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Shared Dotfiles Worktree

This repo is intended to live at /srv/dotfiles on shared NixOS machines. Home Manager links user dotfiles to that shared checkout instead of to $HOME/dotfiles, so the links work consistently for every managed user.

Set it up from any existing checkout:

just setup-shared-dotfiles

The setup command:

  • copies the current checkout to /srv/dotfiles when needed
  • makes the checkout readable by everyone
  • makes it writable by the wheel group
  • sets directory setgid/default ACLs so new files stay group-writable
  • configures Git for group sharing
  • creates /etc/nixos -> /srv/dotfiles/nixos when /etc/nixos is absent or already a symlink

Use a different target or group when needed:

just setup-shared-dotfiles --target /srv/dotfiles --group wheel

If a machine has a real /etc/nixos directory and you want to replace it with the shared checkout symlink:

just setup-shared-dotfiles --force-etc-nixos