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Welcome to the wiki of Nucleus !
Nucleus is a lightweight NixOS configuration architecture designed for personal systems. This wiki provides comprehensive guidance for understanding, installing, and maintaining your Nucleus-based NixOS setup.
Choose your starting point based on your needs:
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New to Nucleus? Start with Introduction to Nucleus to understand the project goals, design philosophy, and what Nucleus can do.
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Ready to install? Go to Getting Started With Nucleus for step-by-step installation instructions and initial configuration setup.
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Need to understand how it works? Read Working Model to learn the architecture, data flow, and how Nucleus organizes your configuration.
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Want to expand your setup? See Extending Your Configuration to learn how to add more hosts, users, and custom features.
- Scope: Personal NixOS configurations for 1-10 individual machines
- Requirements: UEFI systems, fresh installation, basic VIM/TTY knowledge
- Supported Starters: Minimal, KDE, GNOME
- Core Technologies: Flakes, Home Manager, Disko, Nixpkgs
Refer to the specific documentation page for your question, or review the Working Model to understand how different parts of the architecture interact.