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=== Other Changes === | === Other Changes === | ||
Do other changes. Get your users set up as you want them. Get databases and what not set up. Set up your ports. Anything you care about really. | Do other changes. Get your users set up as you want them. Get databases and what not set up. Set up your ports. Anything you care about really. | ||
== Install NixOS! == | |||
Whoo! Everything's ready now. Just install nixos with its very own command. | |||
unset NIXOS_CONFIG | |||
nixos-install | |||
=== Set Root Password === | |||
You should set the root password here. If you forget, you can use Linode's "Reset Root Password" option in the Rescue tab after finishing the install. | |||
nixos-install --chroot | |||
(chroot)$ passwd | |||
Enter new UNIX password: ... | |||
... | |||
... | |||
(chroot)$ exit | |||
== Shut Down Finnix == | |||
The installation is finished. So, Shut down the linode. | |||
The last steps before booting the system is creating a configuration profile in the Linode Manager: | |||
* Boot Settings | |||
** Kernel: Direct Disk | |||
* Block Device Assignment | |||
** /dev/sda: nixos (or whatever you named it at the beginning) | |||
** root device: /dev/sda | |||
Change other configuration options to your preference. | |||
Here's is a sample configuration options: | |||