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ZaneyOS 🟰 Best ❄️ NixOS Configs

** Updated: January 16th, 2026

ZaneyOS is a simple way of reproducing my configuration on any NixOS system. This includes the wallpaper, scripts, applications, config files, and more.

Important Note on Noctalia

The first time you login, screen will be blank SUPER + SHIFT + C to exit. Login in, noctalia will start from then on

📸 More Screenshots

Waybar Themes

Noctalia Shell Integration

Additional Features

Cheatsheets and Guides

• Nix Beginner Guide: English | Español
• Hyprland Customization Guide: English | Español

🍖 Requirements

• You must be running on NixOS, version 24.05+.
• The zaneyos folder (this repo) is expected to be in your home directory.
• You must have installed NIXOS using GPT parition with booting with UEFI.
• ** 500MB minimum /boot partition required. **
• Systemd-boot is what is supported.
• For GRUB you will have to brave the internet for a how-to. ☺️
• Manually editing your host specific files.
• The host is the specific computer your installing on.

🎹 Pipewire & Notification Menu Controls

• We are using the latest and greatest audio solution for Linux. Not to mention you will have media and volume controls in the notification center available in the top bar.

🏇 Optimized Workflow & Simple Yet Elegant Neovim

• Using Hyprland for increased elegance, functionality, and efficiency.
• No massive NeoVIM project here, using nixvim for an incredible NeoVIM setup. With language support already added in.

🖥️ Multi Host & User Configuration

• You can define separate settings for different host machines and users.
• Easily specify extra packages for your users in the modules/core/user.nix file.
• Easy to understand file structure and simple, but encompassing, configuration.

👼 An Incredible Community Focused On Support

• The entire idea of ZaneyOS is to make NixOS an approachable space.
• NixOS is actually a great community that you will want to be a part of.
• Many people who are patient and happy to spend their free time helping you are running ZaneyOS.
• Feel free to reach out on the Discord for any help with anything.

📦 How To Install Packages?

• You can search the Nix Packages & Options pages for what a package may be named or if it has options available that take care of configuration hurdles you may face.
• To add a package there are the sections for it in modules/core/packages.nix and modules/core/user.nix. One is for programs available system wide and the other for your users environment only.

🙋 Having Issues / Questions?

• Please feel free to raise an issue on the repo, please label a feature request with the title beginning with [feature request], thank you!
• Contact us on Discord as well, for a potentially faster response.

Hyprland Keybindings

Below are the keybindings for Hyprland, formatted for easy reference. The right column shows keybindings that are specific to Noctalia Shell (only available when barChoice = "noctalia").

Standard Keybindings Application Launching $modifier + Return → Launch terminal $modifier + Tab → Toggle Quickshell Overview (workspace overview with live previews) $modifier + K → List keybinds $modifier + Shift + W → Open web-search $modifier + Alt + W → Open wallsetter $modifier + Shift + N → Run swaync-client -rs $modifier + W → Launch Web Browser $modifier + Y → Open kitty with yazi $modifier + E → Open emopicker9000 $modifier + S → Take a screenshot $modifier + Shift + D → Open Discord $modifier + O → Launch OBS Studio $modifier + Alt + C → Color Picker $modifier + G → Open GIMP $modifier + T → Toggle terminal with pypr $modifier + Alt + M → Open pavucontrol Window Management $modifier + Q → Kill active window $modifier + P → Toggle pseudo tiling $modifier + Shift + I → Toggle split mode $modifier + F → Toggle fullscreen $modifier + Shift + F → Toggle floating mode $modifier + Alt + F → Float all windows $modifier + Shift + C → Exit Hyprland Window Movement $modifier + Shift + ← / → / ↑ / ↓ → Move left/right/up/down $modifier + Shift + H / L / K / J → Move left/right/up/down $modifier + Alt + ← / → / ↑ / ↓ → Swap left/right/up/down Focus Movement $modifier + ← / → / ↑ / ↓ → Move focus left/right/up/down $modifier + H / L / K / J → Move focus left/right/up/down Workspaces $modifier + 1-10 → Switch to workspace 1-10 $modifier + Shift + Space → Move window to special workspace $modifier + Space → Toggle special workspace $modifier + Shift + 1-10 → Move window to workspace 1-10 $modifier + Control + → / ← → Switch workspace forward/backward Window Cycling Alt + Tab → Cycle to next window / Bring active to top

🎨 Noctalia Shell Keybindings Available when barChoice = "noctalia" in variables.nix $modifier + D → Launcher Toggle $modifier + Shift + Return → Launcher Toggle $modifier + M → Notifications Menu $modifier + V → Clipboard Manager $modifier + Alt + P → Settings Panel $modifier + Shift + , → Settings Panel $modifier + Alt + L → Lock Screen $modifier + Shift + Y → Wallpaper Manager $modifier + X → Power Menu $modifier + C → Control Center $modifier + Ctrl + R → Screen Recorder Rofi Launcher (Waybar Mode) Available when barChoice = "waybar" in variables.nix $modifier + D → Launch Rofi Launcher $modifier + Shift + Return → Launch Rofi Launcher Other Features $modifier + Shift + Return (Waybar) → Application Launcher $modifier + V (Waybar) → Clipboard History via cliphist

Installation:

⚠️ IMPORTANT: These installation methods are for NEW INSTALLATIONS ONLY. If you already have ZaneyOS installed and want to upgrade to v2.4, see the Upgrade Instructions below. Note: There is an issue with upgrade script. It's been removed until it's fixed.

⬇️ Install with script (NEW INSTALLATIONS ONLY)

📜 Script:

This is the easiest and recommended way of starting out for new installations. The script is not meant to allow you to change every option that you can in the flake or help you install extra packages. It is simply here so you can get my configuration installed with as little chances of breakages and then fiddle to your hearts content!

⚠️ WARNING: This script will completely replace any existing ~/zaneyos directory. Do NOT use this if you already have ZaneyOS installed and configured.

Simply copy this and run it:

nix-shell -p git curl pciutils

Then:

sh <(curl -L https://gitlab.com/Zaney/zaneyos/-/raw/main/install-zaneyos.sh)

The install process will look something like this:

After the install completes your environment will probably look broken. Just reboot and you will see this as your login:

Then after login you should see a screen like this:

🦽 Manual install process:

1. Run this command to ensure Git & Vim are installed:

nix-shell -p git vim

2. Clone this repo & enter it:

cd && git clone https://gitlab.com/zaney/zaneyos.git -b main --depth=1 ~/zaneyos
cd zaneyos

You can still run the `install.sh` script if you want to.

• You should stay in this folder for the rest of the install

3. Create the host folder for your machine(s) like so:

cp -r hosts/default hosts/<your-desired-hostname>
git add .

4. Edit `hosts//variab nixos-generate-config --show-hardware-config > hosts//hardware.nix

7. Run this to enable flakes and install the flake replacing hostname with
   profile. I.e. `intel`, `nvidia`, `nvidia-laptop`, `amd-hybrid`, or `vm`

NIX_CONFIG="experimental-features = nix-command flakes" sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#profile

Now when you want to rebuild the configuration you have access to an alias
called `fr` that will rebuild the flake and you do not have to be in the
`zaneyos` folder for it to work.

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### Special Recognitions:

Thank you for all your assistance

- Jakookit https://github.com/jakookit
- Justaguylinux https://github.com/drewgrif
- Jerry Starke https://github.com/JerrySM64

## Hope you enjoy!