feat: fixed how sometimes updating servers mean that ye had to reset teh MAC address in Proxmox.

This is done by letting each server manage its own network interface.

applications/_base.nix

@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ in {
         type = types.str;
         default = "${cfg.host.name}.skynet.ie";
       };
+      interface = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = "Will most likely be ``eno1`` for physical servers.";
+        default = "eth0";
+      };
+      cidr = mkOption {
+        type = types.int;
+        description = "Most of our servers are /26, ";
+        default = 26;
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -60,6 +70,20 @@ in {
       }
     ];
 
+    # set
+    networking = {
+      hostName = cfg.host.name;
+      defaultGateway.interface = lib.mkForce cfg.host.interface;
+
+      # needs to have an address statically assigned
+      interfaces."${cfg.host.interface}".ipv4.addresses = [
+        {
+          address = cfg.host.ip;
+          prefixLength = cfg.host.cidr;
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
     services.nginx = {
       virtualHosts = {
         # for every server unless explisitly defined redirect the ip to skynet.ie

machines/_base.nix

@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ in {
 
   config = {
     # if its a lxc enable
-    proxmoxLXC.enable = cfg.lxc;
+    proxmoxLXC = {
+      enable = cfg.lxc;
+      manageNetwork = true;
+      manageHostName = true;
+    };
 
     nix = {
       settings = {

machines/agentjones.nix

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Notes:    Used to have Agent Smith as a partner but it died (Ironically)
     ip = ip_pub;
     name = name;
     hostname = hostname;
+    interface = "en01";
   };
 in {
   imports = [
@@ -44,19 +45,6 @@ in {
   # keep the wired usb connection alive (front panel)
   # networking.interfaces.enp0s29u1u5u2.useDHCP = true;
 
-  networking.hostName = name;
-  # this has to be defined for any physical servers
-  # vms are defined by teh vm host
-  networking = {
-    defaultGateway.interface = lib.mkForce "eno1";
-    interfaces.eno1.ipv4.addresses = [
-      {
-        address = ip_pub;
-        prefixLength = 26;
-      }
-    ];
-  };
-
   # this server is teh firewall
   skynet_firewall = {
     # always good to know oneself

machines/neuromancer.nix

@@ -22,25 +22,13 @@ Notes:
     ip = ip_pub;
     name = name;
     hostname = hostname;
+    interface = "en01";
   };
 in {
   imports = [
     ./hardware/RM007.nix
   ];
 
-  networking.hostName = name;
-  # this has to be defined for any physical servers
-  # vms are defined by teh vm host
-  networking = {
-    defaultGateway.interface = lib.mkForce "eno1";
-    interfaces.eno1.ipv4.addresses = [
-      {
-        address = ip_pub;
-        prefixLength = 26;
-      }
-    ];
-  };
-
   deployment = {
     targetHost = hostname;
     targetPort = 22;

machines/skynet.nix

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Notes:    Does not host offical sites
     ip = ip_pub;
     name = name;
     hostname = hostname;
+    interface = "eth1";
+    cidr = 28;
   };
 in {
   imports = [

machines/vendetta.nix

@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ Notes:    Using the server that used to be called Earth
     ip = ip_pub;
     name = name;
     hostname = hostname;
+    # only required for physical servers
+    interface = "en01";
   };
 in {
   imports = [
     ./hardware/RM002.nix
   ];
 
-  networking.hostName = name;
-
   deployment = {
     targetHost = ip_pub;
     targetPort = 22;
@@ -38,18 +38,6 @@ in {
     tags = ["active-dns" "dns"];
   };
 
-  networking = {
-    # needs to have an address statically assigned
-
-    defaultGateway.interface = lib.mkForce "eno1";
-    interfaces.eno1.ipv4.addresses = [
-      {
-        address = "193.1.99.120";
-        prefixLength = 26;
-      }
-    ];
-  };
-
   services.skynet = {
     host = host;
     backup.enable = true;