feat(install): LUKS by default → auto-login, snapper snapshots, hibernation swapfile

- LUKS2 is the installer default; in exchange the generated config sets
  the new nomarchy.system.greeter.autoLogin (greetd initial_session) —
  the disk passphrase already gates the machine.
- @snapshots subvolume + nomarchy.system.snapper.enable: hourly/daily
  timeline snapshots of / and the nixos-rebuild-snap helper, ported from
  the previous iteration (3bdfc35), guarded to no-op on non-BTRFS roots.
- @swap subvolume with a swapfile sized to RAM by default (disko
  mkswapfile handles NOCOW); the installer computes the resume offset
  and wires boot.resumeDevice + resume_offset for hibernation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Bernardo Magri
2026-06-10 16:19:14 +01:00
parent f3707357a6
commit 71614fa6ca
7 changed files with 146 additions and 19 deletions

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@@ -89,13 +89,16 @@ the locked inputs into the ISO store — so theme switching (including the
installed system. Verification checklist: [docs/TESTING.md](docs/TESTING.md).
Like what you see? **`nomarchy-install`** (in a terminal) walks you through
installing to disk: pick a disk, optional LUKS2 full-disk encryption, user +
hostname + timezone, hardware autodetection (DMI → nixos-hardware profile),
then disko partitions (GPT + ESP + BTRFS subvolumes) and `nixos-install`
runs — **without a network** when the ISO was built from a clean tree (the
target's `flake.lock` is composed from the rev the ISO carries). The
installed machine gets the standard downstream layout: the flake at
`~/.nomarchy` (`/etc/nixos` symlinks to it), one `mkFlake` call, your
installing to disk: pick a disk, LUKS2 full-disk encryption **by default**
(in exchange the desktop logs in passwordless — the passphrase already
gates the machine), user + hostname + timezone, hardware autodetection
(DMI → nixos-hardware profile), a hibernation-ready swapfile sized to RAM,
then disko partitions (GPT + ESP + BTRFS subvolumes incl. `@snapshots`
snapper timeline snapshots are on) and `nixos-install` runs — **without a
network** when the ISO was built from a clean tree (the target's
`flake.lock` is composed from the rev the ISO carries). The installed
machine gets the standard downstream layout: the flake at `~/.nomarchy`
(`/etc/nixos` symlinks to it), one `mkFlake` call, your
`system.nix`/`home.nix`. First boot lands in the fully themed desktop —
the installer pre-activates the Home Manager generation. UEFI only for now.

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@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ terminal:
```sh
sudo NOMARCHY_UNATTENDED=1 NOMARCHY_DISK=/dev/vda \
NOMARCHY_USERNAME=me NOMARCHY_PASSWORD=test \
NOMARCHY_LUKS_PASSPHRASE=testtest1 \
NOMARCHY_FINISH=poweroff nomarchy-install
```
Then boot the VM again **from the target disk** (drop `-cdrom`). The
machine must reach the themed desktop on its own — greeter autostart,
Then boot the VM again **from the target disk** (drop `-cdrom`). After
typing the LUKS passphrase at the initrd prompt, the machine must reach
the themed desktop **without a login prompt** (LUKS implies auto-login) —
wallpaper, Waybar — and `nomarchy-theme-sync apply <x>` must work. For the
offline claim, add `restrict=on` to the `-netdev` and re-run the whole
flow: it must behave identically (requires an ISO built from a clean git

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@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ in
services.greetd = lib.mkIf cfg.greeter.enable {
enable = lib.mkDefault true;
settings.default_session = {
command = lib.mkDefault "${pkgs.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet --time --remember --cmd Hyprland";
user = "greeter";
settings = {
default_session = {
command = lib.mkDefault "${pkgs.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet --time --remember --cmd Hyprland";
user = "greeter";
};
# Boot straight into the session once; logout → normal greeter.
initial_session = lib.mkIf (cfg.greeter.autoLogin != null) {
command = "Hyprland";
user = cfg.greeter.autoLogin;
};
};
};
@@ -53,6 +60,24 @@ in
hardware.bluetooth.enable = lib.mkDefault cfg.bluetooth.enable;
services.blueman.enable = lib.mkDefault cfg.bluetooth.enable;
# ── BTRFS timeline snapshots (ported from the previous iteration) ─
# Guarded on the actual filesystem so enabling it on an ext4 machine
# is a clean no-op rather than a failing timer.
services.snapper.configs = lib.mkIf
(cfg.snapper.enable && (config.fileSystems."/".fsType or "") == "btrfs")
{
root = {
SUBVOLUME = "/";
TIMELINE_CREATE = true;
TIMELINE_CLEANUP = true;
TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY = "5";
TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY = "7";
TIMELINE_LIMIT_WEEKLY = "0";
TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY = "0";
TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY = "0";
};
};
# ── Fonts ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
fonts = {
packages = with pkgs; [
@@ -82,7 +107,21 @@ in
wl-clipboard
grim
slurp
];
] ++ lib.optional (cfg.snapper.enable && (config.fileSystems."/".fsType or "") == "btrfs")
# Snapshot, then rebuild — rollback material for system changes
# (theme changes don't need it; HM generations already roll back).
(pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "nixos-rebuild-snap" ''
if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
echo "This script must be run as root (use sudo)" >&2
exit 1
fi
echo "Creating pre-rebuild snapshot..."
${pkgs.snapper}/bin/snapper -c root create \
-d "Pre-rebuild $(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" \
--cleanup-algorithm number
echo "Rebuilding..."
nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/nixos#default "$@"
'');
# ── Nix itself ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
nix = {

