diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8dd8e68..af117d0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,17 +2,42 @@ These are my configurations for nixos. You are free to use it, however it may be best for you to fork and make your own. ## Installing -In my experience, you need a larger disk size for the nix store on the installer than is created. As such, I use a NFS mount with a swap file. If you are installing using an USB stick, you can probably place a swap file there. +In my experience, you need a larger disk size for the nix store on the installer than is created. As such, I use a swap file/drive, recommended separate drive from the one being installed to. + +### Swap example. ```bash -nix-shell -p git nfs-utils -mkdir /mnt/merged -mount.nfs 10.0.0.5:/mnt/merged /mnt/merged -mkdir /mnt/merged/nixos-tmp -fallocate -l 30G /mnt/merged/nixos-tmp/swap -chmod 600 /mnt/merged/nixos-tmp/swap -mkswap /mnt/merged/nixos-tmp/swap -swapon /mnt/merged/nixos-tmp/swap +mkdir /mnt/usb +mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb +fallocate -l 30G /mnt/usb/swap +chmod 600 /mnt/usb/swap +mkswap /mnt/usb/swap +swapon /mnt/usn/swap mount -o remount,size=20G,noatime /nix/.rw-store +``` + +### The install process. + +After setting up the extra swap space, clone and enter the nixos repo. +```bash +nix-shell -p git git clone --recursive https://github.com/GRMrGecko/nixos.git -``` \ No newline at end of file +cd nixos/ +``` + +After you get into the repo, configure the machine to your liking. +```bash +./configure.sh +``` + +After configuring, install. You can define a tmpdir as the USB drive with `TMPDIR=/mnt/usb` if you want to reduce load on RAM. +```bash +./install.sh --disk main /dev/sda +``` + +After install is complete, you can then rsync the nixos dir to the user account on the install: +```bash +nix-shell -p rsync +mount -o compress=zstd /dev/mapper/crypted /mnt/hdd +rsync -av /root/nixos/ /mnt/hdd/home/grmrgecko/nixos/ +```