dots

personal nixos and home manager configuration for the cipher workstation.

• user: jamesblair
• host: cipher
• repo path: ~/dots
• desktop: gnome on wayland
• browser: helium
• monospace font: berkeley mono

layout

• flake.nix: inputs, formatter, checks, dev shell, and host wiring
• hosts/cipher: machine entry point and generated hardware configuration
• modules/nixos: reusable system modules
• modules/home: home manager modules
• config: dotfiles consumed by home manager
• justfile: day-to-day commands

setup

clone the repo to the path used by the configuration:

nix shell nixpkgs#git -c git clone https://github.com/jameblai/dots ~/dots
cd ~/dots

on a fresh install, copy the generated hardware config before the first build:

cp /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix hosts/cipher/hardware-configuration.nix

activate:

nix develop -c just switch

reboot after the first activation.

daily use

common workflow:

just fmt
just check
just build
just switch

useful commands:

• just test: activate for the current boot only
• just update: update flake inputs
• just update nixpkgs: update one input
• just clean: remove old generations

just test and just switch only activate when the running hostname is cipher.