Xaiya's Configuration (v4)

My completely new and rewritten NixOS! Nix Flakes are required

This configuration uses the snowflake lib for the file structure and flake usage

Overview

Structure

This Configuration is based on the snowflake lib folder structure, so its easy replicable

• flake.nix is the base file for everything. All things start and are managed from here
• homes is the folder where all home manager related, user content, is found. All users that are created will be found here
• systems all systems that this configuration has to offer can be found here
• overlays for tools that need other packages or build changes.

Modules

• modules/nixos all nix configuration files can be found here
• modules/home all home manager configuration files can be found here

When should I use home/nixos

It is important to differentiate between home manager modules and nixos modules-

• Home Manager modules are for packages that are highly configurable and user specific. All packages and modules that is software, like an IDE or a social platform should all be installed with home manager
• NixOS should contain all system relevant changes. Networking, locale and many other things should be managed via NixOS.

Warning

Some Home-Manager Modules will only be activated if you activate the corresponding NixOS configuration

Users and Systems

This configuration has different users and systems that could change from time to time.

Users

• Xaiya
  • My account! I do the most part on that; Development; Streaming; School; etc.
• Workaholic (Name will probably be changed)
  • This account is used for all Work related stuff. I like to differentiate between work and private life so this is a perfect way to do it
• Semiko
  • Semiko is the user who controls and maintains the server and its configuration
  • The name comes from the russian word "family" and "co", meaning that some family members have access to this account

Systems

Note

This config is written in mind of the removal of Huckleberry!

• Pineapple
  • Laptop. This is mostly used for programming, school and work.
• Apricot
  • Server. This System is simply my Server, important day-to-day services like vault warden and firefly are hosted on here
• Huckleberry
  • Tower. Gaming, Programing, Drawing (maybe). All you can think about!

Security

There are 2 places where the secrets are saved:

• secrets/

  • These are encrypted by my yubikey, if you ever rekey something from a new device these will be used

• systems/../../secrets/

  • These are encrypted by the system itself, there are only keys that are used from the system!

Note

If you want to create a new Encryption, please do as follows:

• Add it to the code (age.secrets)
• go into a nix-shell (already created when building the system)
  • edit the encryption (or generate it if it's a script)
  • rekey that encryption (that way it will end up in the systems/../../secrets/ directory)

Install Instructions

Some modules need manual changes before they can be used, otherwise they cant work.

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Credits

• Jo Introduced me to NixOS and helped me out on the starting stages of the Nix Language!