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docs: add plan for configuring template2 with nix cache

Bootstrap times can be improved by configuring the base template
to use the local nix cache during initial builds.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-02-07 20:06:55 +01:00

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Plan: Configure Template2 to Use Nix Cache

Problem

New VMs bootstrapped from template2 don't use our local nix cache (nix-cache.home.2rjus.net) during the initial nixos-rebuild boot. This means the first build downloads everything from cache.nixos.org, which is slower and uses more bandwidth.

Solution

Update the template2 base image to include the nix cache configuration, so new VMs immediately benefit from cached builds during bootstrap.

Implementation

Add nix cache configuration to hosts/template2/configuration.nix:

nix.settings = {
  substituters = [ "https://nix-cache.home.2rjus.net" "https://cache.nixos.org" ];
  trusted-public-keys = [
    "nix-cache.home.2rjus.net:..."  # Add the cache's public key
    "cache.nixos.org-1:..."
  ];
};

Rebuild and redeploy the Proxmox template:

nix develop -c ansible-playbook -i playbooks/inventory.ini playbooks/build-and-deploy-template.yml

Update default_template_name in terraform/variables.tf if the template name changed

Benefits

Faster VM bootstrap times
Reduced bandwidth to external cache
Most derivations will already be cached from other hosts

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