nixos-config VS stow-dotfiles

I also took a lot of inspiration from this NixOS config that I think demonstrates a lot of things you can do with them.

Check this repo for reference https://github.com/MatthiasBenaets/nixos-config

The other one I've seen seems more elegant, but I've only seen once and doesn't seem to be fully explain by the author: https://github.com/MatthiasBenaets/nixos-config/blob/master/flake.nix I've tried what he's showcasing here, but it doesn't work the variables are undefined and the tips given by nix-rebuild aren't enough for me to make sense of it.

# nixos-generate-config --root /mnt # git clone https://github.com/matthiasbenaets/nixos-config /mnt/etc/nixos/ (I think this can also be avoided I forgot to check this :| ) # cp /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /mnt/etc/nixos/nixos-config/hosts//. # cd /mnt/etc/nixos/ # nixos-install --flake .#

Network config with systemd-networkd (wired and wireless) and iwd: https://gitlab.com/yramagicman/stow-dotfiles/-/blob/master/nixos/kaylee/network.nix

I turned my desktop on yesterday and ran the usual updates over ssh (https://gitlab.com/yramagicman/stow-dotfiles to see my config) and I left it running to back up and whatever cron jobs needed to happen. I set a shutdown timer with doas shutdown -H 18:00 and left it alone. I came back some time around 18:30-19:00 and the machine was still running, asleep. Keyboard and mouse input failed to revive it, so I tapped the power button a couple times, waiting for a response each time, again to no avail. I don't like leaving my computer running, so I held down the power button until it powered off.

My prompt: https://gitlab.com/yramagicman/stow-dotfiles/-/blob/master/config/zsh/prompts/prompt_serenity_setup

That's entirely fair. It is a possible sticking point. Hey, you could alias things so similar commands work both places. I have this function in my dotfiles so updates on any system I may run end up being the same command.

Home manager is one way to do that. The other way is leverage imports and possibly flakes. Flakes are a rabbit hole that is going to end up being the future of NixOS based on how things are progressing right now. My config may give you some ideas. I have my config defined as a flake, and I don't use the /etc/nixos file at all.