how to store secrets needed at install time

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  • sops-nix

    Atomic secret provisioning for NixOS based on sops

  • I've heard good things about and seen sops-nix used on a few really solid configs. Others tend to use Age or Homeage.

  • agenix

    age-encrypted secrets for NixOS and Home manager

  • I've heard good things about and seen sops-nix used on a few really solid configs. Others tend to use Age or Homeage.

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  • homeage

    runtime decrypted age secrets for nix home manager

  • I've heard good things about and seen sops-nix used on a few really solid configs. Others tend to use Age or Homeage.

  • .dots

    just my .dotfiles

  • What I do: Keep secrets in a separate git repo as a flake, and have a stub flake, that can be overridden: https://github.com/dmadisetti/.dots/tree/template/nix/spoof

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