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One the AI-factored system config now runs three of his machines, rollbacks included

Set up NixOS on an ancient laptop using AI to factor the config; now uses the same config to manage three machines with easy rollback.

How it works

  1. He sets up the declarative system on an ancient laptop using AI to factor the config
  2. Now uses the same config to manage three machines with easy rollback

Why it’s worth knowing

The old laptop was the test bed; the fleet is the result.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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