This repository provides a personal NixOS configuration, designed for users who want to manage their system declaratively. It offers a reproducible setup for NixOS and can also be used to bootstrap Nix and Home Manager on non-NixOS systems like Ubuntu.

How It Works

The configuration leverages Nix flakes for managing dependencies and system state. It uses Home Manager to manage user-specific configurations, including dotfiles and installed packages, ensuring a consistent user environment across different machines. The NixOS configuration itself defines system-level settings, services, and packages.

Quick Start & Requirements

• NixOS Installation:

  # As root
  HOST=<your-host-name> nix-shell
  git clone https://this.repo.url/ /etc/nixos
  cd /etc/nixos
  nixos-install --root /mnt --impure --flake .#$HOST
  

• Non-NixOS (Ubuntu) Bootstrap:

  # Install git, curl, xz
  sudo apt install git xz-utils curl
  git clone https://gitlab.com/LongerHV/nixos-configuration.git
  cd nixos-configuration
  # Install Nix (single-user)
  sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon
  # Activate Nix profile
  . ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
  echo ". $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh" >> ~/.profile
  echo ". $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh" >> ~/.zprofile
  # Open shell with nix and home-manager
  nix-shell
  # Remove system nix to avoid conflicts
  nix-env -e nix
  # Install configuration
  home-manager switch --flake .#mmieszczak
  # Set zsh as default shell
  echo ~/.nix-profile/bin/zsh | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
  usermod -s ~/.nix-profile/bin/zsh $USER
  

• Prerequisites: Git, curl, xz-utils. Nix installation is handled by the script.
• Resources: NixOS Manual, Home-manager Docs

Highlighted Details

• Supports NixOS system configuration and Home Manager for dotfiles.
• Includes steps for bootstrapping Nix and Home Manager on Ubuntu.
• Provides a template for building NixOS ISO images.

Maintenance & Community

This appears to be a personal configuration repository. No specific community links or maintenance signals are provided in the README.

Licensing & Compatibility

The README does not explicitly state a license. The presence of Nix and Home Manager suggests compatibility with their respective licenses. Commercial use would require careful review of any underlying licenses.

Limitations & Caveats

The configuration is tailored for specific user accounts (mmieszczak) and hostnames ($HOST), requiring modification for general use. The Ubuntu bootstrap process involves removing the system-installed Nix, which might be undesirable in some environments.