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NixOS Config for Derethil

My Nix configurations for NixOS, Nix Darwin, and Home Manager.

Usage

Clone this repository to your local machine

git clone https://github.com/derethil/nix-config.git ~/.config/nix-config
cd ~/.config/nix-config

TODO: Installation instructions with disko and nixos-anywhere

Development Templates

# Node.js environment
github:derethil/nix-config#npm

# Node.js + Go environment
github:derethil/nix-config#dragonarmy-npm-golang

# Uv-managed Python environment
github:derethil/nix-config#python

Features

Here's an overview of what my Nix configuration offers:

• Multiple Compositors: Heavily configured and opinionated Hyprland, Aerospace, and Niri configurations with unified options where possible

• Desktop Shells: A Dank Material Shell installation including various plugins to add QoL features and functionality like Outlook calendar integration, Philips Hue management, and more

• Gaming: CachyOS kernel optimizations, low-latency audio configuration, modding tools, and a comprehensive launchers list including Steam, PrismLauncher, and Sober

• Advanced Security and Impermanence: BTRFS impermanence with root rollback, SOPS encrypted secret management, and LUKS full-disk encryption

• Development: My Neovim configuration is provided via a custom flake as well as my common DevEnv templates and a suite of useful developmental tools and utilities

• Privacy-Hardened Browsing: Firefox comes preconfigured with the addons I use as well as a host of privacy and security-focused configurations.

System Architecture

Hosts

• Athena (x86_64-linux): NixOS main desktop for day-to-day development and gaming
• Hestia (aarch64-darwin): Nix-Darwin managed macOS laptop

Core Technologies

• Snowfall Lib: Modular configuration management with automatic imports
• Home Manager: Declarative user environment management
• Nix Darwin: Declarative MacOS settings and program management
• SOPS: Encrypted secrets with private repository integration
• Cachix: Binary caching for faster rebuilds