WIP: sxmo: port to systemd

this is exactly how it presently appears upstream (less shebang/comment changes)

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+/keep
 result
+result-*
 /secrets/local.nix
+/working

README.md

@@ -4,18 +4,38 @@ this is the top-level repo from which i configure/deploy all my NixOS machines:
 - desktop
 - laptop
 - server
-- mobile phone
+- mobile phone (Pinephone)
 
-i enjoy a monorepo approach. this repo references [nixpkgs][nixpkgs], a couple 3rd party
-nix modules like [sops][sops], the sources for [uninsane.org][uninsane-org], and that's
-about it. custom derivations and modules (some of which i try to upstream) live
-directly here; even the sources for those packages is often kept here too.
+everything outside of <./hosts/> and <./secrets/> is intended for export, to be importable for use by 3rd parties.
+the only hard dependency for my exported pkgs/modules should be [nixpkgs][nixpkgs].
+building <./hosts/> will require [sops][sops].
+
+you might specifically be interested in these files (elaborated further in #key-points-of-interest):
+- [`sxmo-utils-latest`](./pkgs/additional/sxmo-utils/default.nix)
+  - [example SXMO deployment](./hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix)
+- [my implementation of impermanence](./modules/persist/default.nix)
+- my way of deploying dotfiles/configuring programs per-user:
+  - <./modules/fs/default.nix>
+  - <./modules/programs.nix>
+  - <./modules/users.nix>
 
 [nixpkgs]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs
 [sops]: https://github.com/Mic92/sops-nix
 [uninsane-org]: https://uninsane.org
 
+## Using This Repo In Your Own Config
+
+this should be a pretty "standard" flake. just reference it, and import either
+- `nixosModules.sane` (for the modules)
+- `overlays.pkgs` (for the packages)
+
+or follow the instructions [here][NUR] to use it via the Nix User Repositories.
+
+[NUR]: https://nur.nix-community.org/
+
 ## Layout
+- `doc/`
+    - instructions for tasks i find myself doing semi-occasionally in this repo.
 - `hosts/`
     - the bulk of config which isn't factored with external use in mind.
     - that is, if you were to add this repo to a flake.nix for your own use,
@@ -37,9 +57,7 @@ directly here; even the sources for those packages is often kept here too.
     - inline code for wholly custom packages (e.g. `pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/` for CLI tools
       that are highly specific to my setup).
 - `scripts/`
-    - scripts which are referenced by other things in this repo.
-    - these aren't generally user-facing, but they're factored out so that they can
-      be invoked directly when i need to debug.
+    - scripts which aren't reachable on a deployed system, but may aid manual deployments
 - `secrets/`
     - encrypted keys, API tokens, anything which one or more of my machines needs
       read access to but shouldn't be world-readable.
@@ -90,12 +108,6 @@ them being factored out of my config, message me and we could work to make that
 
 [home-manager]: https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager
 
-## Using This Repo In Your Own Config
-
-this should be a pretty "standard" flake. just reference it, and import either
-- `nixosModules.sane` (for the modules)
-- `overlays.pkgs` (for the packages)
-
 ## Mirrors
 
 this repo exists in a few known locations:
@@ -106,3 +118,6 @@ this repo exists in a few known locations:
 
 if you want to contact me for questions, or collaborate to split something useful into a shared repo, etc,
 you can reach me via any method listed [here](https://uninsane.org/about).
+patches, for this repo or any other i host, will be warmly welcomed in any manner you see fit:
+`git send-email`, DM'ing the patch over Matrix/Lemmy/ActivityPub/etc, even a literal PR where you
+link me to your own clone.

TODO.md

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ## BUGS
 - why i need to manually restart `wireguard-wg-ovpns` on servo periodically
-	- else DNS fails
+  - else DNS fails
+- fix epiphany URL bar input on moby
 
 ## REFACTORING:
+
 ### sops/secrets
 - attach secrets to the thing they're used by (sane.programs)
 - rework secrets to leverage `sane.fs`
@@ -10,68 +12,109 @@
 
 ### roles
 - allow any host to take the role of `uninsane.org`
-    - will make it easier to test new services?
+  - will make it easier to test new services?
 
 ### upstreaming
-- split out a trust-dns module
-  - see: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/205866#issuecomment-1575753054>
+- split out a sxmo module usable by NUR consumers
 - bump nodejs version in lemmy-ui
 - add updateScripts to all my packages in nixpkgs
 - fix lightdm-mobile-greeter for newer libhandy
 - port zecwallet-lite to a from-source build
-- fix or abandon Whalebird
-- FIX failed CI on bonsai PR: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/233892>
 - REVIEW/integrate jellyfin dataDir config: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/233617>
 - remove `libsForQt5.callPackage` broadly: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/180841>
 
+#### upstreaming to non-nixpkgs repos
+- gtk: build schemas even on cross compilation: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/247844>
+- sxmo: add new app entries
+
 
