attempt at configuring the remote builder on the VM

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/profiles/remote-builder.nix b/profiles/remote-builder.nix
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+{ ... }:
+{
+  nix.buildMachines = [
+    {
+      hostName = "vm-synology";
+      sshUser = "builder";
+
+      # 'ssh-ng' is faster if both machines are NixOS but falls flat if the
+      # machine Nix will attempt a connection to is not NixOS. In such a case
+      # you must use 'ssh' instead.
+      protocol = "ssh-ng";
+
+      # Systems for which builds will be offloaded.
+      systems = [
+        "x86_64-linux"
+      ];
+
+      # Default is 1 but may keep the builder idle in between builds
+      maxJobs = 1;
+
+      supportedFeatures = [
+        "nixos-test"
+      ];
+    }
+  ];
+
+  nix.distributedBuilds = true;
+
+  programs.ssh.extraConfig = ''
+    Host builder
+      User builder
+      HostName vm-synology
+  '';
+}