Install NixOS on GCE: Difference between revisions
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There are no publicly provided images of recent releases of NixOS. There are some old releases at [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/gce-images.nix <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/gce-images.nix>] and in the <code>gs://nixos-images</code> and <code>gs://nixos-cloud-images</code> public buckets, but these have not been updated in years. Instead, it is recommended you build your own image. | There are no publicly provided images of recent releases of NixOS. There are some old releases at [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/gce-images.nix <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/gce-images.nix>] and in the <code>gs://nixos-images</code> and <code>gs://nixos-cloud-images</code> public buckets, but these have not been updated in years. Instead, it is recommended you build your own image. | ||
This guide is for people who really need NixOS... not just the Nix package manager. If Nix is all you need, you can install it automatically | This guide is for people who really need NixOS... not just the Nix package manager. If Nix is all you need, you can install it automatically with a [https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts/linux startup script]. Debian 12 startup script example: | ||
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cowsay 'nix is fully operational' | cowsay 'nix is fully operational' | ||
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== Bootstrapping a NixOS image from the build of your choice == | == Bootstrapping a NixOS image from the build of your choice == | ||