# Install nix minimal with bcachefs filesystem - optional encryption - optional auto unlock with USB key - custom iso installer - `nix build .\#packages.x86_64-linux.iso-minimal-stable` ## Format main drive with boot, bcachefs, & swap ### Partition with GPT table ```sh DEVICE=sda parted /dev/$DEVICE -- mklabel gpt parted /dev/$DEVICE -- mkpart ESP fat32 1MB 2GB parted /dev/$DEVICE -- set 1 esp on # with swap parted /dev/$DEVICE -- mkpart PRIMARY 2GB -8GB parted /dev/$DEVICE -- mkpart SWAP linux-swap -8GB 100% # OR no swap parted /dev/$DEVICE -- mkpart PRIMARY 2GB 100% ``` ### Format partitions ```sh BOOT=sda1 mkfs.fat -F 32 -n BOOT /dev/$BOOT PRIMARY=sda2 bcachefs format --label=nixos --encrypted /dev/$PRIMARY bcachefs unlock /dev/$PRIMARY SWAP=sda3 mkswap /dev/$SWAP swapon /dev/$SWAP ``` ### Setup subvolumes ```sh keyctl link @u @s U=$(lsblk -o name,uuid | grep $PRIMARY | awk '{print $2}') echo $U mount /dev/disk/by-uuid/$U /mnt bcachefs subvolume create /mnt/@root bcachefs subvolume create /mnt/@nix bcachefs set-file-option /mnt/@nix --compression=zstd bcachefs subvolume create /mnt/@snapshots bcachefs set-file-option /mnt/@snapshots --compression=zstd bcachefs subvolume create /mnt/@persist umount /mnt ``` > Tip `getfattr -d -m '^bcachefs\.' filename` > Note: Format any additional drives if you need to ### Mount subvolumes ```sh DEV_B="/dev/disk/by-uuid/"$(lsblk -o name,uuid | grep $BOOT | awk '{print $2}') DEV_P="/dev/disk/by-uuid/"$(lsblk -o name,uuid | grep $PRIMARY | awk '{print $2}') mount -t bcachefs -o X-mount.subdir=@root $DEV_P /mnt mount -t vfat $DEV_B /mnt/boot --mkdir mount -t bcachefs -o X-mount.mkdir,X-mount.subdir=@nix,relatime $DEV_P /mnt/nix mount -t bcachefs -o X-mount.mkdir,X-mount.subdir=@snapshots,relatime $DEV_P /mnt/.snapshots mount -t bcachefs -o X-mount.mkdir,X-mount.subdir=@persist $DEV_P /mnt/persist ``` ### Generate hardware config ```sh nixos-generate-config --root /mnt ``` - Copy useful bits out into real config in repo (primarily swap/kernel modules) - Run nixos-install ```sh # If setup remotely we can install remotely as well like this nixos-install --flake "git+https://git.joshuabell.xyz/ringofstorms/dotfiles?dir=hosts/i001#i001" ``` - After boot ```sh nh os switch "git+https://git.joshuabell.xyz/ringofstorms/dotfiles?dir=hosts/i001#nixosConfigurations.i001" # OR cd ~/.config git clone https://git.joshuabell.xyz/ringofstorms/dotfiles nixos-config cd ~/.config/nixos-config/hosts/i001 ``` or from host machine? TODO haven't tried this fully ```sh NIX_SSHOPTS="-i /run/agenix/nix2nix" sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake "~/.config/nixos-config/hosts/i001#nixosConfigurations.i001" --target-host luser@10.12.14.119 --build-host localhost NIX_SSHOPTS="-i /run/agenix/nix2nix" sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake "git+https://git.joshuabell.xyz/ringofstorms/dotfiles?dir=hosts/i001#i001" --target-host luser@10.12.14.119 --build-host localhost nh os switch -H i001 --target-host luser@10.12.14.119 --build-host localhost -n ".config/nixos-config/hosts/i001" ``` ## USB Key ```sh DEVICE=sdb parted /dev/$DEVICE -- mklabel gpt parted /dev/$DEVICE -- mkpart KEY fat32 1MB 100% DEVICE=$DEVICE"1" bcachefs format /dev/$DEVICE UUID=$(lsblk -o name,uuid | grep $DEVICE | awk '{print $2}') echo For setting up in config: $UUID # TODO mount and write key to /key mount -t bcachefs --mkdir /dev/$DEVICE /usb_key echo "test" > /usb_key/key umount /usb_key && rmdir /usb_key ```