From 74545072ddd81c4a0309d7f47fc31163e4d98e47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "RingOfStorms (Joshua Bell)" <ringofstorms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:48:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] wip new config structure and onboarding process

---
 hosts/_common/configuration.nix |  3 ++-
 readme.md                       | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hosts/_common/configuration.nix b/hosts/_common/configuration.nix
index 0eee4f3..ae1365d 100644
--- a/hosts/_common/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/_common/configuration.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ in
     enable = true;
     clean.enable = true;
     clean.extraArgs = "--keep 3";
-    flake = "/etc/nixos";
+    # TODO this may need to be defined higher up if it is ever different for a machine...
+    flake = "/home/${settings.user.username}/.config/nixos-config";
   };
 
   # Select internationalization properties.
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 339b817..601c388 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+## TODO working on changes to this now
+
+# First Install on new Machine
+
+## NixOS
+export HOSTNAME=desired_hostname_for_this_machine (___)
+export USERNAME=desired_username_for_admin_on_this_machine (josh)
+- Follow nixos installation guide: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NixOS_Installation_Guide
+    - Follow until the config is generated
+- in hardware-configuration change to use by-labels
+```sh
+# TODO command to do this in one line
+```
+- in configuration.nix
+    - set networking.hostname to HOSTNAME
+    - enable networkmanager
+    - uncomment systemPackages and add: `git` `curl`
+    - add `nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];`
+    - add `users.users.USERNAME = { ... todo, just enough to get to git clone the real nixos config into its home .config folder }
+    - TODO add whatever is needed for default pubkeys for onboarding later
+- Install nixos: `cd /mnt` `sudo nixos-install`
+    - `passwd` to change root password (if not already prompted to do so)
+- `reboot`
+- login to USERNAME and git clone nixos-config `git clone __ ~/.config/nixos-config`
+- TODO ONBOARD NEW MACHINE CONFIGS, secrets, etc
+    - use hostname to make new folders in the repo, copy hardware config, and create config from template. Update flake.nix with top level info needed for this system with ARCH detected.
+    - Copy public keys into secrets.nix file
+    - push changes
+    - rekey system with another onboarded device... (make this offlinable?), push there, pull here
+- `sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nixos-config`
+- reboot? done
+
+
+
+## Darwin
+- TODO
+
+###
+###
+
+
 # First Install on new Machine
 
 - First follow nixos installation guide: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NixOS_Installation_Guide
@@ -15,9 +56,6 @@
 
 -- TODO come up with a way to pregen keys so onboarding is less stupid with secrets?
 
-- add home home-manager
-    - `sudo nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/release-23.11.tar.gz home-manager`
-    - `sudo nix-channel --update`
 - `cp -r /etc/nixos ~/nixos_bak` Backup configuration
 - Checkout this repo into /etc/nixos: `rm -rf /etc/nixos` `git clone https://github.com/ringofstorms/dotfiles /etc/nixos`
 - Copy the backup into the new /etc/nixos/hosts/HOSTNAME dir `mkdir /etc/nixos/hosts/HOSTNAME && cp -r ~/nixos_bak/* /etx/nixos/hosts/HOSTNAME`
@@ -42,6 +80,8 @@
 
 # Cleanup boot
 
+> TODO remove, no longer needed `nh` handles this
+
 I used the existing windows 100MB boot partition and it fills up constantly. Have to purge old stuff a lot this is how:
 
 - `find '/boot/loader/entries' -type f ! -name 'windows.conf' | head -n -4 | xargs -I {} rm {}; nix-collect-garbage -d; nixos-rebuild boot; echo; df`