 ## IMPROVEMENTS:
 ### security/resilience
 - validate duplicity backups!
 - encrypt more ~ dirs (~/archives, ~/records, ..?)
-    - best to do this after i know for sure i have good backups
+  - best to do this after i know for sure i have good backups
 - have `sane.programs` be wrapped such that they run in a cgroup?
-    - at least, only give them access to the portion of the fs they *need*.
-    - Android takes approach of giving each app its own user: could hack that in here.
+  - at least, only give them access to the portion of the fs they *need*.
+  - Android takes approach of giving each app its own user: could hack that in here.
+  - **systemd-run** takes a command and runs it in a temporary scope (cgroup)
+    - presumably uses the same options as systemd services
+    - see e.g. <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/113903#issuecomment-857296349>
+  - flatpak does this, somehow
+  - apparmor?  SElinux?  (desktop) "portals"?
+  - see Spectrum OS; Alyssa Ross; etc
+  - bubblewrap-based sandboxing: <https://github.com/nixpak/nixpak>
 - canaries for important services
-    - e.g. daily email checks; daily backup checks
+  - e.g. daily email checks; daily backup checks
+  - integrate `nix check` into Gitea actions?
 
 ### user experience
-- firefox/librewolf: don't show browserpass/sponsorblock/metamask "first run" on every boot
+#### moby
+- fix cpuidle (gets better power consumption): <https://xnux.eu/log/077.html>
+- install apps:
+  - display QR codes for WiFi endpoints: <https://linuxphoneapps.org/apps/noappid.wisperwind.wifi2qr/>
+  - shopping list: <https://linuxphoneapps.org/apps/ro.hume.cosmin.shoppinglist/>
+  - offline Wikipedia
+- SwayNC:
+  - don't show MPRIS if no players detected
+    - this is a problem of playerctld, i guess
+  - add option to change audio output
+  - fix colors (red alert) to match overall theme
+- moby: tune GPS
+  - run only geoclue, and not gpsd, to save power?
+  - tune QGPS setting in eg25-control, for less jitter?
+  - direct mepo to prefer gpsd, with fallback to geoclue, for better accuracy?
+  - configure geoclue to do some smoothing?
+  - manually do smoothing, as some layer between mepo and geoclue/gpsd?
+- moby: show battery state on ssh login
 - moby: improve gPodder launch time
-- moby: replace jellyfin-desktop with jellyfin-vue?
-    - allows (maybe) to cache media for offline use
-    - "newer" jellyfin client
-    - not packaged for nix
-- moby/sxmo: display numerical vol percentage in topbar
-- moby/sxmo: include librewolf, jellyfin in `apps` menu
-- find a nice desktop ActivityPub client
+- sxmo: port to swaybar like i use on desktop
+  - users in #sxmo claim it's way better perf
+- sxmo: fix youtube scripts (package youtube-cli)
+- sxmo: don't put all deps on PATH
+  - maybe: use resholve to hard-code them
+    - this is the most "correct", but least patchable
+  - maybe: express each invocation as a function in sxmo_common.sh
+    - this will require some patching to handle `exec <foo>` style
+  - maybe: save original PATH and reset it before invoking user files
+- moby: theme GTK apps (i.e. non-adwaita styles)
+  - combine multiple icon themes to get one which has the full icon set?
+  - get adwaita-icon-theme to ship everything even when cross-compiled?
+  - especially, make the menubar collapsible
+  - try Gradience tool specifically for theming adwaita? <https://linuxphoneapps.org/apps/com.github.gradienceteam.gradience/>
+- phog: remove the gnome-shell runtime dependency to save hella closure size
+
+#### non-moby
+- neovim: set up language server (lsp; rnix-lsp; nvim-lspconfig)
+- Helix: make copy-to-system clipboard be the default
+- firefox/librewolf: persist history
+  - just not cookies or tabs
 - package Nix/NixOS docs for Zeal
-    - install [doc-browser](https://github.com/qwfy/doc-browser)
-    - this supports both dash (zeal) *and* the datasets from <https://devdocs.io> (which includes nix!)
-    - install [devhelp](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Devhelp)  (gnome)
-- auto-mount servo
+  - install [doc-browser](https://github.com/qwfy/doc-browser)
+  - this supports both dash (zeal) *and* the datasets from <https://devdocs.io> (which includes nix!)
+  - install [devhelp](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Devhelp)  (gnome)
 - have xdg-open parse `<repo:...> URIs (or adjust them so that it _can_ parse)
-- `sane.programs`: auto-populate defaults with everything from `pkgs`
-- zsh: disable "command not found" corrections
 - sane-bt-search: show details like 5.1 vs stereo, h264 vs h265
+  - maybe just color these "keywords" in all search results?
+- uninsane.org: make URLs relative to allow local use (and as offline homepage)
+- email: fix so that local mail doesn't go to junk
+  - git sendmail flow adds the DKIM signatures, but gets delivered locally w/o having the sig checked, so goes into Junk
+  - could change junk filter from "no DKIM success" to explicit "DKIM failed"
 
