1. WSL 2 NixOS is enabled

1. Ensure WSL is enabled.

wsl --install --no-distribution

2. Download nixos-wsl.tar.gz from the latest release

3. Import the tarball into WSL 2

wsl --import NixOS $env:USERPROFILE\NixOS\ nixos-wsl.tar.gz --version 2

4. Set NixOS as the default distro (optional - but recommended)

wsl --set-default NixOS

5. You can now run NixOS (-d NixOS is not required because NixOS is default distro)

wsl

1. Clone the repo

nix-shell -p git --run 'git clone https://github.com/davethai/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles'

2. Apply the appropriate NixOS hostname configuration (ex: dewgong is shown here) and shutdown the WSL 2 Virtual Machine (VM)

nix-shell -p git --run 'sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/.dotfiles/nix#dewgong'

3. Reconnect to WSL 2 VM

wsl

1. Nix package manager is installed
2. Command Line Tools for Xcode

1. Run the command below

sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)

2. Run the command below

xcode-select --install

1. Set git name and email

git config --global user.name "Dave Thai"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

1. Clone dotfiles repo

nix-shell -p git --run 'git clone https://github.com/davethai/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles'

2. Install Xcode from Mac App Store imperatively

3. Agree to Xcode License

sudo xcodebuild -license accept

4. Run nix-darwin with flake.nix and replace with the appropriate hostname. rhydon is shown here.

sudo nix run nix-darwin --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' -- switch --flake ~/.dotfiles/nix#rhydon

5. cd into $HOME/.dotfiles directory

cd ~/.dotfiles

1. Generate SSH Key (enter through all prompts)

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"

2. Copy Public SSH Key

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

3. Add to GitHub

1. Sign in to VSCode to sync settings, and run Cmd + Shift + P = Install code command in path to install code

2. Copy vscode icons to extensions

cp -r ~/.dotfiles/vscode/icons ~/.vscode/extensions

1. Due to Affinity Products no longer be listed on the Mac App Store, downlod on Affinity Website

1. Sign in to sync settings

Host Short Name: Pokemon

Host Long Name: [LOCATION]-[TYPE]-[ROLE]-[UNIQUE_ID]

LOCATION (Not Applicable to TYPE L) [COUNTRY_CODE (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)]-[ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA]-[LOCALITY]-[B-BUILDING_CODE]-[F-FLOOR]-[R-ROOM]

TYPE

• D = Desktop
• L = Laptop
• S = Server
• P = Printer
• W = WiFi Access Point

ROLE

• WS - Workstation
• APP - Application Server
• DB - Database Server

UNIQUE_ID (Numeric)

1. Update flake

cd ~/.dotfiles/nix && nix flake update

2. Rebuild

sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/.dotfiles/nix#hostname

• @use-the-fork - for introducing to me to Nix!
• @NotAShelf/nyx - scalable file structure and code inspiration