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NixOS
=====
Contents
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.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:glob:
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Support
-------
Reach out to the community using the :ref:`mailing_lists` or IRC at
`#zfsonlinux <ircs://irc.libera.chat/#zfsonlinux>`__ on `Libera Chat
<https://libera.chat/>`__.
If you have a bug report or feature request
related to this HOWTO, please `file a new issue and mention @ne9z
<https://github.com/openzfs/openzfs-docs/issues/new?body=@ne9z,%20I%20have%20the%20following%20issue%20with%20the%20Nix%20ZFS%20HOWTO:>`__.
Installation
------------
Note: this is for installing ZFS on an existing
NixOS installation. To use ZFS as root file system,
see below.
Live image ships with ZFS support by default.
#. Import separate configration file for ZFS options::
vim /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
##add './zfs.nix' to 'imports'
# imports = [ ./zfs.nix ];
#. Configure ZFS options::
tee -a /etc/nixos/zfs.nix <<EOF
{ config, pkgs, ... }:
{ boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "zfs" ];
networking.hostId = "$(head -c 8 /etc/machine-id)";
}
EOF
#. Apply configuation changes::
nixos-rebuild switch
Root on ZFS
-----------
ZFS can be used as root file system for NixOS.
An installation guide is available.
Start from "Preparation".
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:glob:
Root on ZFS/*
Contribute
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#. Fork and clone `this repo <https://github.com/openzfs/openzfs-docs>`__.
#. Launch an ephemeral nix-shell with the following packages::
nix-shell -p python39 python39Packages.pip gnumake \
python39Packages.setuptools
#. Create python virtual environment and install packages::
cd openzfs-docs
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
#. Make your changes.
#. Test::
make html
sensible-browser _build/html/index.html
#. ``git commit --signoff`` to a branch, ``git push``, and create a pull
request. Mention @ne9z.