flake.lock: update inputs

StartLimitBurst counts all starts (including successes), so the timer
was getting blocked after ~15 min. Replace with a JSON counter file
that resets on success and daily, only triggering OnFailure alerts for
the first 3 failures per day.

common/network/pia-vpn/service-container.nix

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.pia-vpn;
+  hostName = config.networking.hostName;
 
   mkContainer = name: ctr: {
     autoStart = true;
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ let
     config = { config, pkgs, lib, ... }: {
       imports = allModules ++ [ ctr.config ];
 
+      ntfy-alerts.ignoredUnits = [ "logrotate" ];
+      ntfy-alerts.hostLabel = "${hostName}/${name}";
+
       # Static IP with gateway pointing to VPN container
       networking.useNetworkd = true;
       systemd.network.enable = true;

common/network/pia-vpn/vpn-container.nix

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.pia-vpn;
+  hostName = config.networking.hostName;
   scripts = import ./scripts.nix;
 
   # Port forwarding derived state
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ in
 
           # Route ntfy alerts through the host proxy (VPN container has no gateway on eth0)
           ntfy-alerts.curlExtraArgs = "--proxy http://${cfg.hostAddress}:${toString cfg.proxyPort}";
+          ntfy-alerts.ignoredUnits = [ "logrotate" ];
+          ntfy-alerts.hostLabel = "${hostName}/pia-vpn";
 
           # Enable forwarding so bridge traffic can go through WG
           boot.kernel.sysctl."net.ipv4.ip_forward" = 1;
@@ -270,10 +273,17 @@ in
                 return 0
               }
 
-              if check_vpn; then
+              MAX_RETRIES=4
-                rm -f "$COUNTER_FILE"
+              for attempt in $(seq 1 $MAX_RETRIES); do
-                exit 0
+                if check_vpn; then
-              fi
+                  rm -f "$COUNTER_FILE"
+                  exit 0
+                fi
+                if [ "$attempt" -lt "$MAX_RETRIES" ]; then
+                  echo "Attempt $attempt/$MAX_RETRIES failed, retrying in 5 minutes..." >&2
+                  sleep 300
+                fi
+              done
 
               # Failed — read and update counter (reset if from a previous day)
               today=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
@@ -302,7 +312,7 @@ in
             description = "Periodic PIA VPN connectivity check";
             wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
             timerConfig = {
-              OnCalendar = "*:0/5";
+              OnCalendar = "*:0/30";
               RandomizedDelaySec = "30s";
             };
           };

common/ntfy/default.nix

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
       default = [ ];
       description = "Unit names to skip failure notifications for.";
     };
+
+    hostLabel = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      default = config.networking.hostName;
+      description = "Label used in ntfy alert titles to identify this host/container.";
+    };
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.thisMachine.hasRole."ntfy" {

common/ntfy/service-failure.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in
             --max-time 30 --retry 3 \
             ${cfg.curlExtraArgs} \
             -H "Authorization: Bearer $NTFY_TOKEN" \
-            -H "Title: Service failure on ${config.networking.hostName}" \
+            -H "Title: Service failure on ${cfg.hostLabel}" \
             -H "Priority: high" \
             -H "Tags: rotating_light" \
             -H "Message: Unit $unit failed at $(date +%c)" \

common/pc/kde.nix

@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ in
     services.displayManager.sddm.wayland.enable = true;
     services.desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;
 
+    services.displayManager.sessionPackages = [
+      pkgs.plasma-bigscreen
+    ];
+
+    # Bigscreen binaries must be on PATH for autostart services, KCMs, and
+    # internal plasmashell launches (settings, input handler, envmanager, etc.)
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.plasma-bigscreen ];
+
     # kde apps
     users.users.googlebot.packages = with pkgs; [
       # akonadi

common/pc/steam.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,29 @@ in
     programs.steam.enable = true;
     hardware.steam-hardware.enable = true; # steam controller
 
