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Add notice regarding use case of remote builder (#34)
* Add notice regarding use case of remote builder * README.md: improve remote builder documentation Co-authored-by: Jörg Thalheim <[email protected]>
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Notice that for this option to become effective you may also need to delete previous block device files created by qemu (`nixos.qcow2`).
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Notice that changes in the nix store are written to an overlayfs backed by tmpfs rather than the block device
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that is configured by `virtualisation.diskSize`. This tmpfs can be changed however by using:
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that is configured by `virtualisation.diskSize`. This tmpfs can be disabled however by using:
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```nix
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{ virtualisation.writableStoreUseTmpfs = false; }
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This option is recommend if you plan to use nixos-shell as a remote builder.
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## Graphics/Xserver
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To use graphical applications, add the `virtualisation.graphics` NixOS option (see `examples/vm-graphics.nix`).

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