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## Installation
Clone the configuration into `etc/nixos`.
Clone the configuration into `/etc/nixos`.
On a new machine run:
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scripts/setup-partitions
```
Then move the resulting `/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix` to `./hardware/<config>.nix` and adjust it and the `flake.nix` accodringly.
Make sure everything was properly recognised. Btrfs mount options might be missing, for example.
Then move the resulting `/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix` to `./hardware/<config>.nix`.
Update the configuration according to the script output, if necessary. Btrfs mount options likely need to be added, for example.
Reference this hardware config in a `nixosConfigurations.<config>` section in `flake.nix`.
To install run the following command where `<config>` matches `outputs.nixosConfigurations.<config>` in `flake.nix`:
```sh
nixos-install --flake /etc/nixos#<config>
nixos-install --flake '/etc/nixos#<config>'
```
## Updating
Update all or specific locked flake inputs:
Update all flake inputs:
```sh
nix flake update
nix flake update --update-input <input>
```
Update a specific flake input:
```
nix flake lock --update-input <input>
```
## Rebuilding the system
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sudo nixos-rebuild switch
```
Update flake.lock and rebuild the system:
Rebuild the system for a remote machine:
```sh
nix flake update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake '/etc/nixos#<config>' --target-host user@hostname --use-remote-sudo
```