anywhere - Generic Host Template

A bare NixOS server template for bootstrapping new machines via nixos-anywhere. No services, no sops, no home-manager - just enough to boot and SSH in.

Usage

1. Copy the template:

   cp -r hosts/nixos/anywhere hosts/nixos/<name>
   

2. Set the platform arch in hosts/nixos/<name>/default.nix:

   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-linux"; # or "aarch64-linux"
   

3. Adjust disk config in hosts/nixos/<name>/disk.nix - set the correct device path.

4. Install via nixos-anywhere:

   nix run github:nix-community/nixos-anywhere -- \
     --generate-hardware-config nixos-generate-config ./hosts/nixos/<name>/hardware.nix \
     --flake .#<name> \
     --target-host root@<ip>
   

This partitions the disk, installs the system, and reboots - fully unattended.

1. Deploy future updates:

   just deploy <name>
   

What's Included

• GRUB with EFI
• NetworkManager
• OpenSSH
• virt user (from config.nix) with SSH keys
• zsh shell
• Nix settings (latest nix, GC, caches)

What to Add

For production hosts, import the relevant modules:

imports = [
  flake.nixosModules.beszel
  flake.nixosModules.tailscale
  flake.nixosModules.virtualisation
  flake.nixosModules.filebrowser
  flake.inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
  # ... add home-manager, user config, etc.
];