feat: Automate new NixOS installations

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Alex Maldonado
2026-05-12 10:26:56 -04:00
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# make-usb.sh
#
# Write a NixOS installer ISO to a USB stick (raw dd)
# and optionally append a writable "extras" partition with files
# (this repo, SSH keys, etc.) that you want available during install.
set -euo pipefail
### Styling ###
if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
GREEN=$'\e[32m'; YELLOW=$'\e[33m'; RED=$'\e[31m'; BLUE=$'\e[34m'
BOLD=$'\e[1m'; RESET=$'\e[0m'
else
GREEN=""; YELLOW=""; RED=""; BLUE=""; BOLD=""; RESET=""
fi
log() { printf '%s[+]%s %s\n' "$GREEN" "$RESET" "$*"; }
warn() { printf '%s[!]%s %s\n' "$YELLOW" "$RESET" "$*" >&2; }
err() { printf '%s[-]%s %s\n' "$RED" "$RESET" "$*" >&2; }
info() { printf '%s[i]%s %s\n' "$BLUE" "$RESET" "$*"; }
die() { err "$1"; exit "${2:-1}"; }
ISO_PATH=""
DEVICE=""
SKIP_EXTRAS=0
ALLOW_INTERNAL=0
ASSUME_YES=0
REPO_ROOT=""
while (($#)); do
case "$1" in
--iso) ISO_PATH="${2:?missing path}"; shift 2 ;;
--device|--dev) DEVICE="${2:?missing path}"; shift 2 ;;
--no-extras) SKIP_EXTRAS=1; shift ;;
--allow-internal) ALLOW_INTERNAL=1; shift ;;
--yes|-y) ASSUME_YES=1; shift ;;
--repo-root) REPO_ROOT="${2:?missing path}"; shift 2 ;;
-h|--help)
sed -n '2,16p' "$0" | sed 's/^# \{0,1\}//'
exit 0 ;;
*) die "unknown arg: $1" 2 ;;
esac
done
### Preflight checks ###
(( EUID == 0 )) || die "run as root: sudo $0 $*" 1
need_tty=0
[[ -z "$DEVICE" || -z "$ISO_PATH" ]] && need_tty=1
(( ASSUME_YES )) || need_tty=1
if (( need_tty )) && ! [[ -t 0 ]]; then
die "stdin is not a tty; pass --iso, --device, and --yes for non-interactive use" 2
fi
# Required commands. We try to be helpful about missing ones on NixOS.
REQUIRED=(lsblk dd sync wipefs sgdisk partprobe blockdev mount umount mountpoint mkfs.exfat awk)
missing=()
for cmd in "${REQUIRED[@]}"; do
command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1 || missing+=("$cmd")
done
if ((${#missing[@]})); then
err "missing tools: ${missing[*]}"
cat >&2 <<'EOF'
On NixOS / with Nix installed, re-run inside a shell that has them:
nix shell nixpkgs#util-linux nixpkgs#coreutils nixpkgs#gptfdisk \
nixpkgs#exfatprogs nixpkgs#parted -c sudo ./scripts/make-usb.sh
On Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt install util-linux coreutils gdisk exfatprogs parted
EOF
exit 3
fi
# Locate repo root if not provided (used as a copy candidate for extras).
if [[ -z "$REPO_ROOT" ]]; then
if REPO_ROOT="$(git -C "$(dirname "$0")" rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)"; then
:
else
REPO_ROOT=""
fi
fi
### Cleanup trap ###
TMP_MNT=""
cleanup() {
set +e
if [[ -n "$TMP_MNT" && -d "$TMP_MNT" ]]; then
mountpoint -q "$TMP_MNT" && umount "$TMP_MNT"
rmdir "$TMP_MNT" 2>/dev/null
fi
}
trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
### Helpers ###
human() { numfmt --to=iec --suffix=B "$1" 2>/dev/null || echo "$1"; }
is_removable() {
# /sys/block/<name>/removable: 1 = removable (USB stick, SD via USB reader),
# 0 = fixed (internal disk, many "USB" enclosures lie though).
local name; name="$(basename "$1")"
[[ "$(cat "/sys/block/$name/removable" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)" == "1" ]]
}
contains_root_or_boot() {
# Refuse if any partition on this disk holds /, /boot, or active swap.
local dev="$1"
lsblk -lnpo MOUNTPOINT,NAME "$dev" | awk -v d="$dev" '
$1=="/" || $1=="/boot" || $1=="[SWAP]" { found=1 }
END { exit !found }
'
}
select_device() {
log "Available whole disks:"
printf ' %-3s %-14s %-8s %-6s %-16s %s\n' "Idx" "Device" "Size" "Bus" "Removable" "Model"