 ### perf
+- add `pkgs.impure-cached.<foo>` package set to build things with ccache enabled
+  - every package here can be auto-generated, and marked with some env var so that it doesn't pollute the pure package set
+  - would be super handy for package prototyping!
 - why does nixos-rebuild switch take 5 minutes when net is flakey?
-    - trying to auto-mount servo?
-    - something to do with systemd services restarting/stalling
-    - maybe wireguard & its refresh operation, specifically?
-- fix OOM for large builds like webkitgtk
-    - these use significant /tmp space.
-    - either place /tmp on encrypted-cleared-at-boot storage
-        - which probably causes each CPU load for the encryption
-    - **or set up encrypted swap**
-        - encrypted swap could remove the need for my encrypted-cleared-at-boot stuff
+  - trying to auto-mount servo?
+  - something to do with systemd services restarting/stalling
+  - maybe wireguard & its refresh operation, specifically?
+- get moby to build without binfmt emulation (i.e. make all emulation explicit)
+  - then i can distribute builds across servo + desko, and also allow servo to pull packages from desko w/o worrying about purity
 
 
 ## NEW FEATURES:
-- add a FTP-accessible file share to servo
-    - just /var/www?
 - migrate MAME cabinet to nix
-    - boot it from PXE from servo?
+  - boot it from PXE from servo?
+- deploy to new server, and use it as a remote builder
 - enable IPv6
+- package lemonade lemmy app: <https://linuxphoneapps.org/apps/ml.mdwalters.lemonade/>

default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# limited, non-flake interface to this repo.
+# this file exposes the same view into `pkgs` which the flake would see when evaluated.
+#
+# the primary purpose of this file is so i can run `updateScript`s which expect
+# the root to be `default.nix`
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+pkgs.appendOverlays [
+  (import ./overlays/all.nix)
+]

doc/adding-a-program.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+to ship `pkgs.foo` on some host, either:
+- add it as an entry in `suggestedPrograms` to the appropriate category in `hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix`, or
+- `sane.programs.foo.enableFor.user.colin = true` in `hosts/by-name/myhost/default.nix`
+
+if the program needs customization (persistence, configs, secrets):
+- add a file for it at `hosts/common/programs/<foo>.nix`
+- set the options, `sane.programs.foo.{fs,persist}`
+
+if it's unclear what fs paths a program uses:
+- run one of these commands, launch the program, run it again, and `diff`:
+  - `du -x --apparent-size ~`
+  - `find ~ -xdev`
+- or, inspect the whole tmpfs root with `ncdu -x /`

flake.lock

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
     "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1678901627,
-        "narHash": "sha256-U02riOqrKKzwjsxc/400XnElV+UtPUQWpANPlyazjH0=",
+        "lastModified": 1687709756,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Y5wKlQSkgEK2weWdOu4J3riRd+kV/VCgHsqLNTTWQ/0=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "93a2b84fc4b70d9e089d029deacc3583435c2ed6",
+        "rev": "dbabf0ca0c0c4bce6ea5eaf65af5cb694d2082c7",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -18,11 +21,11 @@
     "mobile-nixos": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1683422260,
-        "narHash": "sha256-79zaClbubRkBNlJ04OSADILuLQHH48N5fu296hEWYlw=",
+        "lastModified": 1696124168,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EzGHYAR7rozQQLZEHbKEcb5VpUFGoxwEsM0OWfW4wqU=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "mobile-nixos",
-        "rev": "ba4638836e94a8f16d1d1f9e8c0530b86078029c",
+        "rev": "7cee346c3f8e73b25b1cfbf7a086a7652c11e0f3",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -31,62 +34,29 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nix-serve": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1684319086,
-        "narHash": "sha256-5wwlkWqP1cQUPXp/PJsi09FkgAule5yBghngRZZbUQg=",
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "nix-serve",
-        "rev": "e6e3d09438e803daa5374ad8edf1271289348456",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "nix-serve",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1606086654,
-        "narHash": "sha256-VFl+3eGIMqNp7cyOMJ6TjM/+UcsLKtodKoYexrlTJMI=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "19db3e5ea2777daa874563b5986288151f502e27",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "id": "nixpkgs",
-        "ref": "nixos-20.09",
-        "type": "indirect"
-      }
-    },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1686392259,
-        "narHash": "sha256-hqSS9hKhWldIZr1bBp9xKhIznnGPICGKzuehd2LH0UA=",
+        "lastModified": 1696123266,
+        "narHash": "sha256-S6MZEneQeE4M/E/C8SMnr7B7oBnjH/hbm96Kak5hAAI=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "ef24b2fa0c5f290a35064b847bc211f25cb85c88",
+        "rev": "dbe90e63a36762f1fbde546e26a84af774a32455",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "release-22.11",
+        "ref": "release-23.05",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs-unpatched": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1686412476,
-        "narHash": "sha256-inl9SVk6o5h75XKC79qrDCAobTD1Jxh6kVYTZKHzewA=",
+        "lastModified": 1696375444,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Sv0ICt/pXfpnFhTGYTsX6lUr1SljnuXWejYTI2ZqHa4=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "21951114383770f96ae528d0ae68824557768e81",
+        "rev": "81e8f48ebdecf07aab321182011b067aafc78896",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -99,7 +69,6 @@
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "mobile-nixos": "mobile-nixos",
-        "nix-serve": "nix-serve",
         "nixpkgs-unpatched": "nixpkgs-unpatched",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix",
         "uninsane-dot-org": "uninsane-dot-org"
@@ -113,11 +82,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1686453485,
-        "narHash": "sha256-75iPAcS6xuw4SNfqLmFCi9wWG1JmDNKaC8l3WJUkmDk=",
+        "lastModified": 1696320910,
+        "narHash": "sha256-fbuEc6wylH+0VxG48lhPBK+SQJHfo2lusUwWHZNipIM=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "cb85e297937af1bd1434cf5f85a3f86a21dc8207",
+        "rev": "746c7fa1a64c1671a4bf287737c27fdc7101c4c2",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -126,6 +95,21 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "uninsane-dot-org": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
@@ -134,11 +118,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1684528780,
-        "narHash": "sha256-QdYxjcTCCLPv++1v9tJBL98nn/AFx0fmzlgzcLK6KRE=",
+        "lastModified": 1696306988,
+        "narHash": "sha256-I/OyJxIxu0n5h1eFqwVw0C6wTN3ewBXp2lGAdo1ur70=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/master",
-        "rev": "f3747a1dad3d34880613821faf26357ba432d3d7",
-        "revCount": 194,
+        "rev": "1f588493031168d92a1e60705f26aaf4b2cdc07e",
+        "revCount": 208,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.uninsane.org/colin/uninsane"
       },

