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* '''authorizedKeys''': Add the SSH public keys for the users which should be able to authenticate to the SSH daemon to the <code>authorizedKeys</code> option.
* '''authorizedKeys''': Add the SSH public keys for the users which should be able to authenticate to the SSH daemon to the <code>authorizedKeys</code> option.
* '''availableKernelModules''': Most likely your network card is not working without its kernel module being part of the initrd, so you have to find out which module is used for your network. Use <code>lspci -v | grep -iA8 'network\|ethernet'</code> for that.
* '''availableKernelModules''': Most likely your network card is not working without its kernel module being part of the initrd, so you have to find out which module is used for your network. Use <code>lspci -v | grep -iA8 'network\|ethernet'</code> for that.
* '''kernelParams''': Instead of using DHCP you could also configure a static IP, for example with kernel parameter <code>boot.kernelParams = [ "ip=10.25.0.2::10.25.0.1:255.255.255.0:myhost::none" ];</code>, where <code>10.25.0.2</code> is the client IP, <code>10.25.0.1</code> is the gateway IP. See [https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/nfsroot.txt the kernel documentation] for more information on the <code>ip=</code> parameter. When using DHCP, make sure your computer is always attached to the network and is able to get an IP adress, or the boot process will hang.
* '''kernelParams''':  
** When using a dynamic IP address with DHCP you might want to publish your hostname already in the initrd so it can be resolved in the local network: <code>boot.kernelParams = [ "ip=::::${config.networking.hostName}::dhcp" ];</code><ref>https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/63941#issuecomment-2628615604</ref> Note that when using DHCP, make sure your computer is always attached to the network and is able to get an IP adress, or the boot process will hang.
** You could also configure a static IP <code>boot.kernelParams = [ "ip=10.25.0.2::10.25.0.1:255.255.255.0:myhost::none" ];</code>, where <code>10.25.0.2</code> is the client IP, <code>10.25.0.1</code> is the gateway IP. See [https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/nfsroot.txt the kernel documentation] for more information on the <code>ip=</code> parameter.




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* <code>hs_ed25519_secret_key</code>
* <code>hs_ed25519_secret_key</code>


To create these files, you have to run tor once, with a dummy configuration.
To create these files:
 
$ nix-shell -p mkp224o --command "mkp224o-donna snow -n 1 -d ."
<pre>DataDirectory /tmp/my-dummy.tor/
set workdir: ./
SOCKSPort 127.0.0.1:10050 IsolateDestAddr
nixuum6flqthv6ar52j5e2ldulylfsfgezykeg37iy74kqowcp5gxfyd.onion
SOCKSPort 127.0.0.1:10063
The files you need are in the <code>*.onion</code> directory:
HiddenServiceDir /home/tony/tor/onion
$ ls *.onion
HiddenServicePort 1234 127.0.0.1:1234</pre>
hostname  hs_ed25519_public_key  hs_ed25519_secret_key
Let’s asume you created this file in <code>/home/tony/tor/tor.rc</code>.
 
Verify that everything is <code>tor.rc</code> awesome, by running <code>tor -f /home/tony/tor/tor.rc --verify-config</code>. If you don’t see any errors, just run <code>tor -f /home/tony/tor/tor.rc</code>.
 
You will get some output like this.
 
<pre>May 21 18:38:39.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 80% (ap_conn): Connecting to a relay to build circuits
May 21 18:38:39.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 85% (ap_conn_done): Connected to a relay to build circuits
May 21 18:38:39.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 89% (ap_handshake): Finishing handshake with a relay to build circuits
May 21 18:38:39.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 90% (ap_handshake_done): Handshake finished with a relay to build circuits
May 21 18:38:39.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 95% (circuit_create): Establishing a Tor circuit
May 21 18:38:40.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 100% (done): Done</pre>
Hit <code>Ctrl-C</code> and the files you need, should be in <code>/home/tony/tor/onion</code>.


==== Setup Tor ====
==== Setup Tor ====
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<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"># copy your onion folder
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"># copy your onion folder
boot.initrd.secrets = {
boot.initrd.secrets = {
   "/etc/tor/onion/bootup"; = /home/tony/tor/onion; # maybe find a better spot to store this.
   "/etc/tor/onion/bootup" = /home/tony/tor/onion; # maybe find a better spot to store this.
};
};


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