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47 lines
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# From NixOS
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## Generate Configuration
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Assuming you're happy with your existing partition layout, you can generate a
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basic NixOS configuration for your system using:
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```sh
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flk up
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```
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This will make a new file `hosts/up-$(hostname).nix`, which you can edit to
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your liking.
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Make sure your `i18n.defaultLocale` and `time.timeZone` are set properly for
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your region. Keep in mind that `networking.hostName` with be automatically
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set to the filename of your hosts file, so `hosts/my-host.nix` will have the
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hostname `my-host`.
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Now might be a good time to read the docs on [suites](../concepts/suites.md) and
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[profiles](../concepts/profiles.md) and add or create any that you need.
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> ##### _Note:_
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> While the `up` sub-command is provided as a convenience to quickly set up and
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> install a "fresh" NixOS system on current hardware, committing these files is
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> discouraged.
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> They are placed in the git staging area automatically because they would be
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> invisible to the flake otherwise, but it is best to move what you need from
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> them directly into a host module of your own making, and commit that instead.
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# Installation
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Once you're ready to deploy `hosts/my-host.nix`:
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```sh
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flk my-host switch
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```
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This calls `nixos-rebuild` with sudo to build and install your configuration.
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> ##### _Notes:_
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> - Instead of `switch`, you can pass `build`, `test`, `boot`, etc just as with
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> `nixos-rebuild`.
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> - It is convenient to have the template living at `/etc/nixos` so you can
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> simply `sudo nixos-rebuild switch` from anywhere on the system, but it is
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> not required.
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