# Use lsblk's pairs mode for robust parsing (handles spaces in MODEL).
# lsblk -P emits lines of KEY="value" KEY="value" ... we sanity-check
# the line matches that strict shape before eval'ing it.
local -a CANDS=()
local line NAME SIZE MODEL TRAN RM TYPE
while IFS= read -r line; do
[[ "$line" =~ ^([A-Z]+=\"[^\"]*\"[[:space:]]*)+$ ]] || continue
NAME=""; SIZE=""; MODEL=""; TRAN=""; RM=""; TYPE=""
eval "$line"
[[ "${TYPE:-}" == "disk" ]] || continue
# Skip optical, loop, ram, zram, dm.
case "$NAME" in
/dev/sr*|/dev/loop*|/dev/ram*|/dev/zram*|/dev/dm-*) continue ;;
esac
CANDS+=("$NAME"$'\t'"${SIZE:-?}"$'\t'"${TRAN:-?}"$'\t'"${RM:-0}"$'\t'"${MODEL:-?}")
done < <(lsblk -dpP -o NAME,SIZE,MODEL,TRAN,RM,TYPE)
((${#CANDS[@]})) || die "no candidate disks found" 4
local i=1
for c in "${CANDS[@]}"; do
IFS=$'\t' read -r n s t r m <<<"$c"
local marker=""
if [[ "$r" == "1" ]]; then marker="${GREEN}yes${RESET}"; else marker="${YELLOW}no${RESET}"; fi
if contains_root_or_boot "$n"; then
marker="${RED}SYSTEM DISK${RESET}"
fi
printf ' %-3s %-14s %-8s %-6s %-16b %s\n' "$i" "$n" "$s" "$t" "$marker" "$m"
((i++))
done
echo
echo "Enter 0 to abort."
echo
local idx
while :; do
read -r -p "Select device [1-${#CANDS[@]}]: " idx
[[ "$idx" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || { warn "not a number"; continue; }
(( idx == 0 )) && die "aborted by user" 1
(( idx >= 1 && idx <= ${#CANDS[@]} )) || { warn "out of range"; continue; }
IFS=$'\t' read -r n _ _ r _ <<<"${CANDS[idx-1]}"
if contains_root_or_boot "$n"; then
err "$n is the running system disk — refusing"; continue
fi
if [[ "$r" != "1" ]] && (( ! ALLOW_INTERNAL )); then
err "$n is not removable; pass --allow-internal if you really mean it"
continue
fi
DEVICE="$n"
return 0
done
}
### Pick device ###
if [[ -z "$DEVICE" ]]; then
select_device
else
[[ -b "$DEVICE" ]] || die "$DEVICE is not a block device" 2
# Reject partitions. We want whole disks only.
if [[ "$(lsblk -dno TYPE "$DEVICE" 2>/dev/null)" != "disk" ]]; then
die "$DEVICE is not a whole disk (partition or other type)" 4
fi
if contains_root_or_boot "$DEVICE"; then
die "$DEVICE holds /, /boot, or active swap — refusing" 4
fi
if ! is_removable "$DEVICE" && (( ! ALLOW_INTERNAL )); then
die "$DEVICE is not removable; pass --allow-internal to override" 4
fi
fi
DEV_BYTES="$(blockdev --getsize64 "$DEVICE")"
log "Target: $DEVICE ($(human "$DEV_BYTES"))"
### Pick ISO ###
if [[ -z "$ISO_PATH" ]]; then
while :; do
read -r -e -p "Path to NixOS ISO: " ISO_PATH
ISO_PATH="${ISO_PATH/#\~/$HOME}"
[[ -f "$ISO_PATH" ]] && break
warn "not a file: $ISO_PATH"
done
fi
[[ -f "$ISO_PATH" ]] || die "ISO not found: $ISO_PATH" 2
ISO_BYTES="$(stat -c '%s' "$ISO_PATH")"
log "ISO: $ISO_PATH ($(human "$ISO_BYTES"))"
# Sanity: file should look like an ISO 9660 image.
if command -v file >/dev/null 2>&1; then
if ! file -b "$ISO_PATH" | grep -qiE 'iso 9660|udf'; then
warn "$(file -b "$ISO_PATH")"
warn "file(1) doesn't recognise this as ISO 9660. Continuing anyway."
