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After the VM is successfully booted, DokuWiki will be available on http://localhost:8080 | After the VM is successfully booted, DokuWiki will be available on http://localhost:8080 | ||
=== Reference local nixpkgs folder === | |||
Using the <code>-I nixpkgs</code> parameter, you could choose to use a local ''nixpkgs'' repository, for example to test unfinished packages or modules:<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
nixos-shell -I nixpkgs=/home/myuser/projects/nixpkgs myvm.nix | |||
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=== Graphical session === | |||
Following snippet will spawn a QEMU session with a graphical screen running GNOME, configured to auto login the user <code>nixos</code>.{{file|myvm.nix|nix|<nowiki> | |||
{ ... }: { | |||
virtualisation.memorySize = 8096; | |||
virtualisation.cores = 8; | |||
virtualisation.graphics = true; | |||
services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true; | |||
services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true; | |||
services.displayManager.autoLogin = { | |||
enable = true; | |||
user = "nixos"; | |||
}; | |||
users.users.nixos = { | |||
isNormalUser = true; | |||
initialPassword = "nixos"; | |||
}; | |||
}; | |||
</nowiki>|name=|lang=}} | |||
=== Mounting host directories === | === Mounting host directories === | ||
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{{file|myvm.nix|nix|<nowiki> | {{file|myvm.nix|nix|<nowiki> | ||
{ | { ... }: { | ||
nixos-shell.mounts.extraMounts = { | nixos-shell.mounts.extraMounts = { | ||
"/var/lib/nextcloud/store-apps/calendar" = { | "/var/lib/nextcloud/store-apps/calendar" = { | ||
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}; | }; | ||
}; | }; | ||
</nowiki>}} | </nowiki>|name=|lang=}} | ||
Mounting is done through the network filesystem protocol 9p. Currently [https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-shell/issues/71 it's not possible] to mount the target directory with a specific UID/GID, so you'll have to change the permissions on the host directory according to your needs. | Mounting is done through the network filesystem protocol 9p. Currently [https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-shell/issues/71 it's not possible] to mount the target directory with a specific UID/GID, so you'll have to change the permissions on the host directory according to your needs. | ||