flake.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #   - this is marginally the case with schemes like `github:nixos/nixpkgs`.
 #   - given the *existing* `git+https://` scheme, i propose expressing github URLs similarly:
 #     - `github+https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-22.11`
+#     - this would allow for the same optimizations as today's `github:nixos/nixpkgs`, but without obscuring the source.
+#       a code reader could view the source being referenced simply by clicking the https:// portion of that URI.
 # - need some way to apply local patches to inputs.
 #
 #
@@ -23,9 +25,6 @@
   # preferably, i would rewrite the human-readable https URLs to nix-specific github: URLs with a helper,
   # but `inputs` is required to be a strict attrset: not an expression.
   inputs = {
-    # <https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/tree/nixos-22.11>
-    # nixpkgs-stable.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs?ref=nixos-22.11";
-
     # branch workflow:
     # - daily:
     #   - nixos-unstable cut from master after enough packages have been built in caches.
@@ -49,24 +48,23 @@
 
     mobile-nixos = {
       # <https://github.com/nixos/mobile-nixos>
+      # only used for building disk images, not relevant after deployment
       url = "github:nixos/mobile-nixos";
       flake = false;
     };
     sops-nix = {
       # <https://github.com/Mic92/sops-nix>
+      # used to distribute secrets to my hosts
       url = "github:Mic92/sops-nix";
       # inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-unpatched";
     };
     uninsane-dot-org = {
+      # provides the package to deploy <https://uninsane.org>, used only when building the servo host
       url = "git+https://git.uninsane.org/colin/uninsane";
       # inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-unpatched";
     };
-    nix-serve = {
-      # <https://github.com/edolstra/nix-serve>
-      url = "github:edolstra/nix-serve";
-    };
   };
 
   outputs = {
@@ -75,21 +73,37 @@
     mobile-nixos,
     sops-nix,
     uninsane-dot-org,
-    nix-serve,
     ...
   }@inputs:
     let
       inherit (builtins) attrNames elem listToAttrs map mapAttrs;
+      # redefine some nixpkgs `lib` functions to avoid the infinite recursion
+      # of if we tried to use patched `nixpkgs.lib` as part of the patching process.
       mapAttrs' = f: set:
         listToAttrs (map (attr: f attr set.${attr}) (attrNames set));
+      optionalAttrs = cond: attrs: if cond then attrs else {};
       # mapAttrs but without the `name` argument
       mapAttrValues = f: mapAttrs (_: f);
+
       # rather than apply our nixpkgs patches as a flake input, do that here instead.
       # this (temporarily?) resolves the bad UX wherein a subflake residing in the same git
       # repo as the main flake causes the main flake to have an unstable hash.
       nixpkgs = (import ./nixpatches/flake.nix).outputs {
         self = nixpkgs;
         nixpkgs = nixpkgs-unpatched;
+      } // {
+        # provide values that nixpkgs ordinarily sources from the flake.lock file,
+        # inaccessible to it here because of the import-from-derivation.
+        # rev and shortRev seem to not always exist (e.g. if the working tree is dirty),
+        # so those are made conditional.
+        #
+        # these values impact the name of a produced nixos system. having date/rev in the
+        # `readlink /run/current-system` store path helps debuggability.
+        inherit (self) lastModifiedDate lastModified;
+      } // optionalAttrs (self ? rev) {
+        inherit (self) rev;
+      } // optionalAttrs (self ? shortRev) {
+        inherit (self) shortRev;
       };
 
