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Home Configuration

This file defines the base user environment for my system using Home Manager.

It’s part of the Home Manager flake, and is imported by flake.nix under the nick profile.

As always, this file is generated from this very Org document via Org Babel tangling.

First, we allow unfree packages. I make no attempt to live a purely free software life. Practicality comes first.

{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
let
  gdk = pkgs.google-cloud-sdk.withExtraComponents( with pkgs.google-cloud-sdk.components; [
    gke-gcloud-auth-plugin
    kubectl
  ]);
in {
  nixpkgs = {
    config = {
      allowUnfree = true;
      allowUnfreePredicate = (_: true);
    };
  };

Next, we define the home block: the user, their home directory, their package list, and the system version.

  home = {
    packages = with pkgs; [
      bitwarden-cli
      nixpkgs-fmt
      libvterm
      gnumake
      xclip
      browsh
      firefox  # required for browsh
      eza


      # Work stuff
      typescript-language-server
      golangci-lint
      golangci-lint-langserver
      pre-commit
      nixfmt-classic
      gdk
      buf
      protobuf
      go
      gopls
      git
      dotnet-sdk_9
      nodePackages.prettier
      nodejs_22
    ];


    username = "nick";
    homeDirectory = "/home/nick/";
    stateVersion = "24.11";
  };

I install a few core development tools, such as:

  • bitwarden-cli: for secrets and password access
  • nixpkgs-fmt: to format Nix code

These packages are managed declaratively — no manual installation needed.

Now, we configure some essential programs:

  programs = {
    git = {
      enable = true;
      userEmail = "[email protected]";
      userName = "Nikita Tchayka";
    };
    home-manager = { enable = true; };
    fish = { enable = true; };
    emacs = { enable = true; };
    direnv = {
      enable = true;
      nix-direnv = {
        enable = true;
      };
    };
  };
}

I use:

  • git with my preferred identity
  • home-manager itself (naturally)
  • fish as my interactive shell
  • emacs for, well, everything

This configuration is minimal, but expressive. It defines a portable user environment I can reproduce anywhere — from scratch — starting with nothing but git and nix.