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With a small amount of work, it is possible to use NixOS as a LXC container under Proxmox.

== Generate a container tarball ==

A better way to deploy a NixOS container tarball on Proxmox is described at [[Proxmox Virtual Environment#LXC]].

== Finding a container tarball ==

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To create a new NixOS container, you can then clone the template instead of doing the preceding steps.

== Expected issues ==

=== Entering ~~into~~ container by pct enter ===

=== Entering the container by <code>pct enter</code> ===

~~after entering~~ container from proxmox host by

<~~pre~~> [root@proxmox:~]# pct enter <vmid></~~pre~~>

enter a (nixos) container from the proxmox host

~~you have no~~ variables set. ~~Fix it by typing~~

: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">[root@proxmox:~]# pct enter <vmid></syntaxhighlight>

<~~pre~~> sh-5.1# ~~source~~ /etc/set-~~environment~~</~~pre~~>

: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2#</syntaxhighlight>

: <s>set (missing) environment variables</s>

:: <s><syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2# source /etc/set-environment</syntaxhighlight></s>

:: <s><syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2#</syntaxhighlight></s>

or

: set (missing) environment variables with <code>[[wikipedia:en:dot (command)#source|.]]</code>

:: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2# . /etc/profile</syntaxhighlight>

:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">[root@nixos:~]#</syntaxhighlight>

If commands (like ls) still can't be found, try running:

:: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">

[root@nixos:~] /run/current-system/activate

</syntaxhighlight>

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or

: set (missing) environment variables by opening a new shell

:: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2# sh -l</syntaxhighlight>

:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">[root@nixos:~]#</syntaxhighlight>

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=== nixos-rebuild switch ===

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 With a small amount of work, it is possible to use NixOS as a LXC container under Proxmox.
+== Generate a container tarball ==
+A better way to deploy a NixOS container tarball on Proxmox is described at [[Proxmox Virtual Environment#LXC]].
 == Finding a container tarball ==
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 To create a new NixOS container, you can then clone the template instead of doing the preceding steps.
 == Expected issues ==
-=== Entering into container by pct enter ===
+=== Entering the container by <code>pct enter</code> ===
-after entering container from proxmox host by
-<pre> [root@proxmox:~]# pct enter <vmid></pre>
+enter a (nixos) container from the proxmox host
-you have no variables set. Fix it by typing
+: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">[root@proxmox:~]# pct enter <vmid></syntaxhighlight>
-<pre> sh-5.1#  source /etc/set-environment</pre>
+: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2#</syntaxhighlight>
+: <s>set (missing) environment variables</s>
+:: <s><syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2# source /etc/set-environment</syntaxhighlight></s>
+:: <s><syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2#</syntaxhighlight></s>
+or
+: set (missing) environment variables with <code>[[wikipedia:en:dot (command)#source|.]]</code>
+:: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2# . /etc/profile</syntaxhighlight>
+:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">[root@nixos:~]#</syntaxhighlight>
+If commands (like ls) still can't be found, try running:
+:: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">
+[root@nixos:~] /run/current-system/activate
+</syntaxhighlight>
+<!--
+or
+: set (missing) environment variables by opening a new shell
+:: <syntaxhighlight lang="shell">sh-5.2# sh -l</syntaxhighlight>
+:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">[root@nixos:~]#</syntaxhighlight>
+-->
 === nixos-rebuild switch ===