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@@ -8,7 +8,26 @@
{
options.nomarchy.system = {
greeter.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the greetd/tuigreet login screen" // { default = true; };
greeter.autoLogin = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
default = null;
example = "ada";
description = ''
Log this user straight into Hyprland on boot (greetd
initial_session); logging out lands on the normal greeter.
The installer sets it on LUKS-encrypted machines the disk
passphrase already gates access, a second prompt is ceremony.
'';
};
audio.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the Pipewire audio stack" // { default = true; };
bluetooth.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Bluetooth support with blueman" // { default = true; };
snapper.enable = lib.mkEnableOption ''
hourly/daily BTRFS timeline snapshots of / via snapper, plus the
`nixos-rebuild-snap` pre-rebuild-snapshot helper. No-op unless the
root filesystem is BTRFS with a /.snapshots subvolume (the installer
creates one)'';
};
}

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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
, cryptsetup
, lvm2 # dmsetup
, pciutils # lspci
, btrfs-progs # inspect-internal map-swapfile (hibernation offset)
# Baked metadata — what this installer installs and where it came from.
, templateDir # templates/downstream (home.nix, theme-state.json)
, nomarchyLock # the distro's flake.lock (for offline lock composition)
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
wrapProgram $out/bin/nomarchy-install \
--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [
bash gum disko whois git python3
util-linux gptfdisk parted cryptsetup lvm2 pciutils
util-linux gptfdisk parted cryptsetup lvm2 pciutils btrfs-progs
]} \
--set NOMARCHY_INSTALL_SHARE "$share" \
--set NOMARCHY_FLAKE_URL ${lib.escapeShellArg flakeUrl} \

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@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
# disko --mode destroy,format,mount \
# --argstr mainDrive /dev/nvme0n1 \
# --arg withLuks true \
# --argstr swapSize 16G \
# disko-config.nix
#
# Ported from the previous iteration's golden-path config (multi-disk
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
# proved fragile twice before.
{ mainDrive
, withLuks ? true
, swapSize ? "0" # "0" = no swap; otherwise e.g. "16G" (sized for hibernation)
, ...
}:
@@ -28,7 +30,16 @@ let
"@home" = { mountpoint = "/home"; mountOptions = btrfsMountOptions; };
"@nix" = { mountpoint = "/nix"; mountOptions = btrfsMountOptions; };
"@log" = { mountpoint = "/var/log"; mountOptions = btrfsMountOptions; };
};
# snapper timeline snapshots (nomarchy.system.snapper.enable)
"@snapshots" = { mountpoint = "/.snapshots"; mountOptions = btrfsMountOptions; };
} // (if swapSize == "0" then { } else {
# Hibernation-ready swapfile on its own subvolume; disko's
# mkswapfile handles the BTRFS NOCOW requirements.
"@swap" = {
mountpoint = "/swap";
swap.swapfile.size = swapSize;
};
});
};
in
{