       nixpkgsCompiledBy = system: nixpkgs.legacyPackages."${system}";
@@ -97,7 +111,17 @@
       evalHost = { name, local, target }: nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = target;
         modules = [
-          (import ./hosts/instantiate.nix { localSystem = local; hostName = name; })
+          {
+            nixpkgs = (if (local != null) then {
+              buildPlatform = local;
+            } else {}) // {
+              # TODO: does the earlier `system` arg to nixosSystem make its way here?
+              hostPlatform.system = target;
+            };
+            # nixpkgs.buildPlatform = local;  # set by instantiate.nix instead
+            # nixpkgs.config.replaceStdenv = { pkgs }: pkgs.ccacheStdenv;
+          }
+          (import ./hosts/instantiate.nix { hostName = name; })
           self.nixosModules.default
           self.nixosModules.passthru
           {
@@ -106,12 +130,6 @@
               self.overlays.sane-all
             ];
           }
-          ({ lib, ... }: {
-            # TODO: does the earlier `system` arg to nixosSystem make its way here?
-            nixpkgs.hostPlatform.system = target;
-            # nixpkgs.buildPlatform = local;  # set by instantiate.nix instead
-            # nixpkgs.config.replaceStdenv = { pkgs }: pkgs.ccacheStdenv;
-          })
         ];
       };
     in {
@@ -177,30 +195,16 @@
         disable-flakey-tests = final: prev: import ./overlays/disable-flakey-tests.nix final prev;
         pkgs = final: prev: import ./overlays/pkgs.nix final prev;
         pins = final: prev: import ./overlays/pins.nix final prev;
+        preferences = final: prev: import ./overlays/preferences.nix final prev;
         optimizations = final: prev: import ./overlays/optimizations.nix final prev;
         passthru = final: prev:
           let
-            stable =
-              if inputs ? "nixpkgs-stable" then (
-                final': prev': {
-                  stable = inputs.nixpkgs-stable.legacyPackages."${prev'.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}";
-                }
-              ) else (final': prev': {});
             mobile = (import "${mobile-nixos}/overlay/overlay.nix");
             uninsane = uninsane-dot-org.overlay;
-            # nix-serve' = nix-serve.overlay;
-            nix-serve' = next: prev: {
-              # XXX(2023/03/02): upstream isn't compatible with modern `nix`. probably the perl bindings.
-              # - we use the package built against `nixpkgs` specified in its flake rather than use its overlay,
-              #   to get around this.
-              inherit (nix-serve.packages."${next.system}") nix-serve;
-            };
           in
-              (stable final prev)
-              // (mobile final prev)
-              // (uninsane final prev)
-              // (nix-serve' final prev)
-            ;
+            (mobile final prev)
+            // (uninsane final prev)
+          ;
       };
 
