diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 47a72e1..871747a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +[![built with garnix](https://img.shields.io/endpoint.svg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgarnix.io%2Fapi%2Fbadges%2Fgarnix-io%2Fhello-garnix)](https://garnix.io) + This is a unified repo to contain my personal configurations for NixOS machines. # How To Use This @@ -11,22 +13,12 @@ Go through the normal process to setup a NixOS system during installation. /etc/nixos folder 5. Run the configuration generator. It should only genreate the hardware-configuration.nix file, which this repo gitignores -6. Symlink the folder for the appropriate host to the location 'host' as such: - `ln -s hosts/myhost host`. -7. Run the nixos installation command +6. Create a folder and file with the machine name in `hosts//default.nix` +7. Add `hosts/default.nix` an appropriate entry for the machine you are building +8. Create a file `home/hosts//default.nix` with the new machine name as well # Adding new hosts To add a new host, create a folder in the directory `hosts/` that matches the name of the target system. Each host must contain, minimally, a `default.nix` file that serves as the basis of configuring that host. - -## Profiles - -Certain shared characteristics can be created in the `profiles/` folder and included in -a particular host's configuration. For instance, any hosts that are running on a -Raspsberry Pi 4 should include the `profiles/rpi4.nix` file to properly configure things -like the kernel and boot parameters. Since I live in the "America/Chicago" timezone, hosts -that run in my home will also include `profiles/home.nix`. That file will also set the -domain that I use for my hosts at home. This allows shared content to be reused across -multiple machines without the need to repeat it.