NixOS Tutorials - Basic Maintenance

[@opheon]

the part about having a full disk really hit home haha. I would also like to add this tidbit of knowledge: there are ways for your nix store to get corrupted; if that happens you might end up with an unstable, unrebuildable system. The fix for this is running `nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair` (there is also a nix3 version that I haven't tried: `nix store verify --repair`) and going out for a walk

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

Thats a good tip, i've actually never had that happen *knocks on wood* but i'll add this to my maintenance routines :)

[@Rypervenche]

I've been looking for a KZbin channel that provides easy-to-digest videos on useful topics for NixOS. Insta-subscribed to you, please keep making useful videos like this. I love it ❤

[@CameraShounen]

this was really informative, thank you for covering garbage collection as well as it's one of the things that can get out of hand

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

if you've had to fix a nix host with a full drive once you never forget garbage collection again

[@MichelVaillancourt]

Excellent. I did not know about the automatic optimize, so that was added to my base config right away. thank you!

[@brinkoo7]

as always... thank you for this. it really shows an area of nixos that could be simplified a bit, but you gave me the tools to grok it and utilize it

[@YuTonyGraceRevolution]

Thank you for this video, do you mind doing a video on VPN and wireguard? Thankyou

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

I actually have a video that covers VPN/ wireguard, its in my networking video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4iUfa2JdtSFhqc there are time codes so you can skip to the relevant parts.

[@brinkoo7]

@@WhyDoesNothingWork that is a really good one. if you get bored and low on ideas you can always cover Headscale which is what i am bravely using in production :)

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

I might look at VPN servers in the future, but i have a few videos already planned i've started working on.

[@RareSushi]

Can you configure the auto update so that it automatically commits and pushes the flake.lock?

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

to my knowledge no you cant, what i do is use a systemd timer and service to run a script that happens right before the auto update window similar to this this wiki page has a good example thats easy to modify nixos.wiki/wiki/Systemd/Timers

[@Redyf]

Can you make a video for setting up a DNS server on nixos for raspberry pi?

[@WhyDoesNothingWork]

@@Redyf I will try but it will be a little while I have a few things started already and summer is a busy time for me with other stuff

[@Redyf]

Don't worry, your content is awesome. I can wait 🐧🤝​@@WhyDoesNothingWork