🖥️ New machine setup

Build ISO: nix build .#nixosConfigurations.iso.config.system.build.isoImage

Installation guide: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/unstable/#sec-installation-manual

❄️ NixOS Config

1. Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/imcquee/nix-home.git

2. Get tailscale key and replace 'tskey-examplekeyhere' in tailscale.nix

3. Rebuild host

sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /home/$USER/nix-home/#dev

4. On subsequent runs, just run rebuild e.g. : rebuild dev

🍎 Darwin setup

1. Install Nix

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install

2. Setup Git (if not already installed)

nix-shell -p git

3. Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/imcquee/nix-home.git

4. Rebuild host

nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake .#MBP2018
# or
nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake .#mini

5. On subsequent runs, just run rebuild e.g. : rebuild MBP2018

🏡 Home-Manger setup

1. Install Nix

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install

2. Setup Home-Manger and Git (if not already installed)

nix-shell -p git home-manager

3. Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/imcquee/nix-home.git

4. Setup Home-Manager

home-manager switch --flake /home/$USER/nix-home#universal

5. On subsequent runs, just run rebuild e.g. : rebuild universal

6. Install tailscale

curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh

Useful tips

Upgrading flake

1. nix flake update

Authenticating with GitHub

1. gh auth login
2. gh auth setup-git

Cleanup storage

Delete stale paths: nix-collect-garbage

Delete stale paths and generations older than x days: nix-collect-garbage --delete-older-than 30d

Using Home Manager on Windows WSL

After setting up tailscale, immediately run sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf To prevent Windows from overwriting the dns config sudo chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf Reverses this

TODO

• Make public
• Migrate Neovim
• Fix copy paste in neovim
• Add DE option
• Add Non-Nixos
• Build custom installer
• Migrate Darwin over
• Migrate to Nix managed Fish
• Test oneshot tailscale implementation
• Add Github actions integration with cachix
• Add Stylix config
• Build custom bootstrap script for Non-Nixos environments
• Fix systemd services