nixos-conf/README.md

NixOS Configuration Files wit Flakes, Home-Manager

Description

My NixOS configuration repository

Install a new host

1. Install NixOS with graphical ISO image (e.g. GNOME). During the installation the desktop environment can be choosen.
2. Reboot into NixOS
3. Edit /etc/nixos/configuration.nix with sudoedit a) Change hostname b) Enable flakes. Add the following lines:

# Enable flakes
 nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];

c) Install tmux, neovim, git by adding them to `environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [`

4. Apply changes: sudo nixos-rebuild switch and reboot
5. Clone NixOS config repository to /home/$USER/nixos:

cd
git clone https://git.plueschbit.de/jan/nixos-conf ~/nixos

6. Add the new host to repository a) Create ~/nixos/hosts/$HOSTNAME b) cp /etc/nixos/*.nix $HOSTNAME/. c) Edit ~/nixos/flake.nix and add section for new host d) Stage new config files: git add flake.nix hosts/$HOSTNAME/*. Otherwise, nixos-rebuild will refuse to work with the files.
7. Apply config: sudo nixos-rebuild ~/nixos/$HOSTNAME