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Alternative to what others have said, you can use your config to build a custom bootable ISO and use it to setup your new system. Comes very handy if you can't

Alternative to what others have said, you can use your config to build a custom bootable ISO and use it to setup your new system. Comes very handy if you can't guarantee nice network for setup.

alias_neo 5y ago
This sounds like a great idea. Do you happen to know of any documentation to assist with this? I'd love to create a custom, bootable USB which I can upgrade periodically, keeping my SSH keys on a Yubikey.
- zimbatm 5y ago
  One way is to use this project: https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators It's just a small wrapper but it shows you most of the targets available.
  - alias_neo 5y ago
    Great, thanks!
SkyMarshal 5y ago
Last time I tried this, the NixOS Live USB still requires network connectivity to install. Is there some way to create an ISO or Live USB that installs completely offline?
- takeda 5y ago
  Nix kind of expects to be always connected. It is possible though, if you have the same config and use channels at the same revision (or use flakes) nix will know all packages it needs. You could fetch them and then either provide that machine as a cache, or use nix copy to copy the packages.