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#5 improve dev shell

Closes #5

See merge request compsoc1/skynet/nixos!5
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# Skynet
This is teh core config for teh skynet cluster which uses [NixOS][1].
## Dev
### Prep
1. Install [Nix][2]
2. Enable [Flakes][3]
The system ye use does nto matter much, I (@silver) use nix in wsl and it works grand.
### Shell
Now ye got nix installed and flakes enabled run ``nix develop`` in the root folder (same place this readme is).
The dev dependencies you need to work with the project will be automatically installed.
The specific config for this can be found [here][4].
Specifically it installs [Colmena][5] and [Agenix][6].
Colmena is a build and deployment tool, Agenix is for secret management.
All following commands are inside the shell.
### Colmena
#### Building
To build all nodes (servers) run:
```shell
colmena build
```
To build a specific one
```shell
colmena build --on skynet
```
To build a group (for example the dns servers)
```shell
colmena build --on @active-dns
```
#### Deploy
Deploying is putting (apply-ing) the config tat was built onto the server, there is no need to build first, it will automatically do so.
While the ***recommended way of deploying is using the CI/CD process*** there are times when you will have to manually deploy the config.
One such case is the ``@active-gitlab`` group if either Gitlab or Gitlab-runner got updated.
Another is if ye have fecked up DNS.
```shell
colmena apply --on @active-gitlab
```
The CI/CD pipeline has a manual job that can be triggered to update ``@active-gitlab`` if you know it wont cause issues.
### Agenix
Agenix is for storing secrets in an encrypted manner using ssh keys.
All these commands require you to be in the secrets folder ``cd secrets``
#### Prep
1. Go to yer .ssh folder and see if you have a ``id_ed25519`` key ([tutorial][7])
2. Make a pull request to add (``id_ed25519.pub``) to the [secrets config][8].
3. An existing admin will pull, run ``agenix --rekey`` and commit changes.
4. Once committed and pushed up and merged in, you will be able to edit secrets.
``id_ed25519`` is preferred due to its neatness and security (Yes @silver is pedantic.)
#### Editing
When editing a terminal editor will open (nano).
You must use teh path defined in the ``secrets.nix`` file.
````shell
agenix -e stream_ulfm.age
agenix -e ldap/self_service.age
agenix -e gitlab/runners/runner01.age
````
### Updating inputs
Occasionally you will want to update the inputs for the project.
It is best to do this every few months or so, there is always a risk of things changing so a small pain often is better than a nightmare if left longer.
As seen in [this merge request][9] the layout of one config changed which had to be fixed.
We should be updating ``nixpkgs`` at least once a semester, ideally to teh next NixOS release so we cna show ITD our servers are patched and up to date.
```shell
nix flake lock --update-input nixpkgs
```
[1]: https://nixos.org/explore
[2]: https://nixos.org/download
[3]: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes
[4]: https://gitlab.skynet.ie/compsoc1/skynet/nixos/-/blob/main/flake.nix#L33
[5]: https://github.com/zhaofengli/colmena
[6]: https://github.com/ryantm/agenix
[7]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/ssh.html#see-if-you-have-an-existing-ssh-key-pair
[8]: https://gitlab.skynet.ie/compsoc1/skynet/nixos/-/blob/main/secrets/secrets.nix#L2
[9]: https://gitlab.skynet.ie/compsoc1/skynet/nixos/-/merge_requests/4

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# run with: nix-shell dev.nix
# has everything installed for dev
{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
with pkgs;
let
imports =
let agenixCommit = "42d371d861a227149dc9a7e03350c9ab8b8ddd68";
in
{
agenix = import
(builtins.fetchTarball {
url = "https://github.com/ryantm/agenix/archive/${agenixCommit}.tar.gz";
sha256 = "14sszf5s85i4jd3lc8c167fbxvpj13da45wl1j7wpd20n0fic5c1";
})
{ inherit pkgs; };
};
in mkShell {
# nativeBuildInputs is usually what you want -- tools you need to run
nativeBuildInputs = [
pkgs.buildPackages.git
pkgs.buildPackages.colmena
pkgs.buildPackages.nmap
];
buildInputs = [ imports.agenix.agenix ];
shellHook = ''export EDITOR="${pkgs.nano}/bin/nano --nonewlines"'';
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skynet_website_2016.url = "gitlab:compsoc1%2Fskynet%2Fwebsite/2016?host=gitlab.skynet.ie";
};
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, ... } @inputs: {
# https://github.com/zhaofengli/colmena
# colmena apply --on agentjones
# colmena apply --on @dns
# nix flake lock --update-input skynet_ldap_backend
nixConfig.bash-prompt-suffix = "[Skynet Dev] ";
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, agenix, ... } @inputs:
let
pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.pkgs;
in {
devShells.x86_64-linux.default = pkgs.mkShell {
name = "Skynet build env";
nativeBuildInputs = [
pkgs.buildPackages.git
pkgs.buildPackages.colmena
pkgs.buildPackages.nmap
];
buildInputs = [ agenix.packages.x86_64-linux.default ];
shellHook = ''export EDITOR="${pkgs.nano}/bin/nano --nonewlines"'';
};
colmena = {
meta = {
nixpkgs = import nixpkgs {