebuild-iso-console (see below) Put the .iso image on a USB drive Boot the target computer from the USB drive Two installation options are available: 1 Use the graphical Calamares installer to install an adhoc system 2 Run install-system <hostname> <username> from a terminal The install script uses Disko to automatically partition and format the disks, then uses my flake via nixos-install to complete a full-system installation This flake is copied to the target user's home directory as ~/Zero/nix-config Make a cuppa 🫖 Reboot Login and run rebuild-home (see below) from a terminal to complete the Home Manager configuration. If the target system is booted from something other than the .iso image created by this flake, you can still install the system using the following: curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wimpysworld/nix-config/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s <hostname> <username> Applying Changes ✨ I clone this repo to ~/Zero/nix-config. NixOS and Home Manager changes are applied separately because I have some non-NixOS hosts. gh repo clone wimpysworld/nix-config ~/Zero/nix-config NixOS ❄️ A rebuild-host alias is provided that does the following: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake $HOME/Zero/nix-config Home Manager 🏠️ A rebuild-home alias is provided that does the following: home-manager switch -b backup --flake $HOME/Zero/nix-config ISO 📀 Aliases for rebuild-iso-desktop (desktop) and rebuild-iso-console (console only) are provided that create .iso images from this flake. They do the following: pushd $HOME/Zero/nix-config nix build .#nixosConfigurations.iso.config.system.build.isoImage popd A live image will be left in ~/$HOME/Zero/nix-config/result/iso/. These .iso images are also periodically built and published via GitHub Actions and available in this project's Releases. What's in the box? 🎁 Nix is configured with flake support and the unified CLI enabled. Structure Here is the directory structure I'm using. . ├── home-manager │ ├── _mixins │ │ ├── console │ │ ├── desktop │ │ ├── services │ │ └── users │ └── default.nix ├── nixos │ ├── _mixins │ │ ├── desktop │ │ ├── hardware │ │ ├── services │ │ ├── users │ │ └── virt │ ├── designare │ ├── iso │ ├── skull │ ├── vm │ ├── z13 │ └── default.nix ├── overlays ├── pkgs ├── scripts └── flake.nix The Shell 🐚 Fish shell with powerline-go and a collection of tools that deliver a somewhat "Modern Unix" experience. The base system has a firewall enabled and also includes OpenSSH, ZeroTier, Podman & Distrobox and, of course, a delightfully configured micro. (Fight me! 🥊) The Desktop 🖥️ MATE Desktop 🧉 and Pantheon 🏛️ are the two desktop options available. The font configuration is common with both desktops using Work Sans and Fira Code. The usual creature comforts you'd expect to find in a Linux Desktop are integrated such as Pipewire, Bluetooth, Avahi, CUPS, SANE and NetworkManager. Desktop System Configuration Theme MATE MATE Install MATE Configuration Yaru Magenta (Dark) Pantheon Pantheon Install Pantheon Configuration elementary Bubble Gum (Dark) Eye Candy 👀🍬 TODO 🗒️ Things I should do or improve Add Password Managers Integrate Borg Backups Vorta for workstations borgmatic for servers Integrate notify Integrate homepage Integrate agenix or sops-nix Bind Syncthing GUI to ZeroTier. Configure Plank. Game Development Defold Godot PICO-8 Shell sd skim fzf tmate or tmux nnn or broot or felix or ranger Servers Forgejo or Gitea Inspirations 🧑‍🏫 Before preparing my NixOS and Home Manager configurations I took a look at what other Nix users are doing. My colleagues shared their configs and tips which included nome from Luc Perkins, nixos-config from Cole Helbling, flake from Ana Hoverbear and her Declarative GNOME configuration with NixOS blog post. A couple of friends also shared their configurations and here's Jon Seager's nixos-config and Aaron Honeycutt's nix-configs. While learning Nix I watched some talks/interviews with Matthew Croughan and Will Taylor's Nix tutorials on Youtube. Will Taylor's dotfiles are worth a look, as are his videos, and Matthew Croughan's nixcfg is also a useful reference. After I created my initial flake I found nix-starter-configs by Gabriel Fontes which is an excellent starting point. I'll be incorporating many of the techniques it demonstrates in my nix-config. I like the directory hierarchy in Jon Seager's nixos-config and the mixin pattern used in Matthew Croughan's nixcfg, so my initial Nix configuration is heavily influenced by both of those. Ana's excellent Declarative GNOME configuration with NixOS blog post was essential to get a personalised desktop. That said, there's plenty to learn from browsing other people's Nix configurations, not least for discovering cool software. I recommend a search of GitHub nixos configuration from time to time to see what interesting techniques you pick up and new tools you might discover. The Disko implementation and automated installation is chasing the ideas outlined in these blog posts: Setting up my new laptop: nix style Setting up my machines: nix style