#+title: Droidnix: A Dendritic NixOS + Home Manager Configuration
#+author: Henro Veijer
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* Shortcuts
[[#introduction][Introduction]]
[[#the-assets-folder][The Assets Folder]]
[[#the-actual-code][The Actual Code]]
---
* Introduction :intro:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: introduction
:END:
** What is Droidnix
Droidnix is a modular, declarative NixOS + Home Manager configuration system. It allows users to choose between =Hyprland= and =Mangowc= as their window manager, with shared and WM-specific configurations managed via Emacs Org and Nix Flakes. The project is designed for reproducibility, maintainability, and cross-machine compatibility.
*** Installed components:
**** Core
**** Hyprland
**** Mangowc
*** Goals, project Structure, import hierarchy
This project uses a **modular NixOS configuration** with **Hyprland** and **MangoWC** support, designed for **literate programming** and **cross-device reusability**.
The Droidnix repository is organized into two main parts:
1. =.assets/=: Static, non-generated files (e.g., configs, scripts, themes).
2. Generated folders (=system=, =hyprland=, =mangowc=): NixOS and Home Manager configurations, generated from Org files.
#+title: NixOS Configuration Structure
* Root Level
- =flake.nix= is the entry point and imports:
- =generated/assets/=
- =generated//modules/=
- =generated/hosts/=
* Generated Structure
The =generated/= directory contains all generated configurations, divided into three main groups: =system=, =hyprland=, and =mangowc=.
** First Setup
1. Clone this repository.
2. Run the setup script: =./setup_droid=.
3. Edit =.assets/system/conf/base.conf= to choose your window manager (=wm = "hyprland"= or =wm = "mangowc"=).
4. Tangle this Org file to generate Nix configurations: =C-c C-v t= in Emacs or use this: =emacs README.org --batch -f org-babel-tangle && emacs --batch --eval "(setq org-html-htmlize-output-type nil)" README.org -f org-html-export-to-html=
5. Build and switch: =sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#=.
---
* The Assets Folder :assets:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: the-assets-folder
:END:
The =.assets/= folder contains all static files, such as configs, scripts, and themes. These files are not generated and can be edited directly.
* Module boilerplate look like this :code:
** =generated/boilerplate.nix=
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle generated/template.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ lib, config, pkgs, _module, ... }:
let
username = config.defaultUser or "henrov";
in {
# System packages / options
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.feh pkgs.waybar ];
# Home Manager contribution
_module.args.hmUsers = lib.mkIf true {
${username} = {
home.file = {
".config/waybar/config" = { source = ./waybar/config; };
".config/waybar/style.css" = { source = ./waybar/style.css; };
};
};
};
}
#+END_SRC
* The Actual Code :code:
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: the-actual-code
:END:
This section contains the Org blocks for tangling Nix code into the generated folders.
** =flake.nix=
The Nix flake definition for Droidnix.
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle flake.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{
description = "Droidnix: A dendritic NixOS + Home Manager configuration";
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
home-manager = {
url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
import-tree.url = "github:vic/import-tree";
stylix = {
url = "github:nix-community/stylix";
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
zen-browser = {
url = "github:youwen5/zen-browser-flake";
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
};
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, import-tree, stylix, hyprland, zen-browser, ... }:
let
system = "x86_64-linux";
pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
flakeRoot = self;
hmModules = home-manager.lib.hmModules;
in rec {
# Direct NixOS configuration for traveldroid
nixosConfigurations = {
traveldroid = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
inherit system;
modules = [
./hosts/traveldroid.nix
];
specialArgs = {
inherit flakeRoot;
};
};
};
# Home Manager configuration for traveldroid
homeManagerConfigurations = {
traveldroid = hmModules.makeModuleSet {
inherit pkgs flakeRoot;
};
};
};
}
#+END_SRC
** =generated/hosts/traveldroid/traveldroid.nix=
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle generated/hosts/traveldroid/traveldroid.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ lib, config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
let
hostname = "traveldroid";
modulesPath = ./generated/modules/${hostname};
usersPath = ./generated/users;
# Import all host-specific modules recursively (not evaluated yet)
hostModules = inputs.import-tree modulesPath;
# Import all global users
globalUsers = inputs.import-tree usersPath;
# Collect all Home Manager user attrsets from host modules + global users
hmUsersList =
map (m: m._module.args.hmUsers or {}) (hostModules.imports ++ globalUsers.imports);
in
{
#################################
# Core system config
#################################
networking.hostName = traveldroid;
system.stateVersion = "26.05";
#################################
# Enable Home Manager
#################################
programs.home-manager.enable = true;
#################################
# Module imports
#################################
imports =
[
./boot.nix
./hardware-configuration.nix
]
++ hostModules.imports
++ globalUsers.imports;
#################################
# Home Manager aggregation
#################################
home-manager.users = lib.mkMerge hmUsersList;
}
#+END_SRC
** =generated/hosts/traveldroid/hardware-configuration.nix=
1. Boot into NixOS Live ISO or your installed system.
2. Open a terminal.
3. Run: sudo nixos-generate-config --root /mnt (Omit --root /mnt if already running NixOS.)
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle generated/hosts/traveldroid/hardware-configuration.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{
hostname,
pkgs,
lib,
modulesPath,
user,
config,
...