fi
fi
# Sanity: ISO must fit on disk with room for an extras partition.
MIN_EXTRAS_MB=64
if (( ISO_BYTES + MIN_EXTRAS_MB*1024*1024 > DEV_BYTES )); then
if (( ISO_BYTES > DEV_BYTES )); then
die "ISO is larger than the disk" 4
fi
warn "Less than ${MIN_EXTRAS_MB}MiB free after ISO; extras partition will be skipped."
SKIP_EXTRAS=1
fi
# Optional sha256 sidecar verification.
if [[ -f "$ISO_PATH.sha256" ]]; then
log "Verifying $ISO_PATH.sha256..."
( cd "$(dirname "$ISO_PATH")" && sha256sum -c "$(basename "$ISO_PATH").sha256" ) \
|| die "sha256 verification failed" 5
fi
### Final confirmation ###
cat <<EOF
${BOLD}About to:${RESET}
${RED}WIPE${RESET} $DEVICE ($(human "$DEV_BYTES"))
Write ISO $ISO_PATH
Add extras $( ((SKIP_EXTRAS)) && echo "no" || echo "yes (exFAT, in trailing free space)" )
${YELLOW}All data on $DEVICE will be destroyed.${RESET}
EOF
if (( ! ASSUME_YES )); then
read -r -p "Type the device path to confirm (e.g. $DEVICE): " typed
[[ "$typed" == "$DEVICE" ]] || die "confirmation didn't match — aborting" 1
fi
### Unmount anything on the target ###
log "Unmounting any partitions on $DEVICE..."
while read -r part mnt; do
[[ -n "$mnt" ]] || continue
warn "umount $part ($mnt)"
umount "$part" 2>/dev/null || umount -l "$part" 2>/dev/null || warn "could not umount $part"
done < <(lsblk -lnpo NAME,MOUNTPOINT "$DEVICE" | awk '$2!=""')
### Wipe & write ###
log "Wiping signatures..."
wipefs -a "$DEVICE" >/dev/null
log "Writing ISO with dd (this can take a few minutes)..."
dd if="$ISO_PATH" of="$DEVICE" bs=4M status=progress conv=fsync oflag=direct \
|| die "dd failed" 5
sync
log "ISO written."
partprobe "$DEVICE" 2>/dev/null || true
sleep 1
### Extras partition ###
if (( SKIP_EXTRAS )); then
log "Skipping extras partition."
else
log "Preparing extras partition in trailing free space..."
# The NixOS ISO uses an isohybrid GPT. The backup GPT header still sits at
# the *original ISO end*, not the actual disk end. `sgdisk -e` relocates it
# so we can add a partition in the freed trailing region.
# `sgdisk -n` with 0:0:0 creates a new partition starting at the first free
# sector and ending at the last free sector (i.e., filling the rest).
sgdisk -e "$DEVICE" >/dev/null
sgdisk -n 0:0:0 -t 0:0700 -c 0:"EXTRAS" "$DEVICE" >/dev/null
partprobe "$DEVICE" 2>/dev/null || true
sleep 1
# Find the new partition (highest-numbered one on the disk).
EXTRAS_PART="$(lsblk -lnpo NAME,TYPE "$DEVICE" \
| awk '$2=="part"{print $1}' | tail -n1)"
[[ -b "$EXTRAS_PART" ]] || die "extras partition didn't appear" 5
log "Extras partition: $EXTRAS_PART"
log "Formatting $EXTRAS_PART as exFAT..."
