I would like to have a mechanism to set up a server automagically…

Similarly I would like to set up my user account settings (Tmux plugins, .zshrc and vim settings, etc) that I can replicate in multiple machines via a script (I have a custom script for this but I want a more solid alternative)

Thoughts on what infra-as-code solution would work best? Any similar experiences or use cases with one Thanks!
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  • Atemu
    182·
    1 year ago

    I would like to have a mechanism to set up a server automagically…

    NixOS.

    Similarly I would like to set up my user account settings

    Home-manager.

    • zwerdlds
      2·
      1 year ago

      Indeed. This is what I use, and it effectively supplants the need to have an local vm manager.

      Then you can add remote builds, nas connections, and you basically have a “server less” app server. In the past when there is a hardware failure on the workhorse, getting back up is a script invokation and a reboot away - data is persisted on a nas.