}:
{
imports = [
# (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
#../../hardware/hardware.nix
];
boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [
"xhci_pci"
"nvme"
"usb_storage"
"sd_mod"
"rtsx_usb_sdmmc"
];
boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
fileSystems."/" = {
device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/69433a14-fbaf-401b-af85-cd1bbf02b4e2";
fsType = "ext4";
};
fileSystems."/boot" = {
device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/811D-0676";
fsType = "vfat";
options = [
"fmask=0077"
"dmask=0077"
];
};
swapDevices = [
{ device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/b6c557c2-7682-460b-a5e7-8f6f2f429a3a"; }
];
nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
}
#+END_SRC
** =generated/hosts/traveldroid/boot.nix=
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle generated/hosts/traveldroid/boot.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, config, lib, flakeRoot, ... }:
{
############################
# Bootloader (GRUB)
############################
boot.loader = {
grub = {
enable = true;
efiSupport = true;
devices = [ "nodev" ]; # pas aan naar je echte EFI-device indien nodig
useOSProber = true;
timeout = 5;
};
};
############################
# Kernel / boot settings
############################
boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
boot.kernelParams = [
"quiet"
"splash" # REQUIRED for Plymouth
"udev.log_level=3"
"rd.systemd.show_status=false"
];
boot.consoleLogLevel = 0;
boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "ntfs" ];
############################
# Plymouth
############################
boot.plymouth = {
enable = true;
theme = "rings";
themePackages = [
(pkgs.adi1090x-plymouth-themes.override {
selected_themes = [ "rings" ];
})
];
};
boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
############################
# Clean state
############################
# Remove any old theme environment.etc symlinks
#environment.etc = lib.mkForce {};
system.stateVersion = "26.05";
}
#+END_SRC
* Let's define the core of the system
** Nix itself
** =generated/todo/traveldroid/system/nix.nix=
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle generated/todo/traveldroid/system/nix.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ lib, config, ... }:
{
nix.settings = {
experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
download-buffer-size = 536870912; # 512 MB
cores = 2;
max-jobs = 1;
};
}
#+END_SRC
** User stuff
** =generated/users/henrov.nix=
This is the default user, just search and replace henrov another name if you want to change
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle generated/users/henrov.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
let
username = "henrov";
in
{
#################################
# NixOS system user
#################################
users.users.${username} = {
isNormalUser = true;
home = "/home/${username}";
hashedPassword = "$6$S7iShgBxB.77CwmP$i0njK.2r3OL5UEvgZbmwZ0rnpZ4QyJcv8p9uCmJ4AiVPSMXkQkIwMLzyAOnJ0q8.tPLIp/7EquEIZeK8qbmgw/";
extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ];
};
#################################
# Home Manager user definition
#################################
_module.args.hmUsers = {
${username} = {
# Minimal required
home.username = username;
home.homeDirectory = "/home/${username}";
home.stateVersion = "26.05";
# Add user-specific packages here
home.packages = [
];
# Add user dotfiles, session variables, etc. here if needed
home.file = {
# Example:
# ".bashrc" = { source = /path/to/bashrc; };
};
};
};
}
#+END_SRC
** =generated/users/copy_2_home.nix=
This copies stuff to the user home-folder
#+BEGIN_SRC nix :tangle generated/users/copy_2_home.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ config, pkgs, lib, flakeRoot, ... }:
let
username = config.users.users.defaultUser or "henrov";
homeDir = "/home/${username}";
assetPath = "${flakeRoot}/assets/copy_2_home";
in
{
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.rsync ];
systemd.services.copyAssets = {
description = "Copy assets to ${username}'s home directory";
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
# oneshot service runs once at boot
serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
# Always use /bin/sh -c for multi-line commands
serviceConfig.ExecStart = ''
/bin/sh -c '
echo "Copying assets from ${assetPath} to ${homeDir} ..."
if [ ! -d "${assetPath}" ]; then
echo "ERROR: ${assetPath} does not exist"
exit 1
fi
mkdir -p "${homeDir}"
chown ${username}:${username} "${homeDir}"
${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync -a --no-owner --no-group "${assetPath}/" "${homeDir}/"
echo "Done copying assets."
'
'';
};
}
#+END_SRC