+    # Login DE Option: Steam Gamescope (Steam Deck-like session)
+    programs.gamescope = {
+      enable = true;
+    };
+    programs.steam.gamescopeSession = {
+      enable = true;
+      args = [
+        "--hdr-enabled"
+        "--hdr-itm-enabled"
+        "--adaptive-sync"
+      ];
+      steamArgs = [
+        "-steamos3"
+        "-gamepadui"
+        "-pipewire-dmabuf"
+      ];
+      env = {
+        STEAM_ENABLE_VOLUME_HANDLER = "1";
+        STEAM_DISABLE_AUDIO_DEVICE_SWITCHING = "1";
+      };
+    };
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gamescope-wsi ];
+
     users.users.googlebot.packages = [
       pkgs.steam
     ];

common/server/gitea-actions-runner.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, ... }:
+{ config, lib, allModules, ... }:
 
 # Gitea Actions Runner inside a NixOS container.
 # The container shares the host's /nix/store (read-only) and nix-daemon socket,
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 let
   thisMachineIsARunner = config.thisMachine.hasRole."gitea-actions-runner";
-  hostOverlays = config.nixpkgs.overlays;
+  hostName = config.networking.hostName;
   containerName = "gitea-runner";
   giteaRunnerUid = 991;
   giteaRunnerGid = 989;
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ in
       };
 
       config = { config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
-        system.stateVersion = "25.11";
+        imports = allModules;
-        nixpkgs.overlays = hostOverlays;
+
+        ntfy-alerts.ignoredUnits = [ "logrotate" ];
+        ntfy-alerts.hostLabel = "${hostName}/${containerName}";
 
         services.gitea-actions-runner.instances.inst = {
           enable = true;

common/server/ntfy.nix

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ in
       auth-default-access = "deny-all";
       behind-proxy = true;
       enable-login = true;
+      attachment-expiry-duration = "48h";
     };
 
