liminix/doc/user.rst
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User Manual
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This manual is an early work in progress, not least because Liminix is
not yet ready for users who are not also developers.
Configuring for your use case
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You need to create a ``configuration.nix`` that describes your router
and the services that you want to run on it. Start by copying
``vanilla-configuration.nix`` and adjusting it.
Building and flashing
*********************
You need to set ``<liminix-config>`` to point to your
``configuration.nix``, the file for your hardware device definition as
argument ``device``, and to choose an appropriate output attribute
depending on what your device is and how you plan to install onto
it. For example:
.. code-block:: console
NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=../nixpkgs:$NIX_PATH nix-build -I liminix-config=./tests/smoke/configuration.nix --arg device "import ./devices/qemu" -A outputs.default
``outputs.default`` is intended to do something appropriate for the
device, whatever that is. For the qemu device, it creates a directory
containing a squashfs root image and a kernel.
As of Feb 2023, flashing devices is not implemented other than by
taking the covers off and connecting wires to the serial console
pads - so, check in the Developer Manual.
Future versions of this manual will at this point refer to
device-specific instructions for installing Liminix using the router's
Web UI or other non-invasive method.
Updating a running device
*************************
Feature forthcoming.
Module options
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Foo module
==========
Module docs will go here. This part of the doc should be autogenerated.
Bar module
==========
Baz module
==========
Quuz net device
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