       nixosModules = rec {
@@ -249,32 +253,191 @@
       apps."x86_64-linux" =
         let
           pkgs = self.legacyPackages."x86_64-linux";
-          deployScript = action: pkgs.writeShellScript "deploy-moby" ''
-            nixos-rebuild --flake '.#moby' build $@
-            sudo nix sign-paths -r -k /run/secrets/nix_serve_privkey $(readlink ./result)
-            nixos-rebuild --flake '.#moby' ${action} --target-host colin@moby-hn --use-remote-sudo $@
+          sanePkgs = import ./pkgs { inherit pkgs; };
+          deployScript = host: addr: action: pkgs.writeShellScript "deploy-${host}" ''
+            nix build '.#nixosConfigurations.${host}.config.system.build.toplevel' --out-link ./result-${host} $@
+            sudo nix sign-paths -r -k /run/secrets/nix_serve_privkey $(readlink ./result-${host})
+
+            # XXX: this triggers another config eval & (potentially) build.
+            # if the config changed between these invocations, the above signatures might not apply to the deployed config.
+            # let the user handle that edge case by re-running this whole command
+            nixos-rebuild --flake '.#${host}' ${action} --target-host colin@${addr} --use-remote-sudo $@
           '';
-        in {
-          update-feeds = {
+
+          # pkg updating.
+          # a cleaner alternative lives here: <https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-can-i-run-the-updatescript-of-personal-packages/25274/2>
+          mkUpdater = attrPath: {
             type = "app";
-            program = "${pkgs.feeds.updateScript}";
+            program = let
+              pkg = pkgs.lib.getAttrFromPath attrPath sanePkgs;
+              strAttrPath = pkgs.lib.concatStringsSep "." attrPath;
+              commandArgv = pkg.updateScript.command or pkg.updateScript;
+              command = pkgs.lib.escapeShellArgs commandArgv;
+            in builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "update-${strAttrPath}" ''
+              export UPDATE_NIX_NAME=${pkg.name}
+              export UPDATE_NIX_PNAME=${pkg.pname}
+              export UPDATE_NIX_OLD_VERSION=${pkg.version}
+              export UPDATE_NIX_ATTR_PATH=${strAttrPath}
+              ${command}
+            '');
           };
+          mkUpdatersNoAliases = opts: basePath: pkgs.lib.concatMapAttrs
+            (name: pkg:
+              if pkg.recurseForDerivations or false then {
+                "${name}" = mkUpdaters opts (basePath ++ [ name ]);
+              } else if pkg.updateScript or null != null then {
+                "${name}" = mkUpdater (basePath ++ [ name ]);
+              } else {}
+            )
+            (pkgs.lib.getAttrFromPath basePath sanePkgs);
+          mkUpdaters = { ignore ? [] }@opts: basePath:
+            let
+              updaters = mkUpdatersNoAliases opts basePath;
+              invokeUpdater = name: pkg:
+                let
+                  fullPath = basePath ++ [ name ];
+                  doUpdateByDefault = !builtins.elem fullPath ignore;
+
+                  # in case `name` has a `.` in it, we have to quote it
+                  escapedPath = builtins.map (p: ''"${p}"'') fullPath;
+                  updatePath = builtins.concatStringsSep "." ([ "update" "pkgs" ] ++ escapedPath);
+                in pkgs.lib.optionalString doUpdateByDefault (
+                  pkgs.lib.escapeShellArgs [
+                    "nix" "run" ".#${updatePath}"
+                  ]
+                );
+            in {
+              type = "app";
+              program = builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript
+                (builtins.concatStringsSep "-" (["update"] ++ basePath))
+                (builtins.concatStringsSep
+                  "\n"
+                  (pkgs.lib.mapAttrsToList invokeUpdater updaters)
+                )
+              );
+            } // updaters;
+        in {
+          help = {
+            type = "app";
+            program = let
+              helpMsg = builtins.toFile "nixos-config-help-message" ''
+                commands:
+                - `nix run '.#help'`
+                  - show this message
+                - `nix run '.#update.pkgs'`
+                  - updates every package
+                - `nix run '.#update.feeds'`
+                  - updates metadata for all feeds
+                - `nix run '.#init-feed' <url>`
+                - `nix run '.#deploy-{lappy,moby,moby-test,servo}' [nixos-rebuild args ...]`
+                - `nix run '.#check'`
+                  - make sure all systems build; NUR evaluates
+              '';
+            in builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "nixos-config-help" ''
+              cat ${helpMsg}
+              echo ""
+              echo "complete flake structure:"
+              nix flake show --option allow-import-from-derivation true
+            '');
+          };
+          update.pkgs = mkUpdaters { ignore = [ ["feeds"] ]; } [];
+          update.feeds = mkUpdaters {} [ "feeds" ];
 
           init-feed = {
-            # use like `nix run '.#init-feed' uninsane.org`
             type = "app";
-            program = "${pkgs.feeds.initFeedScript}";
+            program = "${pkgs.feeds.init-feed}";
           };
 
