This repository contains all the configuration needed to bootstrap my various machines and environments. It relies heavily on the nix ecosystem. This configuration manages my daily drivers that I use for both work and personal side projects, as well as the other machines that I use. This setup is tailored specifically to me, so it likely contains things that are irrelevant or unwanted for you and your needs.
While I am by no means a nix expert, and don't pretend to be one, I aim to follow best practices and to demonstrate one way to organize and structure system and user configuration using a nix flake.
The general layout I use is as follows:
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├─ bin/ - scripts and other executables
│ └─ ...
├─ dotfiles/ - user configuration
│ └─ ...
├─ machines/ - system configuration
│ ├─ dev
│ │ ├─ configuration.nix - main
│ │ ├─ hardware-configuration.nix - hardware specific, usually for VMs (optional)
│ │ └─ networking.nix - net specific, usually for VMs (optional)
│ └─ ...
├─ modules/ - reusable nix modules
│ ├─ common - modules are organized by folder
│ │ ├─ darwin.nix - macos specific (optional, imports default.nix)
│ │ ├─ default.nix - main
│ │ └─ nixos.nix - linux specific (optional, imports default.nix)
│ └─ ...
├─ overlays/ - nix overlays
│ └─ ...
└─ patches/ - custom patches
└─ ...
I only make use of home-manager to create symlinks for my dotfiles. The user configuration itself is just plain old regular files. The two main reason I do this are:
- My dotfiles are also directly usable in non-nix environments
- To not be constrained by what options the nix version of the config supports
| Hostname | System | Description |
|---|---|---|
dev |
x86_64-linux |
Cloud Workstation vm for personal side projects |
media |
x86_64-linux |
Cloud media box |
homepi |
aarch64-linux |
rpi at home |
devpi |
aarch64-linux |
rpi I carry around for fun |
stdio |
aarch64-darwin |
M2 Ultra Mac Studio - personal |
wrk |
aarch64-darwin |
M4 Pro Macbook Pro - work |