# 1. Create three (3) disk images: # - Installer: 1024mb # - Swap: 512mb # - NixOS: rest # # 2. Boot in rescue mode with: # - /dev/sda -> Installer # - /dev/sdb -> Swap # - /dev/sdc -> NixOS # # 3. Once booted into Finnix (step 2) pipe this script to sh: # iso= # update-ca-certificates # curl $url | dd of=/dev/sda # # 4. Install these dotfiles with # git clone https://github.com/hlissner/dotfiles ~/.dotfiles # ln -s ~/.dotfiles /etc/dotfiles # cd ~/.dotfiles # mk install-linode # # 4. Create a configuration profile: # - Kernel: GRUB 2 # - /dev/sda -> NixOS # - /dev/sdb -> Swap # - Helpers: distro and auto network helpers = off # # 5. Reboot into profile. host: { config, lib, pkgs, ... }: { environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ inetutils mtr sysstat git ]; imports = [ ../. "./${host}.nix" ]; # GRUB boot = { kernelParams = [ "console=ttyS0" ]; loader = { timeout = 10; grub = { enable = true; version = 2; device = "nodev"; copyKernels = true; fsIdentifier = "provided"; extraConfig = "serial; terminal_input serial; terminal_output serial"; }; # Disable globals systemd-boot.enable = false; efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false; }; }; networking.useDHCP = false; networking.usePredictableInterfaceNames = false; networking.interfaces.eth0.useDHCP = true; time.timeZone = "America/Toronto"; }