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NixOS Full Disk Encryption with USB/SD-Card/Password Unlock

Not long ago I had some super secure data on my server and I wanted it to survive just about anything...

Learn More 7 0Nov 1 '24

Nix first steps

It might be overwhelming to dive into the Nix world, but this little glossary should help refine your...

Learn More 5 0Sep 4 '24

Managing NixOS on DigitalOcean with Colmena

In this post, we will prepare a DigitalOcean image for NixOS, launch a droplet with it and manage it...

Learn More 4 0Aug 23 '24

Running NixOS Guests on QEMU

Once in a while, I want to test some NixOS configuration without affecting my main system or...

Learn More 3 0Jul 31 '24

I Changed My Mind - NixOS is NOT the Best Linux

Well I didn't expect to be writing this post, ever. Most of my posts on here have just been NixOS...

Learn More 3 5Aug 11 '24

Archiving PostgreSQL Backups on NixOS

This is a technical note on how to archive PostgreSQL backups on NixOS to one or more targets using...

Learn More 2 0Jul 30 '24

NixOS Rebuilds, Upgrades and Generation Diffs

Today, I upgraded my NixOS system to the latest version, v25.05. It went smoothly. I just want to...

Learn More 2 1May 27

How to Edit the Sudoers File in NixOS - with Examples

Intro I wanted to configure the /etc/sudoers file in NixOS to setup an account that...

Learn More 2 1Mar 24

Why Consider NixOS for Your Environment?

Why Consider NixOS for Your Environment? When managing environments—whether for development,...

Learn More 2 1Aug 27 '24

Managing NixOS Secrets via SOPS, sops-nix and opsops

Secret provisioning is a critical operation during the deployment and management of a software...

Learn More 2 0Aug 3 '24

How to turn NEOVIM into an IDE-like code editor in NIXOS?

Welcome to my optimized Laravel development setup featuring Nvim with LazyVim integration. This...

Learn More 1 0Mar 24

OpenResty on NixOS for an API Gateway

Are you using an API gateway? Do you really need one? If you are using NixOS and feel comfortable...

Learn More 1 1Aug 1 '24

Desbloqueo remoto LUKS, una solución innovadora - NixOS

Ninguna IA ha estado involucrada en la creación de este articulo. En este articulo...

Learn More 1 0May 22

The Ultimate NixOS Homelab Guide - Flakes, Modules and Fail2Ban w/ Cloudflare

Welcome back everyone to the NixOS homelab guide, today we will be moving all our configurations into...

Learn More 1 0Jul 2 '24

Backup GitHub Repositories with gidek

Do you backup your Git repositories? If not, you should consider doing so. I might even have a...

Learn More 1 0Aug 5 '24

5 Very Common Mistakes a beginner should avoid when trying NixOS for the first time to truly start daily driving it.

Introduction There are many ways to use NixOS, the one most people start with is probably...

Learn More 1 0Feb 27

How to Set Up Kanata on NixOS: A Step-by-Step Guide 🖥️

This guide is a follow-up to my previous blog on setting up Kanata on Linux. If you're using NixOS,...

Learn More 1 0Dec 18 '24

Choosing my distro: Ubuntu, NixOS, Elementary OS or Pop!_OS

I used Ubuntu for more than 8 years now. I tried Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, Kali Linux, Parrot OS, Linux...

Learn More 1 1Sep 23 '24

Red (wifi) y SSH en Stage1 (boot - initrd) de NixOS - Parte 2

Ninguna IA ha estado involucrada en la creación de este articulo Contexto Esta es la...

Learn More 0 0Apr 6

Nixos config for nvim

How to turn NEOVIM into an IDE-like code editor in NIXOS? ...

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Red y SSH en Stage1 (boot - initrd) de NixOS - Parte 1

Ninguna IA ha estado involucrada en la creacion de este articulo Contexto En la...

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Proxying Bitcoin Core and LND with Tailscale and Nginx

Recently I decided I wanted to run my own Bitcoin and Lightning node and I wanted it to be reachable...

Learn More 0 0Feb 11

A NixOS template to help get you started.

tldr A fully working setup to begin your NixOS development. It'll get you running...

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NixOS - A Unique Linux Distribution

NixOS is a purely declarative distro, where everything is configured in a configuration file located...

Learn More 0 0Dec 5 '24

NixOS. Managing secrets with sops-nix

Hi! Here are some notes about how to use secrets in NixOS configuration securely. As of now I use...

Learn More 0 0Feb 21

Packing Custom Fonts for NixOS

I have been using NixOS for a long time. And I am very happy with it. It is very stable and easy to configure. With NixOS, installing and configuring famous and open-source fonts is already very straightforward.

Learn More 0 0Aug 4 '24

Why I stopped using NixOS and went back to Arch Linux

This post is a bit of a rant. Read at your own discretion. About a year ago I switched from Manjaro...

Learn More 0 1Mar 7

Cross-Compiling Haskell under NixOS with Docker

I learned how to cross-compile Haskell projects under NixOS using Docker images for ARM...

Learn More 0 0May 29