README.md

Bootstrap configuration files

These files are used to bootstrap a new server.

The first time a new image is booted on the Pi, you will be dumped into a terminal prompt. First set the root password:

sudo passwd

This will allow you to login as root.

su

As root, download the configuration to bootstrap the Pi:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kmdouglass/homelab/master/servers/bootstrap/rpi3.nix > /etc/nixos/configuration.nix

Edit the configuration file and change the hostname to the desired value:

nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix

Finally, build this configuration and switch to it:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch
nix-collect-garbage -d
nixos-rebuild switch # removes now unused boot loader entries
reboot

From here, you should have SSH to the root account via a password and may proceed to further configure the server.