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@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
# NOMARCHY_UNATTENDED=1 NOMARCHY_DISK=/dev/vda NOMARCHY_USERNAME=me \
# NOMARCHY_PASSWORD=secret [NOMARCHY_HOSTNAME=nomarchy] \
# [NOMARCHY_TIMEZONE=UTC] [NOMARCHY_LUKS_PASSPHRASE=...] \
# [NOMARCHY_SWAP_GB=N (default: RAM size; 0 = none)] \
# [NOMARCHY_HW="auto"|"none"|"mod1 mod2"] [NOMARCHY_FINISH=none|reboot|poweroff]
# nomarchy-install
@@ -87,10 +88,12 @@ info "Target: $TARGET_DISK"
# ─── Encryption ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
section "Disk encryption"
# LUKS is the default: full-disk encryption, and in exchange the machine
# logs you straight into the desktop (the passphrase already gates access).
LUKS_PASSPHRASE=""
if [[ "$UNATTENDED" == "1" ]]; then
LUKS_PASSPHRASE="${NOMARCHY_LUKS_PASSPHRASE:-}"
elif gum confirm "Encrypt the disk with LUKS? (recommended for laptops)"; then
elif gum confirm --default=yes "Encrypt the disk with LUKS? (default — also enables passwordless desktop login)"; then
while true; do
p1=$(gum input --password --placeholder "LUKS passphrase (min 8 chars)")
[[ ${#p1} -ge 8 ]] || { warn "Too short."; continue; }
@@ -100,7 +103,20 @@ elif gum confirm "Encrypt the disk with LUKS? (recommended for laptops)"; then
done
fi
WITH_LUKS=false; [[ -n "$LUKS_PASSPHRASE" ]] && WITH_LUKS=true
info "Encryption: $([[ $WITH_LUKS == true ]] && echo LUKS2 || echo none)"
info "Encryption: $([[ $WITH_LUKS == true ]] && echo "LUKS2 (desktop auto-login)" || echo none)"
# ─── Swap / hibernation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
# A swapfile ≥ RAM on its own BTRFS subvolume makes hibernation possible;
# the resume offset is wired into the config below.
ram_gb=$(awk '/MemTotal/ {print int(($2 + 1048575) / 1048576)}' /proc/meminfo)
if [[ "$UNATTENDED" == "1" ]]; then
SWAP_GB="${NOMARCHY_SWAP_GB:-$ram_gb}"
else
SWAP_GB=$(gum input --value "$ram_gb" \
--placeholder "swap size in GiB (≥ RAM enables hibernation, 0 = none)")
fi
[[ "$SWAP_GB" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || fail "Swap size must be a whole number of GiB."
info "Swap: $([[ "$SWAP_GB" == "0" ]] && echo none || echo "${SWAP_GB}G swapfile (hibernation-ready)")"
# ─── User account ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
section "Your account"
@@ -178,12 +194,14 @@ section "Review"
gum style --border normal --padding "0 2" \
"Disk: $TARGET_DISK (WILL BE ERASED)" \
"Encryption: $([[ $WITH_LUKS == true ]] && echo LUKS2 || echo none)" \
"Encryption: $([[ $WITH_LUKS == true ]] && echo "LUKS2 + desktop auto-login" || echo none)" \
"Swap: $([[ "$SWAP_GB" == "0" ]] && echo none || echo "${SWAP_GB}G (hibernation)")" \
"User: $USERNAME" \
"Hostname: $HOSTNAME_" \
"Timezone: $TIMEZONE" \
"Hardware: ${HW_PROFILES[*]:-none}" \
"Offline: $([[ -n "${NOMARCHY_REV:-}" ]] && echo "yes (pinned $NOMARCHY_REV)" || echo "no (will fetch nomarchy from GitHub)")"
"Snapshots: snapper timeline on /" \
"Offline: $([[ -n "${NOMARCHY_REV:-}" ]] && echo "yes (pinned ${NOMARCHY_REV:0:12})" || echo "no (will fetch nomarchy over the network)")"
if [[ "$UNATTENDED" != "1" ]]; then
typed=$(gum input --placeholder "type the disk name ($(basename "$TARGET_DISK")) to confirm the wipe")
@@ -241,6 +259,7 @@ disko_log=$(mktemp --suffix=.disko.log)
if ! disko --mode destroy,format,mount --yes-wipe-all-disks \
--argstr mainDrive "$TARGET_DISK" \
--arg withLuks "$WITH_LUKS" \
--argstr swapSize "${SWAP_GB}G" \
"$SHARE/disko-config.nix" >"$disko_log" 2>&1; then
tail -n 30 "$disko_log"
fail "disko failed — full log: $disko_log"
@@ -248,6 +267,25 @@ fi
rm -f "$LUKS_KEY_PATH" "$disko_log"
success "Disk partitioned and mounted at /mnt"
# Hibernation plumbing: the swapfile's physical offset goes into the
# kernel cmdline. Deactivate swap first so nixos-generate-config doesn't
# also emit a swapDevices entry (we write our own, with resume wiring).
RESUME_CONFIG=""
if [[ "$SWAP_GB" != "0" ]]; then
swapoff -a 2>/dev/null || true
resume_offset=$(btrfs inspect-internal map-swapfile -r /mnt/swap/swapfile)
root_uuid=$(findmnt -no UUID /mnt)
RESUME_CONFIG=$(cat <<NIX
# Swapfile (hibernation-ready: resume points into it).
swapDevices = [{ device = "/swap/swapfile"; }];
boot.resumeDevice = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/$root_uuid";
boot.kernelParams = [ "resume_offset=$resume_offset" ];
NIX
)
success "Swapfile created (resume offset $resume_offset)"
fi
# ─── Configuration generation ───────────────────────────────────────────
section "Generating configuration"
@@ -284,6 +322,17 @@ cat > "$FLAKE_DIR/flake.nix" <<EOF
}
EOF
AUTOLOGIN_CONFIG=""
if [[ $WITH_LUKS == true ]]; then
AUTOLOGIN_CONFIG=$(cat <<NIX
# The LUKS passphrase already gates this machine — skip the second
# password prompt and boot straight into the desktop.
nomarchy.system.greeter.autoLogin = "$USERNAME";
NIX
)
fi
# initialHashedPassword is safe to template: mkpasswd's alphabet is
# [a-zA-Z0-9./$] — no Nix string metacharacters.
cat > "$FLAKE_DIR/system.nix" <<EOF
@@ -306,6 +355,9 @@ cat > "$FLAKE_DIR/system.nix" <<EOF
extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" "video" "input" ];
initialHashedPassword = "$HASHED_PASSWORD";
};
$AUTOLOGIN_CONFIG$RESUME_CONFIG
# Hourly/daily BTRFS timeline snapshots + nixos-rebuild-snap.
nomarchy.system.snapper.enable = true;
system.stateVersion = "26.05";
}