NixOS Anywhere Workshop

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NixOS Anywhere Workshop
Typ
Village Event
Time
Aug. 16, 2023, 4 p.m. - Aug. 16, 2023, 5 p.m.
Speakers
No Speakers publicated yet
Language
English
Room
NixOS Tent
Host
NixOS
Setting up a new machine is time-consuming, and becomes complicated when it needs to be done remotely. If you're installing NixOS, the nixos-anywhere (formerly known as nixos-remote) tool allows you to pre-configure the whole process. In this workshop you will be able to test out nixos-anywhere with the guiding hands other nixos users against your chosen target.

Setting up a new machine is time-consuming, and becomes complicated when it needs to be done remotely. If you're installing NixOS, the nixos-anywhere (formerly known as nixos-remote) tool allows you to pre-configure the whole process:

Disk partitioning and formatting
Configuring and installing NixOS
Installing additional files and software

In this workshop you will be able to test out nixos-anywhere with the guiding hands other nixos users. It is not a "normal " NixOS installation Party (we have this as well). A laptop and basic Knowledge of NixOS is required for you to fully enjoy this workshop. Additionally you will need to bring a "target" for the installation (e.g. a vps, another laptop or a local virtual machine with the same CPU architecture).

In this workshop you will be able to get the nixos-anywhere achievement

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