nixos-config/README.md

tux's nix flake

Table of Contents

• Hosts
• Installation
• Components
• Showcase
• Pain

Hosts

	Hostname	Board	CPU	RAM	GPU	Purpose
🖥️	sirius	MSI X570-A Pro	Ryzen 7 5700X3D	64GB	RTX 3080 TI + RTX 3060 TI	Triple-monitor desktop running Windows Subsystem for Linux.
💻	canopus	Asus Zephyrus G15	Ryzen 9 5900HS	16GB	RTX 3060	Optimized for productivity on the go and some gaming.
☁️	homelab	Minisforum MS-A1	Ryzen 7 8700G	32GB	Radeon 780M	WIP
☁️	arcturus	KVM	4 Core	8GB		Primary server responsible for exposing my homelab applications to the internet.
☁️	alpha	KVM	2 Core	4GB		Monitors uptime and health status of all services across the infrastructure.
🥔	vega	Raspberry Pi 3B+	Cortex A53	1GB		Running AdGuard Home for network-wide ad blocking.
📱	capella	Samsung S25 Ultra	Snapdragon 8 Elite	12GB	Adreno 830	Primary mobile for daily usage. (Locked)
📱	rigel	Motorola Edge 30	Snapdragon 778G+	8GB	Adreno 642L	Secondary mobile for some fun. (Rooted)
☁️	node	KVM	i9-13900	64GB		Running Ethereum and BSC nodes. Currently in the process of migrating from Ubuntu.

Installation

Boot into NixOS bootable USB and then enter the following commands

# Clone this repositry
git clone https://github.com/tuxdotrs/nix-config.git

# Navigate to the repository directory
cd nix-config

# Install disko for disk partitioning
nix-shell -p disko

# Partition the disk and make sure to replace DISK_PATH (eg. /dev/vda)
disko --mode disko ./hosts/canopus/disko.nix --arg device '"DISK_PATH"'

# Generate the hardware.nix file for your system
nixos-generate-config --no-filesystems --root /mnt

# Replace the hardware.nix with generated one
cp /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix ./hosts/canopus/hardware.nix

# Install
nixos-install --root /mnt --flake .#canopus

# Reboot to your beautiful DE
reboot

Components

	Wayland	Xorg
DM	ly	ly
WM/DE	Hyprland	AwesomeWM
Compositor	Hyprland	Picom (Jonaburg)
Bar	Astal	Wibar
Hotkeys	Hyprland	Awful
Launcher	Astal	Rofi
Notifications	Astal	Naughty
Terminal	Ghostty	Wezterm
Editor	Neovim	Neovim

Showcase

Desktop

Neovim

Floating Terminal

Lazygit

Telescope

Firefox

Spent weeks on this system configuration 😢