NixOS Configuration

Personal NixOS configuration with Hyprland, containerized services, and security hardening.

Note: Parts of this configuration were created with the assistance of AI tools.

Quick Start

# Apply configuration
doas nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos#nixos

# Update flake inputs
nix flake update

# Test configuration without applying
doas nixos-rebuild dry-run --flake ~/nixos#nixos

Using These Modules

Others can import individual modules from this flake:

{
  inputs.ashie-nixos.url = "github:ashisgreat22/nixos";

  outputs = { nixpkgs, ashie-nixos, ... }: {
    nixosConfigurations.myhost = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
      modules = [
        ashie-nixos.nixosModules.security
        ashie-nixos.nixosModules.kernelHardening
        {
          myModules.security.enable = true;
          myModules.kernelHardening.enable = true;
        }
      ];
    };
  };
}

Available Modules

Module	Description
nixosModules.security	doas, audit logging, AppArmor
nixosModules.kernelHardening	Boot params, sysctl, ZRAM
nixosModules.dnsOverTls	DNSSEC + DNS-over-TLS
nixosModules.cloudflareFirewall	nftables Cloudflare-only rules
nixosModules.caddyCloudflare	Caddy with DNS-01 ACME
nixosModules.podman	Podman container runtime
nixosModules.browserVpn	VPN-isolated browsers
homeManagerModules.hyprlandCatppuccin	Themed Hyprland config
homeManagerModules.gluetunUser	Rootless VPN container
homeManagerModules.qbittorrentVpn	qBittorrent through VPN

Structure

~/nixos/
├── configuration.nix      # Main config (enables modules via myModules.*)
├── flake.nix              # Flake inputs, outputs, and module exports
├── hardware-configuration.nix
├── home.nix               # Home Manager entry point
├── modules/               # Reusable NixOS modules
│   ├── default.nix        # Imports all system modules
│   ├── system/            # System-level modules
│   │   ├── security.nix          # doas, audit, AppArmor
│   │   ├── kernel-hardening.nix  # Boot params, sysctl, ZRAM
│   │   ├── dns-over-tls.nix      # DNSSEC + DoT
│   │   ├── cloudflare-firewall.nix  # nftables rules
│   │   ├── caddy-cloudflare.nix  # Caddy + DNS-01
│   │   ├── podman.nix            # Container runtime
│   │   └── browser-vpn.nix       # VPN-isolated browsers
│   └── home/              # Home Manager modules
│       ├── hyprland-catppuccin.nix
│       ├── gluetun-user.nix
│       ├── qbittorrent-vpn.nix
│       └── browser-container-update.nix
├── system/                # Host-specific system config
│   ├── boot.nix           # Bootloader
│   ├── hardware.nix       # GPU, USBGuard, fonts
│   ├── networking.nix     # Hostname, ddclient
│   ├── packages.nix       # System packages
│   ├── services.nix       # Steam, Caddy vhosts
│   └── secrets.nix        # SOPS secrets
├── home/                  # Host-specific Home Manager config
│   ├── fastfetch.nix, kitty.nix, steam.nix, vscode.nix
├── containers/            # Container Dockerfiles
│   ├── firefox-wayland/   # Isolated Firefox
│   ├── thorium-wayland/   # Isolated Thorium
│   └── tor-browser-wayland/
├── unified_router/        # API routing service
├── codex2api/             # Codex API proxy
├── antigravity-src/       # Antigravity2API source
└── secrets/               # SOPS-encrypted secrets

Integrated Services

API Ecosystem

A microservices architecture for managing LLM interactions:

• Unified Router (unified_router/)
• Codex2API (codex2api/)
• Antigravity2API (antigravity-src/)
• Data Generator (scripts/data_generator/): Tool for generating synthetic training data.

Web Services (via Caddy)

Service	URL	Port
Open WebUI	chat.ashisgreat.xyz	3000 → 8080
Unified Router	api.ashisgreat.xyz	6767
Antigravity2API	(Internal)	8045

Containers

# View running containers
podman ps

# View container logs
podman logs open-webui
podman logs antigravity2api

Isolated Browsers (VPN)

Browsers running in containers routed through WireGuard VPN.

