m1max

m1max

This is my M1 Max Macbook, running MacOS and using nix-darwin and home-manager to manage things.

setup

# ensure nix is installed, repo is cloned to ~/cfg
# initial switch. after this, you can use just `hms` to update!
$(nix build --no-link --print-out-paths --extra-experimental-features nix-command --extra-experimental-features flakes ~/cfg#hmx.m1max)/bin/switch

manual tweaks

max open files

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpetrucciani/nix/main/scripts/files/com.startup.sysctl.plist |
    sudo tee /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.startup.sysctl.plist
sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.startup.sysctl.plist
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.startup.sysctl.plist

disable annoying message for brew installs

# before first switch
sudo spctl --master-disable

# after switch
sudo spctl --master-enable

install rosetta2

/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license

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In this directory

configuration.nix

This file defines the OS configuration for the m1max machine.