## Jimbo's Nix Systems

Thanks for taking a look at my Nix* flake!
While this is primarily organized for my own use, you may find each individual service or config useful to read, reference, learn from, and adapt for your own systems.

### Installation
Installing this flake is best done from an existing system. A minimal install is fastest, but is up to you. After installing NixOS, backup your hardware-config.nix file, and adapt it to fit the format of ``/hosts``, adjusting for your specific system.

An initial install will can be done with ``nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/nixos/.#host``, where ``host`` is a hostname defined in this flake. You may also have to enable "experimental" features with a flag, such as nix-command and flakes.

Home-Manager is handled separately from the system, despite being in the same folder. A rebuild of a user's home is done with ``home-manager switch --flake /etc/nixos/.#user@host``, as defined under ``homeConfigurations`` in the flake.

### Usage
My config uses these tools:  
``Sway`` - Window manager / Desktop  
``ZSH`` - Primary shell  
``Foot`` - Terminal emulator  
``Rofi`` - App launcher and menu system  

I have made shell aliases in ZSH for rebuilding the system. They are as follows:  
`flakedate` - Update the flake.lock, which renews the sources of nixpkgs. This is needed to update the system.  
`sysswitch` - Switch the system profile.  
`homeswitch` = Switch the user's home-manager profile.  
`nixswitch` = Switch to new config for both user and system.  
`nixdate` = Same as before, but updating flake.nix before doing so. This is essentially a full system update.  

My config heavily references a gnupg-protected secrets file. These will have to be adapted and rewritten if anyone is to use my config directly.  
For my use, unlocking secrets can be done with this command:  
``gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --decrypt local.key.asc | git-crypt unlock -``

### Credits
Without the help of heavy inspiration, I would not have been able to learn and get up and running nearly as quickly. My most heavily borrowed configs are as follows:  
[CloudyChris' nix-starter-configs fork](https://github.com/CloudyChris/NixOsConfig), the very initial base of my conversion to flakes.  
[WillPower3309's personal flake](https://github.com/WillPower3309/nixos-config) for being a pleasure in the SwayFX Discord and having a really nice flake.nix file I borrowed from.  
[Jules Sommer's minimal flake](https://github.com/WillPower3309/swayfx) for giving me a good basis for writing individual files and repeatedly helping me throughout the entire process.  

Made with love ❤️

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