mkfs.exfat -L EXTRAS "$EXTRAS_PART" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
|| die "mkfs.exfat failed" 5
TMP_MNT="$(mktemp -d)"
mount "$EXTRAS_PART" "$TMP_MNT"
echo
log "What to copy onto the extras partition? (space-separated numbers; Enter for none)"
echo
echo " 1) This repo ${REPO_ROOT:-<not detected>}"
echo " 2) Your public SSH keys ~/.ssh/*.pub"
echo " 3) An arbitrary file/dir (you'll be prompted for the path)"
echo " 4) A custom message/README (you type it inline)"
echo
read -r -p "Selection: " sel || sel=""
for tok in $sel; do
case "$tok" in
1)
if [[ -z "$REPO_ROOT" ]]; then
warn "no repo detected; pass --repo-root or run from a git checkout"
continue
fi
log "Copying repo -> /repo (git tracked files only)..."
# Use `git archive` if possible, it respects .gitignore and skips .git.
if git -C "$REPO_ROOT" rev-parse >/dev/null 2>&1; then
mkdir -p "$TMP_MNT/repo"
git -C "$REPO_ROOT" archive --format=tar HEAD \
| tar -x -C "$TMP_MNT/repo"
else
mkdir -p "$TMP_MNT/repo"
cp -aT "$REPO_ROOT" "$TMP_MNT/repo"
fi
;;
2)
# Run as the invoking user, not root, so ~ resolves correctly.
user_home="$(getent passwd "${SUDO_USER:-$USER}" | cut -d: -f6)"
if compgen -G "$user_home/.ssh/*.pub" >/dev/null; then
mkdir -p "$TMP_MNT/ssh-keys"
cp "$user_home"/.ssh/*.pub "$TMP_MNT/ssh-keys/"
log "Copied $(ls "$user_home"/.ssh/*.pub | wc -l) public key(s)."
else
warn "no .pub keys found in $user_home/.ssh"
fi
;;
3)
read -r -e -p "Path to copy: " extra_path
extra_path="${extra_path/#\~/$HOME}"
if [[ -e "$extra_path" ]]; then
cp -a "$extra_path" "$TMP_MNT/"
log "Copied $extra_path"
else
warn "not found: $extra_path"
fi
;;
4)
info "Type your note. End with a line containing only EOF:"
: >"$TMP_MNT/NOTE.txt"
while IFS= read -r line; do
[[ "$line" == "EOF" ]] && break
printf '%s\n' "$line" >>"$TMP_MNT/NOTE.txt"
done
;;
*) warn "unknown option: $tok" ;;
esac
done
sync
umount "$TMP_MNT"
rmdir "$TMP_MNT"
TMP_MNT=""
fi
### Done ###
log "Final sync..."
sync
blockdev --flushbufs "$DEVICE" 2>/dev/null || true
echo
log "${BOLD}Done.${RESET} You can unplug $DEVICE now."
echo
info "Boot the new machine from this USB. Once at the installer shell:"
info " - If you copied the repo, it's on the EXTRAS partition (mountable as exFAT)."
info " - To install: partition the target disk, mount at /mnt, then"
info " nixos-install --flake /mnt/extras/repo#<hostname>"
echo
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Scaffold a new NixOS host and add it to flake.nix.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import re
import sys
from pathlib import Path
from textwrap import dedent
### Color helpers ###
def _supports_color() -> bool:
return sys.stderr.isatty()
_C = {
"green": "\033[32m" if _supports_color() else "",
"yellow": "\033[33m" if _supports_color() else "",
"red": "\033[31m" if _supports_color() else "",
"bold": "\033[1m" if _supports_color() else "",
"reset": "\033[0m" if _supports_color() else "",
}
def log(msg: str) -> None:
print(f"{_C['green']}[+]{_C['reset']} {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
def warn(msg: str) -> None:
print(f"{_C['yellow']}[!]{_C['reset']} {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
def die(msg: str, code: int = 1) -> None:
print(f"{_C['red']}[-]{_C['reset']} {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(code)
