{ ... }: { # Don't make the nix store read-only, as this would prevent the overlay FS # from being able to mount it. boot.readOnlyNixStore = false; # Mount the hut nix store via NFS in read-only mode. fileSystems."/mnt/hut-nix-store" = { device = "hut:/nix/store"; fsType = "nfs"; options = [ "ro" ]; }; # A workdir is also needed, so setup a permanent dir using tmpfiles. systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [ "d /mnt/nix-work 0700 root root -" ]; # Mount an overlay in /nix/store using as lower layer the NFS store and upper # layer the disk nix store. The destination is still the nix store in # /nix/store (confusing). We need rw access, as the daemon need to write the # lock files to build derivations locally. # HACK: Use /nix//store to prevent the overlay to be mounted on boot, see: # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/17a46d09ac123d0da3a26855bf3af7db01f9c751/nixos/lib/utils.nix#L14 fileSystems."/nix//store" = { device = "overlay"; fsType = "overlay"; options = [ "lowerdir=/mnt/hut-nix-store,upperdir=/nix/store,workdir=/mnt/nix-work" "x-systemd.requires-mounts-for=/nix/store" # We need to wait for the NFS mount "x-systemd.requires-mounts-for=/mnt/hut-nix-store" ]; depends = [ "/nix/store" "/mnt/hut-nix-store" "/mnt/nix-work" ]; }; # Maybe we should move it to a systemd mount, so we avoid the /nix//store # hack. Example (not tested): # systemd.mounts = [ # { # what = "overlay"; # type = "overlay"; # where = "/nix/store"; # options = "lowerdir=/mnt/hut-nix-store,upperdir=/nix/store,workdir=/mnt/nix-work"; # description = "Overlay nix store mount"; # requires = [ "hut-nix-store.mount" ]; # after = [ "mnt-hut\\x2dnix\\x2dstore.mount" ]; # before = [ "nix-daemon.service" ]; # } # ]; }