NixOS on ARM/Raspberry Pi 5: Difference between revisions

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{{Note|The author of the following section acknowledges that this may not be the best (or even intended) process. These instructions are provided on a best effort basis. If you have a better set of instructions, please contribute them to this section, replacing this content, and removing this notice.}}Setting up a NixOS system on your Raspberry Pi 5 consists of a number of steps. First, it's important to get a SD Image installer onto the device. If you're not currently running on an ARM system (almost definitely the case), you have three options:

# ~~Cross compile~~ the ~~image~~ (~~Note: an editor should add how~~-to ~~information~~);

# Bootstrap a build machine onto the Raspberry Pi 5, for example with a standard Raspberry Pi OS SD card (use rpi-imager to enable sshd and set wifi credentials for a headless experience), `apt install nix` and run nix as root

# Hope that the compiled image is available in the cache;

# Cross compile the image

~~# Bootstrap a build machine onto the Raspberry Pi 5.~~

# Hope that the compiled image is available in the cache

=== Step 1: Building the SD Image ===

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 {{Note|The author of the following section acknowledges that this may not be the best (or even intended) process. These instructions are provided on a best effort basis. If you have a better set of instructions, please contribute them to this section, replacing this content, and removing this notice.}}Setting up a NixOS system on your Raspberry Pi 5 consists of a number of steps. First, it's important to get a SD Image installer onto the device. If you're not currently running on an ARM system (almost definitely the case), you have three options:
-# Cross compile the image (Note: an editor should add how-to information);
+# Bootstrap a build machine onto the Raspberry Pi 5, for example with a standard Raspberry Pi OS SD card (use rpi-imager to enable sshd and set wifi credentials for a headless experience), `apt install nix` and run nix as root
-# Hope that the compiled image is available in the cache;
+# Cross compile the image
-# Bootstrap a build machine onto the Raspberry Pi 5.
+# Hope that the compiled image is available in the cache
 === Step 1: Building the SD Image ===