Firefox

# Launch isolated Firefox
firefox-vpn-podman

# Or use commands directly
firefox-vpn-podman run      # Start Firefox
firefox-vpn-podman stop     # Stop containers
firefox-vpn-podman status   # Check status
firefox-vpn-podman build    # Rebuild container image

Tor Browser

# Launch isolated Tor Browser
tor-browser-vpn-podman

# Or use commands directly
tor-browser-vpn-podman run      # Start Tor Browser
tor-browser-vpn-podman stop     # Stop containers
tor-browser-vpn-podman status   # Check status
tor-browser-vpn-podman build    # Rebuild container image

Note: Traffic flows through both the VPN and Tor network for double isolation.

Thorium Browser

# Launch isolated Thorium Browser
thorium-vpn-podman

# Or use commands directly
thorium-vpn-podman run      # Start Thorium
thorium-vpn-podman stop     # Stop containers
thorium-vpn-podman status   # Check status
thorium-vpn-podman build    # Rebuild container image

Auto-Updates

Browser containers are automatically rebuilt weekly via systemd timer.

# Check timer status
systemctl --user status browser-containers-update.timer

# Manually trigger update
systemctl --user start browser-containers-update

# View update logs
journalctl --user -u browser-containers-update -n 50

qBittorrent (VPN)

User service running through gluetun VPN container.

# Start/stop
systemctl --user start qbittorrent
systemctl --user stop qbittorrent

# View status
systemctl --user status gluetun
systemctl --user status qbittorrent

# Access WebUI (through VPN container)
# http://127.0.0.1:8080

Secrets Management (SOPS)

Secrets are encrypted with AGE and decrypted at activation time.

# Edit secrets
sops secrets/secrets.yaml

# Add new secret to secrets.nix, then re-encrypt
sops updatekeys secrets/secrets.yaml

Security Features & Hardening

Kernel Hardening

Boot Parameters (runtime protection):

• slab_nomerge - Prevents slab cache merging
• init_on_alloc/free=1 - Zeros memory (use-after-free mitigation)
• page_alloc.shuffle=1 - Randomizes page allocator
• randomize_kstack_offset=on - Randomizes kernel stack
• vsyscall=none - Disables legacy vsyscall
• debugfs=off - Disables kernel debug interface
• oops=panic - Panics on kernel oops

Sysctl Settings:

• kptr_restrict=2 - Hide kernel pointers
• dmesg_restrict=1 - Restrict kernel logs
• ptrace_scope=1 - Restrict debugging
• unprivileged_bpf_disabled=1 - Disable BPF for users

# Verify boot params after reboot
cat /proc/cmdline

Network Security

• DNS-over-TLS (DoT): Enabled via systemd-resolved. Encrypts all DNS queries to Quad9 and Cloudflare.
• Firewall: nftables with Cloudflare-only access on ports 80/443. Direct connections are blocked.
• Caddy: Uses DNS-01 ACME challenge (via Cloudflare API) for SSL certs. Configured with security headers (HSTS, CSP, etc.).

Audit Logging

# View audit logs
sudo ausearch -ts today          # Today's events
sudo ausearch -k sudoers         # Sudoers changes
sudo aureport --summary          # Summary report

Automatic Updates

• Runs daily at 4 AM
• Downloads updates but doesn't auto-reboot
• Apply manually: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos#nixos

Known Security Considerations

• Secrets: cloudflare.key is currently a raw file, not managed by SOPS.
• Containers: Custom service containers may run as root internally.

Useful Commands

# System
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos#nixos   # Apply config
sudo nixos-rebuild boot --flake ~/nixos#nixos     # Apply on next boot
nix flake update                                   # Update all inputs
nix-collect-garbage -d                            # Clean old generations

# Containers
podman system prune -a                            # Clean unused images
podman volume ls                                  # List volumes

# Firewall
sudo nft list ruleset                             # View nftables
sudo nft list set inet cloudflare cloudflare_ipv4 # View Cloudflare IPs

# Logs
journalctl -u caddy -f                            # Caddy logs
journalctl --user -u gluetun -f                   # VPN logs

Troubleshooting

Container network issues

# Recreate podman network
podman network rm antigravity-net
sudo systemctl restart podman-network-antigravity-net

Firefox VPN not starting

# Check gluetun status first
systemctl --user status gluetun
journalctl --user -u gluetun -n 50

# Rebuild image if needed
firefox-vpn-podman build

Secrets not decrypting

# Check SOPS key
ls -la ~/.config/sops/age/keys.txt
sops -d secrets/secrets.yaml  # Test decryption