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Dutch Government Publishes NixOS Workstation Configuration Repository

Digitaal Autonome Werkomgeving Overheid (DAWO) streeft naar een digitaal autonome en interoperabele basis voor overheidswerkplekken. De repository MinBZK/DAWO-NixOS bevat de code om werkplekken automatisch en identiek op te bouwen via het Linux-besturingssysteem NixOS. Nix 100% DAWO Core Repository This repository contains the core NixOS configurations for the DAWO infrastructure.…

Summary card of repository MinBZK/DAWO-NixOS, described as: Digitaal Autonome Werkomgeving Overheid (DAWO) streeft naar een digitaal autonome en interoperabele basis voor overheidswerkplekken.

De repository MinBZK/DAWO-NixOS bevat de code om werkplekken automatisch en identiek op te bouwen via het Linux-besturingssysteem NixOS.
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DAWO-NixOS

By MinBZK

Nix 100%

DAWO Core Repository

This repository contains the core NixOS configurations for the DAWO infrastructure. It utilizes a flake-based build system to provide reproducible and modular environment definitions across various hosts and services.

A DAWO community project.

Notice

DAWO Core has moved from https://code.overheid.nl to Codeberg to facilitate community collaboration.

Backup copies are available on:

https://code.overheid.nl/MinBZK/DAWO-NixOS

https://github.com/DAWO-community/DAWO-Core

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md .

Key Concepts

Flakes : The foundation of the repo, used for pinning inputs and defining outputs.

Modules : The primary way configurations are organized, allowing for composable building blocks.

Multi-Tenancy : Specifically designed to handle diverse roles, from desktops to core services .

Entry Points

flake.nix - The primary build entry point and input definitions.

modules/ - The directory containing all modular configurations.

High-Level Architecture

See architecture.md .

Pitfalls

Things that cost somebody hours: docs/pitfalls.md . Read it before debugging CI, a comin device, or anything that reports success while being wrong.

Module Map

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