### Validation ###
# RFC 1123 hostname: 1-63 chars, [a-z0-9-], no leading/trailing dash.
HOST_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?$")
def valid_hostname(name: str) -> bool:
return bool(HOST_RE.match(name))
### Templates ###
DEFAULT_NIX_TEMPLATE = dedent("""\
{{ pkgs, ... }}: {{
imports = [
./hardware.nix
../../modules/core.nix
../../modules/plasma.nix
../../modules/security.nix
];
networking.hostName = "{name}";
boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
programs.zsh.enable = true;
users.users.alex = {{
isNormalUser = true;
shell = pkgs.zsh;
extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ];
}};
system.stateVersion = "25.11";
}}
""")
PLACEHOLDER_HARDWARE = dedent("""\
# PLACEHOLDER hardware.nix for host "{name}".
#
# Replace this file with the output of `nixos-generate-config --show-hardware-config`
# run on the target machine. The justfile has a helper for this:
#
# just capture-hardware {name}
#
# Until then, this file intentionally does nothing useful and the host
# will not build.
{{ lib, ... }}: {{
# nixpkgs hostPlatform — change if not x86_64-linux.
nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
# Intentionally empty. See note above.
}}
""")
### Helpers ###
def add_to_flake(flake_path: Path, name: str, *, template_host: str | None = None) -> None:
"""
Insert a new `<name> = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { ... };` entry inside
the `nixosConfigurations = { ... };` block of flake.nix.
Strategy: locate the literal `nixosConfigurations = {` (allowing inline
or next-line `{`), find the matching closing `}` by brace counting,
then insert the new entry just before it. If `template_host` is set,
clone that host's block; otherwise emit a sensible default.
"""
src = flake_path.read_text()
# Find `nixosConfigurations = {`; be flexible about whitespace.
m = re.search(r"nixosConfigurations\s*=\s*\{", src)
if not m:
die(f"could not find `nixosConfigurations = {{` in {flake_path}")
open_pos = m.end() - 1 # index of the '{'
# Brace-match to find the closing '}' of this attrset.
depth = 0
close_pos = None
in_string = False
i = open_pos
while i < len(src):
c = src[i]
# Cheap string skipping. flake.nix shouldn't have weird escapes inside
# nixosConfigurations, but be polite about double-quoted strings.
if c == '"' and (i == 0 or src[i - 1] != "\\"):
in_string = not in_string
elif not in_string:
if c == "{":
depth += 1
elif c == "}":
depth -= 1
if depth == 0:
close_pos = i
break
i += 1
if close_pos is None:
die("could not find the closing `}` of nixosConfigurations")
block = src[open_pos + 1 : close_pos]
# Already present? Bail.
if re.search(rf"(^|\W){re.escape(name)}\s*=\s*nixpkgs\.lib\.nixosSystem", block):
die(f"host `{name}` already exists in {flake_path}")
# If we can clone an existing entry, do it (preserves user customizations).
new_entry: str
cloned = False
if template_host:
# Find `<template_host> = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { ... };` inside block.
tmpl_re = re.compile(
rf"(^[ \t]*){re.escape(template_host)}\s*=\s*nixpkgs\.lib\.nixosSystem\s*\{{",
re.MULTILINE,
)
tm = tmpl_re.search(block)
if tm:
tmpl_indent = tm.group(1)
tmpl_start = tm.start()
# Brace-match the template entry to find its terminating `};`.
d = 0
j = tm.end() - 1 # index of opening '{'
in_str = False
entry_end = None
while j < len(block):
cc = block[j]
if cc == '"' and (j == 0 or block[j - 1] != "\\"):
in_str = not in_str
elif not in_str:
if cc == "{":
d += 1
elif cc == "}":
d -= 1
if d == 0:
# Expect a trailing ';' after the closing '}'.
semi = block.find(";", j)
if semi != -1 and block[j + 1 : semi].strip() == "":
entry_end = semi + 1
else:
entry_end = j + 1
break
j += 1
if entry_end is None:
die(f"could not parse template host `{template_host}` in flake.nix")
entry_text = block[tmpl_start:entry_end]
# Rename the binding and rewrite ./hosts/<template_host> paths.
new_entry_body = re.sub(
rf"^([ \t]*){re.escape(template_host)}(\s*=\s*nixpkgs\.lib\.nixosSystem)",
rf"\1{name}\2",
entry_text,
count=1,
flags=re.MULTILINE,
)
new_entry_body = new_entry_body.replace(
f"./hosts/{template_host}", f"./hosts/{name}"
)
new_entry = "\n" + new_entry_body
cloned = True
if not cloned:
