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The AI wrote the setup for my three new CI servers

Since the end of August he has added three new CI servers to his own setup. The AI wrote each NixOS setup and he checked the work, so now he can rebuild any of the servers from scratch in minutes.

How it works

  1. Adds three new CI servers since the end of August
  2. The AI writes each NixOS setup
  3. He reviews the setups
  4. He can now rebuild any server from scratch in minutes

Why it’s worth knowing

Work that used to be a chore is fun again, because a rebuild now takes minutes.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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