nix-config/TODO.md

A place for brain dump ideas maybe to be taken off of the shelve one day

NixOS webtools

• Better options search https://mynixos.com/options/services

Interesting ideas for restructuring nixos config

• https://github.com/gytis-ivaskevicius/flake-utils-plus
• https://github.com/divnix/digga/tree/main/examples/devos
• https://digga.divnix.com/
• https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Comparison_of_NixOS_setups

Housekeeping

• Format everything here using nixfmt
• Cleanup the line between hardware-configuration.nix and configuration.nix in machine config
• CI https://gvolpe.com/blog/nixos-binary-cache-ci/

NAS

• helios64 extra led lights
• safely turn off NAS on power disconnect
• hardware de/encoding for rk3399 helios64 https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=14018
• tor unlock

bcachefs

• bcachefs health alerts via email
• bcachefs periodic snapshotting
• use mount.bcachefs command for mounting
• bcachefs native encryption
  • just need a kernel module? https://github.com/firestack/bcachefs-tools-flake/blob/kf/dev/mvp/nixos/module/bcachefs.nix#L40

Shell Comands

• myip = dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com

https://linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_Test_Disk_I/O_Performance

• seq read = fio --name TEST --eta-newline=5s --filename=temp.file --rw=read --size=2g --io_size=10g --blocksize=1024k --ioengine=libaio --fsync=10000 --iodepth=32 --direct=1 --numjobs=1 --runtime=60 --group_reporting
• seq write = fio --name TEST --eta-newline=5s --filename=temp.file --rw=write --size=2g --io_size=10g --blocksize=1024k --ioengine=libaio --fsync=10000 --iodepth=32 --direct=1 --numjobs=1 --runtime=60 --group_reporting
• random read = fio --name TEST --eta-newline=5s --filename=temp.file --rw=randread --size=2g --io_size=10g --blocksize=4k --ioengine=libaio --fsync=1 --iodepth=1 --direct=1 --numjobs=32 --runtime=60 --group_reporting
• random write = fio --name TEST --eta-newline=5s --filename=temp.file --rw=randrw --size=2g --io_size=10g --blocksize=4k --ioengine=libaio --fsync=1 --iodepth=1 --direct=1 --numjobs=1 --runtime=60 --group_reporting
• tailexitnode = sudo tailscale up --exit-node=<exit-node-ip> --exit-node-allow-lan-access=true

Services

• setup archivebox
• radio https://tildegit.org/tilderadio/site
• music
  • mopidy
    • use the jellyfin plugin?
  • navidrome
    • spotify secrets for navidrome
  • picard for music tagging
  • alternative music software
    • https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/best-music-server-software-options/
    • https://funkwhale.audio/
    • https://github.com/epoupon/lms
    • https://github.com/benkaiser/stretto
    • https://github.com/blackcandy-org/black_candy
    • https://github.com/koel/koel
    • https://airsonic.github.io/
    • https://ampache.org/
• replace nextcloud with seafile

VPN container

• use wireguard for vpn
  • https://github.com/triffid/pia-wg/blob/master/pia-wg.sh
  • https://github.com/pia-foss/manual-connections
  • port forwarding for vpn
    • transmission using forwarded port
  • https://www.wireguard.com/netns/
  • one way firewall for vpn container

Networking

• tailscale for p2p connections
  • remove all use of zerotier

Archive

• https://www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage.html
• email
  • https://github.com/Disassembler0/dovecot-archive/blob/main/src/dovecot_archive.py
  • http://kb.unixservertech.com/software/dovecot/archiveserver

Paranoia

• https://christine.website/blog/paranoid-nixos-2021-07-18
• https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Impermanence

Misc

• https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler
• improve email a little bit https://helloinbox.email
• remap razer keys https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper

Future Interests (upon merge into nixpkgs)

• nixos/thelounge: add users option https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/157477
• glorytun: init at 0.3.4 https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/153356