     # backups

flake.lock

@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772587858,
+        "lastModified": 1775848625,
-        "narHash": "sha256-w0/XBU20BdBeEIJ9i3ecr9Lc6c8uQaXUn/ri+aOsyJk=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-y2/PYZu+yAeG+ueAuhjeeAWHOSvZMJfPiNs7pQJ/Wbc=",
         "owner": "sadjow",
         "repo": "claude-code-nix",
-        "rev": "0a5fc14be38fabfcfff18db749b63c9c15726765",
+        "rev": "2a665ed3a46cb363630df50150ecf47f45a1d893",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1769939035,
+        "lastModified": 1774959120,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Fok2AmefgVA0+eprw2NDwqKkPGEI5wvR+twiZagBvrg=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-Pzk6UbueeWy9WFiDY6iA1aHid+2AMzkS6gg2x2cSkz4=",
         "owner": "cachix",
         "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "a8ca480175326551d6c4121498316261cbb5b260",
+        "rev": "c06f90f1eb6569bdaf6a4a10cb7e66db4454ac2a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772569491,
+        "lastModified": 1775781825,
-        "narHash": "sha256-bdr6ueeXO1Xg91sFkuvaysYF0mVdwHBpdyhTjBEWv+s=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-L5yKTpR+alrZU2XYYvIxCeCP4LBHU5jhwSj7H1VAavg=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "924e61f5c2aeab38504028078d7091077744ab17",
+        "rev": "e35c39fca04fee829cecdf839a50eb9b54d8a701",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@
         "spectrum": "spectrum"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772338235,
+        "lastModified": 1775847073,
-        "narHash": "sha256-9XcwtSIL/c+pkC3SBNuxCJuSktFOBV1TLvvkhekyB8I=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-OyRZOIQZZQNrIDN40jrhY1SFTzTNYURT5MPhZZchSbY=",
         "owner": "astro",
         "repo": "microvm.nix",
-        "rev": "9d1ff9b53532908a5eba7707931c9093508b6b92",
+        "rev": "239045c84aa62c2ce1349fa4c1ceae9eb6ce9e85",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772341813,
+        "lastModified": 1775365369,
-        "narHash": "sha256-/PQ0ubBCMj/MVCWEI/XMStn55a8dIKsvztj4ZVLvUrQ=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-DgH5mveLoau20CuTnaU5RXZWgFQWn56onQ4Du2CqYoI=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "nix-index-database",
-        "rev": "a2051ff239ce2e8a0148fa7a152903d9a78e854f",
+        "rev": "cef5cf82671e749ac87d69aadecbb75967e6f6c3",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1771969195,
+        "lastModified": 1775490113,
-        "narHash": "sha256-qwcDBtrRvJbrrnv1lf/pREQi8t2hWZxVAyeMo7/E9sw=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-2ZBhDNZZwYkRmefK5XLOusCJHnoeKkoN95hoSGgMxWM=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "41c6b421bdc301b2624486e11905c9af7b8ec68e",
+        "rev": "c775c2772ba56e906cbeb4e0b2db19079ef11ff7",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772542754,
+        "lastModified": 1775710090,
-        "narHash": "sha256-WGV2hy+VIeQsYXpsLjdr4GvHv5eECMISX1zKLTedhdg=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-ar3rofg+awPB8QXDaFJhJ2jJhu+KqN/PRCXeyuXR76E=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8c809a146a140c5c8806f13399592dbcb1bb5dc4",
+        "rev": "4c1018dae018162ec878d42fec712642d214fdfa",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -344,11 +344,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1772064816,
+        "lastModified": 1775244324,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ks1D9Rtmopd5F/8ENjEUJpSYYMxv603/v6TRen9Hq54=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-TSAozmLyWCRbUJu6tXQvhTjsDKNj9q1CsEqwhhh9kMU=",
         "owner": "simple-nixos-mailserver",
         "repo": "nixos-mailserver",
-        "rev": "ea4dc17f4bc0f65eed082fa394509e4543072b56",
+        "rev": "c45a1e4385e81b937b353ee4ce97f5cfd60ceff2",
         "type": "gitlab"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@
     "spectrum": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1759482047,
+        "lastModified": 1772189877,
-        "narHash": "sha256-H1wiXRQHxxPyMMlP39ce3ROKCwI5/tUn36P8x6dFiiQ=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-i1p90Rgssb//aNiTDFq46ZG/fk3LmyRLChtp/9lddyA=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/main",
-        "rev": "c5d5786d3dc938af0b279c542d1e43bce381b4b9",
+        "rev": "fe39e122d898f66e89ffa17d4f4209989ccb5358",
-        "revCount": 996,
+        "revCount": 1255,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://spectrum-os.org/git/spectrum"
       },

machines/fry/hardware-configuration.nix

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
   # thunderbolt
-  services.hardware.bolt.enable = true;
+  services.hardware.bolt.enable = false;
 
   # firmware
   firmware.x86_64.enable = true;

machines/howl/hardware-configuration.nix

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
   # thunderbolt
-  services.hardware.bolt.enable = true;
+  services.hardware.bolt.enable = false;
 
   # firmware
   firmware.x86_64.enable = true;

machines/zoidberg/default.nix

@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
   ];
 
-  # Login DE Option: Steam
-  programs.steam.gamescopeSession.enable = true;
-  # programs.gamescope.capSysNice = true;
-
   # Login DE Option: Kodi
   services.xserver.desktopManager.kodi.enable = true;
   services.xserver.desktopManager.kodi.package =
@@ -35,7 +31,7 @@
     "L+    /opt/rocm/hip   -    -    -     -    ${pkgs.rocmPackages.clr}"
   ];
 
-  services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasma";
+  services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasma-bigscreen-wayland";
 
   users.users.cris = {
     isNormalUser = true;
@@ -54,10 +50,10 @@
     uid = 1002;
   };
 
