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imported>Kisik21
Described a way to launch NixOS VMs on boot with only Nix
 
imported>Olafklingt
m add Virtualization Category
 
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   but I don't use it here, because we need another kind of derivation. */
   but I don't use it here, because we need another kind of derivation. */
   nixosVM = configuration: (import <nixpkgs/nixos> { inherit configuration; }).vm;
   nixosVM = configuration: (import <nixpkgs/nixos> { inherit configuration; }).vm;
   // This is a convenience for having the machine configurations.
   # This is a convenience for having the machine configurations.
   vms = {
   vms = {
     // You can write it inline...
     # You can write it inline...
     yuki = { config, pkgs, lib, ... }: {
     yuki = { config, pkgs, lib, ... }: {
       services.httpd.enable = true;
       services.httpd.enable = true;
       services.httpd.adminAddr = "webmaster@example.com";
       services.httpd.adminAddr = "webmaster@example.com";
     };
     };
     // Or import from another file.
     # Or import from another file.
     sakura = import VMs/sakura.nix;
     sakura = import VMs/sakura.nix;
   };
   };
in {
in {
   environment.systemPackages = [
   environment.systemPackages = [
     // Then just add it like this!
     # Then just add it like this!
     (nixosVM vms.yuki)
     (nixosVM vms.yuki)
   ];
   ];
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   network_options ? "",
   network_options ? "",
   args ? "",
   args ? "",
   diskimagefolder ? "/var/lib/nixos-vms" }:
   diskimagefolder ? "/var/lib/nixos-vms",
  restartIfChanged ? true }:
let
let
   nixos-system = configuration: (import <nixpkgs/nixos> { inherit configuration; });
   nixos-system = configuration: (import <nixpkgs/nixos> { inherit configuration; });
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in {
in {
   systemd.services.${hostname} = {
   systemd.services.${hostname} = {
     inherit after;
     inherit after restartIfChanged;
     environment = {
     environment = {
       QEMU_NET_OPTS = network_options;
       QEMU_NET_OPTS = network_options;
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This will make it launch a virtual machine on boot.
This will make it launch a virtual machine on boot.
[[Category:Virtualization]]
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