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# Defining some helper variables (these will be used in later code
# blocks as well, so make sure to use the same terminal session or
# redefine them later)
DISK=/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-Seagate_FireCuda_530_ZP4000GM30013_7VS01VBM
HOST=neko
# kill old data
sgdisk --zap-all $DISK
blkdiscard -v $DISK
wipefs -a $DISK
gdisk -l $DISK
# create partitions
parted $DISK -- mklabel gpt
sgdisk -n 1:0:+1024M -c 1:"EFI System Partition" -t 1:EF00 $DISK
sgdisk -n 2:0:0 -c 2:"Linux" -t 2:8e00 $DISK
parted $DISK -- set 1 boot on
sleep 5
# take a look
cat /proc/partitions
# boot partition
mkfs.fat -F 32 -n EFIBOOT $DISK-part1
# create the crypto containers
cryptsetup luksFormat --batch-mode --verify-passphrase $DISK-part2
sleep 5
# open them
cryptsetup luksOpen $DISK-part2 crypt-system
sleep 5
lsblk --fs
# create btrfs with strong checksumming and fast mounting
mkfs.btrfs -f --csum blake2 --features block-group-tree /dev/mapper/crypt-system
sleep 5
btrfs filesystem show
# create all the volumes
mount /dev/mapper/crypt-system /mnt
btrfs subvolume create /mnt/data
btrfs subvolume create /mnt/nix
sleep 5
btrfs subvolume list /mnt
# umount again, we will only use explicit subvolumes
umount /mnt
# prepare install
mount -t tmpfs none /mnt
# Create directories to mount file systems on
mkdir -p /mnt/{data,nix,home,boot,root,etc/nixos}
# Mount both of the ESP's
mount $DISK-part1 /mnt/boot
# mount volumes
mount -o subvol=data,compress=zstd,noatime /dev/mapper/crypt-system /mnt/data
mount -o subvol=nix,compress=zstd,noatime /dev/mapper/crypt-system /mnt/nix
# bind mount persistent stuff to data
mkdir -p /mnt/{data/home,data/root,data/nixos/$HOST}
mount --bind /mnt/data/home /mnt/home
mount --bind /mnt/data/root /mnt/root
mount --bind /mnt/data/nixos/$HOST /mnt/etc/nixos
# take a look
mount
# configure
nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
# save /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
cp /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /tmp
cp /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix /tmp
# copy data
# install
nixos-install --no-root-passwd --root /mnt
umount -Rl /mnt
cryptsetup luksClose crypt-system
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