-  # Auto login into Plasma in john zoidberg account
+  # Auto login into Plasma Bigscreen in john zoidberg account
   services.displayManager.sddm.settings = {
     Autologin = {
-      Session = "plasma";
+      Session = "plasma-bigscreen-wayland";
       User = "john";
     };
   };

overlays/default.nix

@@ -31,4 +31,12 @@ in
       ../patches/music-assistant-zeroconf-port.patch
     ];
   });
+
+  # Plasma Bigscreen: TV-optimized KDE shell (not yet packaged in nixpkgs)
+  plasma-bigscreen = import ./plasma-bigscreen.nix {
+    inherit (prev.kdePackages)
+      mkKdeDerivation plasma-workspace plasma-wayland-protocols
+      qtmultimedia qtwayland qtwebengine qcoro;
+    inherit (prev) lib fetchFromGitLab pkg-config sdl3 libcec wayland;
+  };
 }

overlays/plasma-bigscreen.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+{
+  mkKdeDerivation,
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
+  pkg-config,
+  plasma-workspace,
+  qtmultimedia,
+  qtwayland,
+  qtwebengine,
+  qcoro,
+  plasma-wayland-protocols,
+  wayland,
+  sdl3,
+  libcec,
+}:
+mkKdeDerivation {
+  pname = "plasma-bigscreen";
+  version = "unstable-2026-03-07";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "invent.kde.org";
+    owner = "plasma";
+    repo = "plasma-bigscreen";
+    rev = "bd143fea7e386bac1652b8150a3ed3d5ef7cf93c";
+    hash = "sha256-y439IX7e0+XqxqFj/4+P5le0hA7DiwA+smDsD0UH/fI=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    ../patches/plasma-bigscreen-input-handler-app-id.patch
+  ];
+
+  extraNativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  extraBuildInputs = [
+    qtmultimedia
+    qtwayland
+    qtwebengine
+    qcoro
+    plasma-wayland-protocols
+    wayland
+    sdl3
+    libcec
+  ];
+
+  # Match project version to installed Plasma release so cmake version checks pass
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail 'set(PROJECT_VERSION "6.5.80")' \
+                     'set(PROJECT_VERSION "${plasma-workspace.version}")'
+
+    # Upstream references a nonexistent startplasma-waylandsession binary.
+    # Fix this in the cmake template (before @KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@ is substituted).
+    substituteInPlace bin/plasma-bigscreen-wayland.in \
+      --replace-fail \
+        'startplasma-wayland --xwayland --libinput --exit-with-session=@KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/startplasma-waylandsession' \
+        'startplasma-wayland'
+  '';
+
+  # FIXME: work around Qt 6.10 cmake API changes
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DQT_FIND_PRIVATE_MODULES=1" ];
+
+  # QML lint fails on missing runtime-only imports (org.kde.private.biglauncher)
+  # that are only available inside a running Plasma session
+  dontQmlLint = true;
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    # Session .desktop references $out/libexec/plasma-dbus-run-session-if-needed
+    # but the binary lives in plasma-workspace
+    substituteInPlace "$out/share/wayland-sessions/plasma-bigscreen-wayland.desktop" \
+      --replace-fail \
+        "$out/libexec/plasma-dbus-run-session-if-needed" \
+        "${plasma-workspace}/libexec/plasma-dbus-run-session-if-needed"
+
+  '';
+
+  passthru.providedSessions = [ "plasma-bigscreen-wayland" ];
+
+  meta.license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2Plus ];
+}

patches/plasma-bigscreen-input-handler-app-id.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Use the correct app_id when pre-authorizing remote-desktop portal access.
+
+The portal's isAppMegaAuthorized() looks up the caller's specific app_id in
+the PermissionStore.  An empty string only matches apps the portal cannot
+identify; it is not a wildcard.  Since the input handler is launched via
+KIO::CommandLauncherJob with a desktopName, the portal resolves it to the
+desktop file ID, so the empty-string entry never matches.
+
+--- a/inputhandler/xdgremotedesktopsystem.cpp
++++ b/inputhandler/xdgremotedesktopsystem.cpp
+@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
+     QDBusReply<void> reply = permissionStore.call(QStringLiteral("SetPermission"),
+                                                   QStringLiteral("kde-authorized"), // table
+                                                   true, // create table if not exists
+                                                   QStringLiteral("remote-desktop"), // id
+-                                                  QLatin1String(""), // app (empty for host applications)
++                                                  QStringLiteral("org.kde.plasma.bigscreen.inputhandler"),
+                                                   QStringList{QStringLiteral("yes")}); // permissions
+