# Best-effort default block. Indent two extra spaces if we can guess
# the indentation by looking at existing content; otherwise 6 spaces.
indent_match = re.search(r"^([ \t]+)\S", block, re.MULTILINE)
indent = indent_match.group(1) if indent_match else " "
new_entry = (
f"\n{indent}{name} = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {{\n"
f"{indent} inherit system;\n"
f"{indent} specialArgs = {{ inherit inputs; }};\n"
f"{indent} modules = [\n"
f"{indent} ./hosts/{name}\n"
f"{indent} home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager\n"
f"{indent} {{\n"
f"{indent} home-manager = {{\n"
f"{indent} useGlobalPkgs = true;\n"
f"{indent} useUserPackages = true;\n"
f"{indent} users.alex = import ./home/alex;\n"
f"{indent} extraSpecialArgs = {{ inherit inputs; }};\n"
f"{indent} }};\n"
f"{indent} }}\n"
f"{indent} ];\n"
f"{indent}}};\n"
)
# Insert new_entry just before the line containing the closing brace,
# so we never produce `};};` on a single line.
line_start = src.rfind("\n", 0, close_pos)
if line_start == -1:
line_start = 0
if not new_entry.endswith("\n"):
new_entry += "\n"
new_src = src[: line_start + 1] + new_entry + src[line_start + 1 :]
# Write atomically.
tmp = flake_path.with_suffix(flake_path.suffix + ".tmp")
tmp.write_text(new_src)
tmp.replace(flake_path)
def host_in_flake(flake_path: Path, name: str) -> bool:
"""Cheap textual check; does flake.nix already define this host?"""
src = flake_path.read_text()
return bool(
re.search(rf"(^|\W){re.escape(name)}\s*=\s*nixpkgs\.lib\.nixosSystem", src)
)
def find_template_host(flake_path: Path) -> str | None:
"""Return the name of the first existing nixosConfigurations entry, if any."""
src = flake_path.read_text()
m = re.search(r"nixosConfigurations\s*=\s*\{", src)
if not m:
return None
tail = src[m.end():]
m2 = re.search(r"^[ \t]*([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_-]*)\s*=\s*nixpkgs\.lib\.nixosSystem",
tail, re.MULTILINE)
return m2.group(1) if m2 else None
def main() -> int:
p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
p.add_argument("name", help="hostname for the new host (lowercase, RFC 1123)")
p.add_argument("--repo-root", default=".", help="path to the repo root (default: cwd)")
p.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="describe actions without writing")
args = p.parse_args()
if not valid_hostname(args.name):
die(f"invalid hostname: {args.name!r} (must match {HOST_RE.pattern})")
repo = Path(args.repo_root).resolve()
flake = repo / "flake.nix"
hosts_dir = repo / "hosts" / args.name
if not flake.is_file():
die(f"flake.nix not found at {flake}")
if hosts_dir.exists():
die(f"hosts/{args.name} already exists")
if host_in_flake(flake, args.name):
die(f"host `{args.name}` already defined in {flake} — refusing to touch anything")
template_host = find_template_host(flake)
log(f"repo: {repo}")
log(f"new host: {args.name}")
log(f"template host: {template_host or '<none — using default block>'}")
if args.dry_run:
warn("dry-run: nothing written")
return 0
# Scaffold filesystem.
hosts_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
(hosts_dir / "default.nix").write_text(DEFAULT_NIX_TEMPLATE.format(name=args.name))
(hosts_dir / "hardware.nix").write_text(PLACEHOLDER_HARDWARE.format(name=args.name))
log(f"created hosts/{args.name}/default.nix")
log(f"created hosts/{args.name}/hardware.nix (placeholder)")
# Edit flake.nix.
add_to_flake(flake, args.name, template_host=template_host)
log(f"added `{args.name}` entry to flake.nix")
print()
log(f"{_C['bold']}Next steps:{_C['reset']}")
print(f" 1. On the new machine (booted from installer or already running):")
print(f" just capture-hardware {args.name}")
print(f" This overwrites hosts/{args.name}/hardware.nix with the real config.")
print(f" 2. Review hosts/{args.name}/default.nix — tweak modules, users, etc.")
print(f" 3. git add hosts/{args.name} flake.nix && git commit")
print(f" 4. Build: just rebuild (when running ON the new host)")
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())