# CLAUDE.md This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository. ## Repository Overview This is a NixOS configuration repository using flakes, managing multiple machines and home-manager configurations. The repository follows a modular architecture with reusable "roles" that can be composed for different machines. ## Architecture ### Flake Structure - **flake.nix**: Main entry point defining inputs (nixpkgs, home-manager, plasma-manager, etc.) and outputs for multiple NixOS configurations - **Machines**: `nix-book`, `boxy`, `wixos` (WSL configuration) - **Home configurations**: Standalone home-manager configuration for user `johno` ### Directory Structure - `machines/`: Machine-specific configurations with hardware-configuration.nix - `roles/`: Modular system configurations (audio, bluetooth, desktop, users, etc.) - `home/`: Home Manager configurations and user-specific modules - `home/modules/`: User environment modules (emacs, i3+sway, plasma-manager, tmux) - `packages/`: Custom package definitions ### Role-Based Configuration System The repository uses a custom "roles" system where each role is a NixOS module with enable options: - `roles.desktop`: Desktop environment with sub-options for X11, Wayland, KDE, gaming, SDDM - `roles.audio`: Audio configuration - `roles.bluetooth`: Bluetooth support - `roles.users`: User account management - `roles.virtualisation`: Virtualization setup - `roles.kodi`: Kodi media center Example role usage in machine configuration: ```nix roles = { audio.enable = true; desktop = { enable = true; gaming = true; kde = true; wayland = true; }; users.enable = true; }; ``` ### Home-Manager Role System The repository also uses a modular home-manager role system for user-space configuration: **Available Home Roles:** - `home.roles.base`: Core CLI tools, git, ssh, bash, rbw (enabled everywhere) - `home.roles.desktop`: GUI applications, Firefox, KDE services - `home.roles.office`: LibreOffice, OpenSCAD (heavy packages) - `home.roles.media`: VLC, Jellyfin, Moonlight (media consumption) - `home.roles.development`: Custom packages, kubectl, development tools - `home.roles.communication`: Element, Nextcloud Talk, Google cookie tools - `home.roles.sync`: Syncthing service and tray (for file synchronization) - `home.roles.kdeconnect`: KDE Connect for device integration - `home.roles.gaming`: Gaming applications (future expansion) **Role-Based Home Configurations:** - `home-desktop.nix`: Full-featured desktop for development workstations - `home-media-center.nix`: Living room media consumption and gaming setup (boxy) - `home-laptop-compact.nix`: Essential tools only, excludes office/media for storage constraints (nix-book) - `home-live-usb.nix`: Minimal setup for live environments, no persistent services **Machine-Specific Role Usage:** - **nix-book**: Compact laptop → excludes office/media roles due to SSD space constraints - **boxy**: Living room media center → optimized for media consumption, excludes sync/office (shared machine) - **zix790prors**: All-purpose workstation → full desktop experience with all roles enabled - **wixos**: WSL2 development → full desktop experience, inherits from zix790prors Windows host - **live-usb**: Temporary environment → only base + desktop roles, no persistent services ## Common Commands ### Building and Switching Configurations ```bash # Build and switch to a specific machine configuration sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .# # Build without switching nixos-rebuild build --flake .# # Build home-manager configuration only home-manager switch --flake .#johno ``` ### Available Machine Configurations - `nix-book`: Compact laptop with storage constraints, uses `home/home-laptop-compact.nix` - `boxy`: Shared living room media center/gaming desktop with AMD GPU, uses `home/home-media-center.nix` - `zix790prors`: Powerful all-purpose workstation (gaming, 3D modeling, development), dual-boots Windows 11 with shared btrfs /games partition, uses `home/home-desktop.nix` - `wixos`: WSL2 development environment running in Windows partition of zix790prors, uses `home/home-desktop.nix` - `live-usb`: Bootable ISO configuration, uses `home/home-live-usb.nix` ### Flake Operations ```bash # Update flake inputs nix flake update # Check flake nix flake check # Show flake info nix flake show ``` ### Bootstrap New Machine Use the provided bootstrap script: ```bash sudo ./bootstrap.sh ``` This script pulls from the remote git repository and applies the configuration. ## Development Workflow ### Adding New Machines 1. Create new directory in `machines//` 2. Add `configuration.nix` with role assignments 3. Include hardware-configuration.nix (generated by nixos-generate-config) 4. Add nixosConfiguration to flake.nix outputs ### Adding New Roles 1. Create directory in `roles//` 2. Create `default.nix` with module definition using mkEnableOption 3. Add role import to `roles/default.nix` 4. Configure role options in machine configurations ### Home Manager Modules - Located in `home/modules/` - Each module has its own `default.nix` - Imported in main home configuration files ## Key Configuration Details - **Experimental features**: nix-command and flakes are enabled - **User**: Primary user is `johno` with trusted-user privileges - **Locale**: en_US.UTF-8, America/Los_Angeles timezone - **SSH**: OpenSSH enabled on all configurations - **Garbage collection**: Automatic, deletes older than 10 days - **Unfree packages**: Allowed globally