From 33523921cbd83c898c3d53e90547faabfae27e5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gabriel Fontes Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:07:40 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] add a few links --- README.md | 26 +++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 68716cf..f90e963 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ This is a simple nix flake for getting started with NixOS + home-manager. # Getting started Assuming you have a basic NixOS booted up (either live or installed, anything -works). Here's [a link to the latest NixOS downloads, just for -you](https://nixos.org/download#download-nixos) +works). [Here's a link to the latest NixOS downloads, just for +you](https://nixos.org/download#download-nixos). ## The repo - [Install git](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/git) -- Hit "Use this template" on this repo (or clone this down and push to any - another git remote) +- [Hit "Use this + template"](https://github.com/Misterio77/nix-starter-config/generate) on this + repo (or clone this down and push to any another git remote) - Add stuff you currently have on `/etc/nixos/` to `nixos` (usually `configuration.nix` and `hardware-configuration.nix`, when you're starting @@ -110,9 +111,10 @@ If you don't want to set your password imperatively, you can also use `passwordFile` for safely and declaratively setting a password from a file outside the nix store. -There's also more advanced options for secret management, including some that -can include them (encrypted) into your config repo and/or nix store, be sure to -check them out if you're interested. +There's also [more advanced options for secret +management](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Comparison_of_secret_managing_schemes), +including some that can include them (encrypted) into your config repo and/or +nix store, be sure to check them out if you're interested. ## Dotfile management with home-manager @@ -136,8 +138,8 @@ if you change them in a whim to get something working and forget about it? Boom, your system is not fully reproductible anymore. You can instead fully delete your `/` and `/home` on every boot! Nix is okay -with a empty root on boot, and will happily reapply your configurations (as -long as `/nix` is intact). +with a empty root on boot (all you need is `/boot` and `/nix`), and will +happily reapply your configurations. There's two main approaches to this: mount a `tmpfs` (RAM disk) to `/`, or (using a filesystem such as btrfs or zfs) mount a blank snapshot and reset it @@ -149,6 +151,12 @@ for mounting stuff you to keep to a separate partition/volume (such as `/nix/persist` or `/persist`). This makes everything vanish by default, and you can keep track of what you specifically asked to be kept. +Here's some awesome blog posts about it: +- [Erase your darlings](https://grahamc.com/blog/erase-your-darlings) +- [Encrypted BTRFS with Opt-In State on + NixOS](https://mt-caret.github.io/blog/posts/2020-06-29-optin-state.html) +- [NixOS: tmpfs as root](https://elis.nu/blog/2020/05/nixos-tmpfs-as-root/) and + [tmpfs as home](https://elis.nu/blog/2020/06/nixos-tmpfs-as-home/) ## Adding custom packages