-          deploy-moby-test = {
-            # `nix run '.#deploy-moby-test'`
+          deploy-lappy = {
             type = "app";
-            program = ''${deployScript "test"}'';
+            program = ''${deployScript "lappy" "lappy" "switch"}'';
+          };
+          deploy-moby-test = {
+            type = "app";
+            program = ''${deployScript "moby" "moby-hn" "test"}'';
           };
           deploy-moby = {
-            # `nix run '.#deploy-moby-switch'`
             type = "app";
-            program = ''${deployScript "switch"}'';
+            program = ''${deployScript "moby" "moby-hn" "switch"}'';
+          };
+          deploy-servo = {
+            type = "app";
+            program = ''${deployScript "servo" "servo" "switch"}'';
+          };
+
+          sync-moby = {
+            # copy music from the current device to moby
+            # TODO: should i actually sync from /mnt/servo-media/Music instead of the local drive?
+            type = "app";
+            program = builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "sync-to-moby" ''
+              sudo mount /mnt/moby-home
+              ${pkgs.sane-scripts.sync-music}/bin/sane-sync-music ~/Music /mnt/moby-home/Music
+            '');
+          };
+
+          sync-lappy = {
+            # copy music from servo to lappy
+            # can run this from any device that has ssh access to lappy
+            type = "app";
+            program = builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "sync-to-lappy" ''
+              sudo mount /mnt/lappy-home
+              ${pkgs.sane-scripts.sync-music}/bin/sane-sync-music /mnt/servo-media/Music /mnt/lappy-home/Music
+            '');
+          };
+
+          check = {
+            type = "app";
+            program = builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "check-all" ''
+              nix run '.#check.nur'
+              RC0=$?
+              nix run '.#check.host-configs'
+              RC1=$?
+              echo "nur: $RC0"
+              echo "host-configs: $RC1"
+              exit $(($RC0 | $RC1))
+            '');
+          };
+
+          check.nur = {
+            # `nix run '.#check-nur'`
+            # validates that my repo can be included in the Nix User Repository
+            type = "app";
+            program = builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "check-nur" ''
+              cd ${./.}/integrations/nur
+              NIX_PATH= NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_SYSTEM=1 nix-env -f . -qa \* --meta --xml \
+                --allowed-uris https://static.rust-lang.org \
+                --option restrict-eval true \
+                --option allow-import-from-derivation true \
+                --drv-path --show-trace \
+                -I nixpkgs=$(nix-instantiate --find-file nixpkgs) \
+                -I ../../ \
+                | tee  # tee to prevent interactive mode
+            '');
+          };
+
+          check.host-configs = {
+            type = "app";
+            program = let
+              checkHost = host: ''
+                nix build '.#nixosConfigurations.${host}.config.system.build.toplevel' --out-link ./result-${host} -j2 $@
+                RC_${host}=$?
+              '';
+            in builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript
+              "check-host-configs"
+              ''
+                ${checkHost "desko"}
+                ${checkHost "lappy"}
+                ${checkHost "servo"}
+                ${checkHost "moby"}
+                ${checkHost "rescue"}
+                echo "desko: $RC_desko"
+                echo "lappy: $RC_lappy"
+                echo "servo: $RC_servo"
+                echo "moby: $RC_moby"
+                echo "rescue: $RC_rescue"
+                exit $(($RC_desko | $RC_lappy | $RC_servo | $RC_moby | $RC_rescue))
+              ''
+            );
           };
         };
 

hosts/by-name/desko/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
     ./fs.nix
   ];
 
+  # sane.guest.enable = true;
+
+  # services.distccd.enable = true;
+  # sane.programs.distcc.enableFor.user.guest = true;
+
   sops.secrets.colin-passwd.neededForUsers = true;
 
   sane.roles.build-machine.enable = true;
@@ -17,9 +22,11 @@
 
   sane.gui.sway.enable = true;
   sane.programs.iphoneUtils.enableFor.user.colin = true;
+  sane.programs.steam.enableFor.user.colin = true;
 
   sane.programs.guiApps.suggestedPrograms = [ "desktopGuiApps" ];
-  sane.programs.consoleUtils.suggestedPrograms = [ "consoleMediaUtils" ];
+  sane.programs.consoleUtils.suggestedPrograms = [ "consoleMediaUtils" "desktopConsoleUtils" ];
+  # sane.programs.devPkgs.enableFor.user.colin = true;
 
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
   sane.image.extraBootFiles = [ pkgs.bootpart-uefi-x86_64 ];
@@ -29,6 +36,7 @@
 
   # don't enable wifi by default: it messes with connectivity.
   systemd.services.iwd.enable = false;
+  systemd.services.wpa_supplicant.enable = false;
 
   # default config: https://man.archlinux.org/man/snapper-configs.5
   # defaults to something like:
@@ -42,17 +50,6 @@
     ALLOW_USERS = [ "colin" ];
   };
 
-  programs.steam = {
-    enable = true;
-    # not sure if needed: stole this whole snippet from the wiki
-    remotePlay.openFirewall = true; # Open ports in the firewall for Steam Remote Play
-    dedicatedServer.openFirewall = true; # Open ports in the firewall for Source Dedicated Server
-  };
-  sane.user.persist.plaintext = [
-    ".steam"
-    ".local/share/Steam"
-  ];
-
   # docs: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/options.html#opt-system.stateVersion
   system.stateVersion = "21.05";
 }

hosts/by-name/desko/fs.nix

@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@
 
 {
   sane.persist.root-on-tmpfs = true;
-  # we need a /tmp for building large nix things.
+  # increase /tmp space (defaults to 50% of RAM) for building large nix things.
   # a cross-compiled kernel, particularly, will easily use 30+GB of tmp
-  fileSystems."/tmp" = {
-    device = "none";
-    fsType = "tmpfs";
-    options = [
-      "mode=777"
-      "size=64G"
-      "defaults"
-    ];
-  };
+  fileSystems."/tmp".options = [ "size=64G" ];
+
   fileSystems."/nix" = {
     # device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/985a0a32-da52-4043-9df7-615adec2e4ff";
     device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/0ab0770b-7734-4167-88d9-6e4e20bb2a56";

hosts/by-name/lappy/default.nix

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "desktopGuiApps"
     "stepmania"
   ];
-  sane.programs.consoleUtils.suggestedPrograms = [ "consoleMediaUtils" ];
+  sane.programs.consoleUtils.suggestedPrograms = [ "consoleMediaUtils" "desktopConsoleUtils" ];
 
   sops.secrets.colin-passwd.neededForUsers = true;
 
