This repository contains configurations for:
- my MacBook Pro "Jorges-Laptop-Pro",
- my imaginary Linux laptop "Jorges-Laptop-Ultra" and
- my RockPro64 Linux server "Pomu"
Grab the Determinate System's Nix Graphical installer and follow Nix Academy's guide for macOS.
Once you're acquainted with Nix-Darwin and Flakes, you're free to use this project as reference for configuring your Mac.
Note that I compartmentalize each system into a separate "specialization" flake that gets merged with a base configuration.nix file that is common and shared with all my systems.
Grab the NixOS install ISO and follow the manual to create a basic install. The graphical installer is great as a base and helps you understand what parts you need to define to make a working system.
Once you're acquainted with NixOS and Flakes, you're free to use this project as reference for configuring your system.
Note that I compartmentalize each system into a separate "specialization" flake that gets merged with a base configuration.nix file that is common and shared with all my systems.
Build an aarch64 NixOS install image for the RockPro64 and follow the README.md to create a basic install.
There's probably a more correct way of getting it running, but I flashed the install image onto my eMMC and technically configured the installer to be my perfect web server and Minecraft server. It just works™. This way I didn't have to deal with any U-Boot garbage.
Once you're acquainted with NixOS and Flakes, you're free to use this project as reference for configuring your system.
Note that I compartmentalize each system into a separate "specialization" flake that gets merged with a base configuration.nix file that is common and shared with all my systems.
The Linux Unplugged podcast not shutting up about Nix and NixOS is the reason I finally gave it a real shot and none of this would have happened without their initial push. Thanks Chris.
Nix Academy's guide for macOS was a great starting off point for Nix-Flakes and Nix-Darwin, and definitely helps with initial configuration on the Mac.
This project really is an amalgamation of all the useful advice I could find on the internet on Nix, Nix-Darwin, Flakes and NixOS.