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Making it your own

Despite my best efforts to advise against it, many of you still choose to do so. So here is a guide on how to make it your own.

Steps

Section titled “Steps”
  1. There are a number of files you’ll want to edit, but the best place to start is renaming the isabel user to your own user.
  2. User configuration:
    1. Edit /modules/base/users/options.nix and change any mentions of isabel to your username.
    2. Create a file that will contain your SSH key at /modules/base/users/<user>.nix.
    3. Edit /modules/nixos/users/<user>.nix to add your encrypted password, generated with mkpasswd.
  3. Picking a host:
    1. I host a number of different types of hosts, so there is likely one that will nicely match yours. To check what is a good match for you, look at the hosts table.
    2. Once you’ve picked the ideal host, rename /systems/<old>/ to your preferred hostname.
    3. Update the matching entry in nixosConfigurations (or darwinConfigurations) in /modules/flake/default.nix so the name lines up. See Adding systems for the available options.
    4. Make any needed adjustments. This should include renaming the home-manager users and configuring the options.
  4. Edit modules/nixos/environment/locale.nix so that you have the correct timezone and locale.
  5. You likely don’t want to use my Lix fork, so regex-replace izlix with your preferred Nix implementation. If your preferred Nix implementation does not support nested input.follows you’ll have to edit the flake.nix.
  6. There is a lot of maintenance burden in this repository, so see what you can remove safely. There’s no safe way to guide you on this — best of luck.