#+title: Droidnix: A Dendritic NixOS + Home Manager Configuration
#+author: Henro Veijer
#+options: toc:t num:nil htmlize:nil
#+language: en
#+html_head:
* Table of Contents
[[#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.
** Folder Structure and Goals
The Droidnix repository is organized into two main parts:
1. =.assets/=: Static, non-generated files (e.g., configs, scripts, themes).
2. Generated folders (=common=, =hyprland=, =mangowc=): NixOS and Home Manager configurations, generated from Org files.
#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
.
├── assets
│ ├── common
│ │ ├── conf
│ │ │ └── base.conf
│ │ ├── emacs
│ │ │ └── setup_emacs.sh
│ │ └── scripts
│ ├── hyprland
│ │ ├── conf
│ │ ├── scripts
│ │ └── themes
│ ├── machines
│ │ ├── maindroid
│ │ │ └── configuration.nix
│ │ └── traveldroid
│ │ └── configuration.nix
│ └── mangowc
│ ├── conf
│ ├── scripts
│ └── themes
├── flake.nix
├── generated
│ ├── common
│ │ ├── home-manager
│ │ │ ├── programs
│ │ │ ├── shell
│ │ │ └── starship
│ │ ├── nixos
│ │ │ ├── hardware
│ │ │ ├── packages
│ │ │ ├── security
│ │ │ ├── services
│ │ │ └── users
│ │ ├── templates
│ │ └── themes
│ │ ├── fonts
│ │ ├── gtk
│ │ ├── icons
│ │ └── shells
│ ├── hyprland
│ │ ├── home-manager
│ │ │ ├── programs
│ │ │ └── scripts
│ │ ├── nixos
│ │ │ ├── plugins
│ │ │ └── window-manager
│ │ ├── overrides
│ │ └── themes
│ │ ├── hypr
│ │ ├── rofi
│ │ └── waybar
│ └── mangowc
│ ├── home-manager
│ │ ├── programs
│ │ └── scripts
│ ├── nixos
│ │ ├── plugins
│ │ └── window-manager
│ ├── overrides
│ └── themes
│ ├── mangowc
│ ├── waybar
│ └── wofi
├── README.html
└── README.org
#+END_EXAMPLE
** First Setup
1. Clone this repository.
2. Run the setup script: =./setup_droidnix.sh=.
3. Edit =.assets/common/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.
** =.assets/common/=
This folder contains files shared across both window managers, such as wallpapers, shell configs, and common scripts.
- =conf/base.conf=: Defines the window manager choice and other global settings.
- =scripts/=: System-wide scripts (e.g., utilities, helpers).
** =.assets/hyprland/=
Hyprland-specific assets, including configs, themes, and scripts.
- =conf/=: Hyprland configuration files (e.g., =hyprland.conf=).
- =themes/=: Hyprland-specific theme scripts.
- =scripts/=: Hyprland-specific scripts.
** =.assets/mangowc/=
Mangowc-specific assets, including configs, themes, and scripts.
- =conf/=: Mangowc configuration files.
- =themes/=: Mangowc-specific theme scripts.
- =scripts/=: Mangowc-specific scripts.
** =.assets/machines/=
Machine-specific NixOS configurations (e.g., =configuration.nix= for =maindroid= and =traveldroid=).
---
* 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";
};
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }@inputs: {
# Your flake outputs here
};
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/nixos/hardware/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/nixos/hardware/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/nixos/hardware/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your hardware configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/nixos/packages/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/nixos/packages/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/nixos/packages/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your package configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/nixos/security/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/nixos/security/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/nixos/security/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your security configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/nixos/services/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/nixos/services/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/nixos/services/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your service configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/nixos/users/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/nixos/users/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/nixos/users/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your user configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your program configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/home-manager/shell/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/home-manager/shell/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/home-manager/shell/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your shell configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/home-manager/starship/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/home-manager/starship/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/home-manager/starship/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your starship configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/templates/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/templates/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/templates/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your template configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/themes/fonts/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/themes/fonts/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/themes/fonts/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your font configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/themes/gtk/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/themes/gtk/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/themes/gtk/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your GTK theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/themes/icons/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/themes/icons/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/themes/icons/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your icon configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/common/themes/shells/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/common/themes/shells/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/common/themes/shells/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your shell theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/nixos/window-manager/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/nixos/window-manager/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/nixos/window-manager/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Hyprland window manager configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/nixos/plugins/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/nixos/plugins/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/nixos/plugins/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Hyprland plugin configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Hyprland program configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/home-manager/scripts/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/home-manager/scripts/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/home-manager/scripts/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Hyprland script configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/themes/hypr/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/themes/hypr/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/themes/hypr/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Hyprland theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/themes/rofi/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/themes/rofi/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/themes/rofi/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Rofi theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/themes/waybar/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/themes/waybar/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/themes/waybar/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Waybar theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/hyprland/overrides/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/hyprland/overrides/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/hyprland/overrides/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Hyprland overrides here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/nixos/window-manager/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/nixos/window-manager/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/nixos/window-manager/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Mangowc window manager configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/nixos/plugins/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/nixos/plugins/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/nixos/plugins/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Mangowc plugin configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/home-manager/programs/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Mangowc program configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/home-manager/scripts/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/home-manager/scripts/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/home-manager/scripts/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Mangowc script configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/themes/generated/mangowc/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/themes/generated/mangowc/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/themes/generated/mangowc/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Mangowc theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/themes/waybar/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/themes/waybar/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/themes/waybar/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Waybar theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/themes/wofi/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/themes/wofi/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/themes/wofi/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Wofi theme configurations here
}
#+end_src
** =generated/mangowc/overrides/placeholder.nix=
This is a placeholder for the description of =generated/mangowc/overrides/placeholder.nix=.
#+begin_src nix :tangle generated/mangowc/overrides/placeholder.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes :eval never-html
{ pkgs, user, ... }:
{
# Your Mangowc overrides here
}
#+end_src