Install NixOS on Hetzner Online: Difference between revisions
imported>Grische m make paths for foo user absolute to avoid ambiguity |
imported>Montchr Update initial Nix and nixos-generators installation steps |
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# Create a user, because the nix installer | # Create a user, because the nix installer disallows running as root | ||
adduser --add_extra_groups=sudo foo | |||
install -d -m700 -o foo /nix | install -d -m700 -o foo /nix | ||
su - foo | su - foo | ||
# Pre-configure Nix | |||
echo "build-users-group =" > /etc/nix/nix.conf | |||
# Install Nix | # Install Nix | ||
curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon | ||
# As mentioned in the installer, you'll need to log out | |||
# (back to root) and start a new session | |||
exit | |||
su - foo | |||
# | # Optional: Enable flakes | ||
echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" >> /etc/nix/nix.conf | |||
# Install nixos-generators | # Install nixos-generators | ||
nix-env -f https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators/archive/master.tar.gz -i | # This might take a while, so the verbose flag `-v` is included to monitor progress | ||
nix-env -f https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators/archive/master.tar.gz -i -v | |||
# Or with flakes: | |||
nix profile install github:nix-community/nixos-generators | |||
# Create a initial config, just to kexec into | # Create a initial config, just to kexec into | ||