2024-04-18 20:39:32 +01:00
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# NixOS configuration for NAS server "chopper"
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This repository is for development of the NixOS configuration of my NAS server.
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## Hardware
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This is intended to run on a RockPro64 with two 40TB HDDs as storage and a 64GB
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MicroSD card as boot and OS.
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## Goals
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### Zeroth milestone
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2024-05-04 13:17:27 +01:00
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- [X] SSH daemon
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2024-05-04 13:38:17 +01:00
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- [X] User who can act as a local admin
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### First milestone
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2024-05-04 15:33:24 +01:00
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- [X] ZFS set up on the HDDs
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2024-05-09 07:58:18 +01:00
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- [X] Plex media server
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### Second milestone
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- [ ] Samba for easy file access from Windows
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- [ ] NFS for easy file access from Linux
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### Third milestone
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- [ ] Torrent client web control interface available over LAN
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- [ ] Torrent client downloads over VPN
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## Building
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To build the SD image:
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```bash
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# building the NixOS portions
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nix build .#nixosConfigurations.chopper.config.system.build.sdImage
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cp result/sd-image/*.zst . # note it will be write-protected
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nix-shell -p zstd --run "unzstd *.zst"
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sudo dd if=$(echo -n *img) of=/dev/sda status=progress bs=4096
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# build uboot
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nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --argstr system aarch64-linux -A ubootRockPro64 --out-link ubootRockPro64
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sudo dd if=ubootRockPro64/idbloader.img of=/dev/sda conv=fsync,notrunc bs=512 seek=64
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sudo dd if=ubootRockPro64/u-boot.itb of=/dev/sda conv=fsync,notrunc bs=512 seek=16384
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```
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Further instructions can be found on these pages:
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[NixOS Wiki/NixOS on ARM/PINE64 RockPro64](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/NixOS_on_ARM/PINE64_ROCKPro64)
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[NixOS Wiki/NixOS on ARM/Installation](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/NixOS_on_ARM/Installation)
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2024-05-04 08:49:43 +01:00
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[Pine64/RockPro64/Installing Arch Linux ARM](https://pine64.org/documentation/ROCKPro64/Software/Installing_Arch_Linux_ARM/)
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2024-05-04 13:40:19 +01:00
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## Updating
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From `chopper`:
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```bash
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sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .
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```
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## Notes
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### Building boot thing
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```bash
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nix-build '<nixpkgs/nixos>' -A config.system.build.sdImage -I nixos-config=./sd-image.nix --argstr system aarch64-linux
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cp result/sd-image/*.zst .
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nix-shell -p zstd --run "unzstd *.zst"
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sudo dd if=*.image of=/dev/sda status=progress bs=4096
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```
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