NixOS friendly hosters: Difference between revisions
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* ORDER tables alphabetically. When a single host has multiple names, order | * NAME the business with the casing (upper, lower) as they advertise and/or are registered. | ||
* ORDER tables alphabetically. When a single host has multiple names, order by most recognizable name first. (See OVH) | |||
* SHORT summaries in the table. When longer, link to a known good quality article or create a wiki page. | * SHORT summaries in the table. When longer, link to a known good quality article or create a wiki page. | ||
* GENERIC installation methods can be recommended for a particular host. | * GENERIC installation methods can be recommended for a particular host. | ||
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|colspan=2 style="border-top: 0;| <h2>1st class NixOS support</h2> | |colspan=2 style="border-top: 0;| <h2>1st class NixOS support</h2> | ||
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![https://www.linode.com/ Linode] | |||
|[https://www.linode.com/docs/tools-reference/custom-kernels-distros/install-nixos-on-linode Install and Configure NixOS on a Linode] | |||
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![https://packet.net Packet] | ![https://packet.net Packet] | ||
|[https://www.packet.net/promo/nixos/ NixOS on Packet] | |[https://www.packet.net/promo/nixos/ NixOS on Packet] | ||
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![https://vps2day.com VPS2day] | ![https://vps2day.com VPS2day] | ||
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|colspan=2| <h2>Support NixOS via custom ISO</h2> | |colspan=2| <h2>Support NixOS via custom ISO</h2> | ||
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![https:// | ![https://buyvm.net/ BuyVM] | ||
| | |An ISO file for NixOS 17.03 is available via the Stallion control panel, under ''CD-ROM > Development''. | ||
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![https://www.hetzner.de/ Hetzner Online] | ![https://www.hetzner.de/ Hetzner Online] | ||
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|NixOS ISO is available from the control panel. | |NixOS ISO is available from the control panel. | ||
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![https:// | ![https://www.netcup.de/ netcup] | ||
| | |NixOS ISO can be uploaded via FTP to be available in the server control panel. | ||
(in the SCP, navigate to: 'Media' → 'Images') See the [https://www.netcup-wiki.de/wiki/Server_Control_Panel_%28SCP%29#Eigene_DVDs official netcup documentation]. | |||
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![https://www.vultr.com/ Vultr] | |||
|nixos.wiki is running on a NixOS VPS at Vultr | |||
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|colspan=2| <h2>Other means of installation</h2> | |colspan=2| <h2>Other means of installation</h2> | ||
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![https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon EC2] | ![https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon EC2] | ||
|See [[NixOS on Amazon EC2]] | |See [[NixOS on Amazon EC2]] | ||
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![https://www.digitalocean.com DigitalOcean] | |||
|[https://github.com/elitak/nixos-infect nixos-infect] can be used to transform an existing installation into NixOS. This method will be also used in [https://nixos.org/nixops/manual/#sec-deploying-to-digital-ocean NixOps]. | |||
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![https://cloud.google.com Google Cloud Platform] | |||
|See [[Installing NixOS on GCE]] | |||
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![https://www.online.net Online] | ![https://www.online.net Online] | ||
|See [[Install NixOS on Online.Net]] | |See [[Install NixOS on Online.Net]] | ||
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![https://www.ovh.com OVH] / [https://www.kimsufi.com Kimsufi] / [https://www.soyoustart.com So you Start] | ![https://www.ovh.com OVH] / [https://www.kimsufi.com Kimsufi] / [https://www.soyoustart.com So you Start] | ||
|See [https://web.archive.org/web/20160829180041/http://aborsu.github.io/2015/09/26/Install%20NixOS%20on%20So%20You%20Start%20dedicated%20server/ this blogpost] by Augustin Borsu | |See [https://web.archive.org/web/20160829180041/http://aborsu.github.io/2015/09/26/Install%20NixOS%20on%20So%20You%20Start%20dedicated%20server/ this blogpost] by Augustin Borsu | ||
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![https:// | ![https://www.rackspace.com Rackspace] | ||
|See [[ | |See [[Install NixOS on Rackspace Cloud Servers]] | ||
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![https://www.scaleway.com Scaleway] | ![https://www.scaleway.com Scaleway] | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 26 November 2017
1st class NixOS support | |
| Linode | Install and Configure NixOS on a Linode |
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| Packet | NixOS on Packet |
| VPS2day | When ordering or configuring, the "Manual Install (Advanced)" option includes NixOS. Installation is done through a web-based console. |
Support NixOS via custom ISO | |
| BuyVM | An ISO file for NixOS 17.03 is available via the Stallion control panel, under CD-ROM > Development. |
| Hetzner Online | Hetzner provides an interface to upload your own ISO-images. However you may want to build your own iso-image, which has openssh with ssh keys due the lack of a remote console. An easier method to install NixOS on Hetzner, is to use the existing integration into NixOps. |
| LiteServer | NixOS ISO is available from the control panel. |
| netcup | NixOS ISO can be uploaded via FTP to be available in the server control panel.
(in the SCP, navigate to: 'Media' → 'Images') See the official netcup documentation. |
| Vultr | nixos.wiki is running on a NixOS VPS at Vultr |
Other means of installation | |
| Amazon EC2 | See NixOS on Amazon EC2 |
| DigitalOcean | nixos-infect can be used to transform an existing installation into NixOS. This method will be also used in NixOps. |
| Google Cloud Platform | See Installing NixOS on GCE |
| Online | See Install NixOS on Online.Net |
| OVH / Kimsufi / So you Start | See this blogpost by Augustin Borsu |
| Rackspace | See Install NixOS on Rackspace Cloud Servers |
| Scaleway | The kexec method works well, but bear in mind it only works with the 'virtual' class of servers, as they run under a hypervisor which attaches the disks before the kernel boots. The 'bare-metal' servers rely on a special Linux kernel booting to attach network /dev/nbdX drives which works only with Scaleway supplied images.
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Hoster-agnostic means of installation
This section links to or explains methods that can be used on various providers. As always, with unsupported hosts and unsupported distributions, your mileage may vary.
Not all providers allow to upload own images or provide NixOS images for installation. However there are a few ways to install NixOS anyhow. nixos-in-place and nixos-infect are generic approaches to install NixOS from an existing Linux. A different approach is to build an kexec-based image to start the installer from an booted linux as shown in this repo, this allows for changing the underlying filesystem. See Install NixOS on a Server With a Different Filesystem.
See also the NixOps project, which also provides interfaces to different cloud providers.