NixOS configuration

The following instructions assumes you're running on a non-graphical, fresh installation of NixOS.
While a non-graphical installation is not neccessary, I prefer it as my initial choice.

Preparing the system build

Connect to the internet via nmcli:

nmcli device wifi connect <wifi_name> password <wifi_password>

Add git to your current bash session:

nix-shell -p git

Clone the repository to your home directory:

git clone https://github.com/qwbarch/nix-config ~/nix-config

Running the system build

Before you build your system, you will need to copy over your own hardware-configuration.nix to the cloned repository.

cp /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix ~/nix-config/system/hardware-configuration.nix

Run the system build:

cd ~/nix-config && sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#edward-nixos

Once the system build is finished, reboot your system.

Running the home manager build

You will now have i3-gaps installed. A prompt will ask if you'd like to generate a new config.
Simply press esc to use the default settings.

Next, open up terminal using the following hotkeys:

alt + enter

Before you run the home manager build, I recommend deleting the configuration files your system comes with by default.
Why? NixOS automatically attempts to rebuild your system with the default configuration if you leave it there.

sudo rm -r /etc/nixos

Run the home manager build:

~/nix-config/switch home

Once the build is complete, reboot your system and it's ready to be used!

Note to self

If a binary cache is down, remove the cache from the relevant config files and run the following:

nix build .#homeManagerConfiguration.qwbarch.activationPackage -fallback --show-trace --option binary-caches https://cache.nixos.org/