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
     ALLOW_USERS = [ "colin" ];
   };
 
-  # TODO: only here for debugging
-  # services.ipfs.enable = true;
-
   # docs: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/options.html#opt-system.stateVersion
   system.stateVersion = "21.05";
 }

hosts/by-name/lappy/fs.nix

@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 
 {
   sane.persist.root-on-tmpfs = true;
-  # we need a /tmp of default size (half RAM) for building large nix things
-  fileSystems."/tmp" = {
-    device = "none";
-    fsType = "tmpfs";
-    options = [
-      "mode=777"
-      "defaults"
-    ];
-  };
 
   fileSystems."/nix" = {
     device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/75230e56-2c69-4e41-b03e-68475f119980";

hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # doesn't actually *enable* anything,
 # but sets up any modules such that if they *were* enabled, they'll act as expected.
-{ ... }:
+{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
   sane.gui.sxmo = {
-    greeter = "sway";
+    greeter = "greetd-sway-gtkgreet";
+    noidle = true;  #< power button requires 1s hold, which makes it impractical to be dealing with.
     settings = {
       # XXX: make sure the user is part of the `input` group!
       SXMO_LISGD_INPUT_DEVICE = "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Wacom_Co._Ltd._Pen_and_multitouch_sensor-event-if00";
       # these identifiers are from `swaymsg -t get_inputs`
       SXMO_VOLUME_BUTTON = "1:1:AT_Translated_Set_2_keyboard";
       # SXMO_VOLUME_BUTTON = "none";
+      # N.B.: thinkpad's power button requires a full second press to do anything
       SXMO_POWER_BUTTON = "0:1:Power_Button";
       # SXMO_POWER_BUTTON = "none";
       SXMO_DISABLE_LEDS = "1";
@@ -27,6 +29,15 @@
       # - SXMO_SWAY_SCALE
       # see <repo:mil/sxmo-utils:scripts/deviceprofiles>
       # SXMO_DEVICE_NAME = "pine64,pinephone-1.2";
+      # if sxmo doesn't know the device, it can't decide whether to use one_button or three_button mode
+      #   and so it just wouldn't handle any button inputs (sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh not on path)
+      SXMO_DEVICE_NAME = "three_button_touchscreen";
     };
+    package = (pkgs.sxmo-utils-latest.override { preferSystemd = true; }).overrideAttrs (base: {
+      postPatch = (base.postPatch or "") + ''
+        # after volume-button navigation mode, restore full keyboard functionality
+        cp ${./xkb_mobile_normal_buttons} ./configs/xkb/xkb_mobile_normal_buttons
+      '';
+    });
   };
 }

hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix

@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
+# Pinephone
+# other setups to reference:
+# - <https://hamblingreen.gitlab.io/2022/03/02/my-pinephone-setup.html>
+#   - sxmo Arch user. lots of app recommendations
+#
+# wikis, resources, ...:
+# - Linux Phone Apps: <https://linuxphoneapps.org/>
+#   - massive mobile-friendly app database
+# - Mobian wiki: <https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php?id=start>
+#   - recommended apps, chatrooms
+
 { config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
-    ./firmware.nix
+    ./bootloader.nix
     ./fs.nix
+    ./gps.nix
     ./kernel.nix
     ./polyfill.nix
   ];
 
   sane.roles.client = true;
+  sane.zsh.showDeadlines = false;  # unlikely to act on them when in shell
   sane.services.wg-home.enable = true;
   sane.services.wg-home.ip = config.sane.hosts.by-name."moby".wg-home.ip;
+  sane.wowlan.enable = true;
+  sane.wowlan.patterns = [
+    { ipv4.destPort = 22; }  # wake on SSH
+    { ipv4.srcPort = 2587; }  # wake on `ntfy-sh` push from servo
+    { arp.queryIp = [ 10 78 79 54 ]; }  # wake when somebody is doing an ARP query against us
+  ];
 
   # XXX colin: phosh doesn't work well with passwordless login,
   # so set this more reliable default password should anything go wrong
@@ -18,34 +37,59 @@
 
   sops.secrets.colin-passwd.neededForUsers = true;
 
-  sane.programs.web-browser.config = {
-    # compromise impermanence for the sake of usability
-    persistCache = "private";
-    persistData = "private";
-
-    # i don't do crypto stuff on moby
-    addons.ether-metamask.enable = false;
-    # addons.sideberry.enable = false;
-  };
-
-  sane.user.persist.plaintext = [
-    # TODO: make this just generally conditional upon pulse being enabled?
-    ".config/pulse"  # persist pulseaudio volume
-  ];
-
   sane.gui.sxmo.enable = true;
+  sane.programs.guiApps.suggestedPrograms = [ "handheldGuiApps" ];
   # sane.programs.consoleUtils.enableFor.user.colin = false;
   # sane.programs.guiApps.enableFor.user.colin = false;
+  sane.programs.blueberry.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # bluetooth manager: doesn't cross compile!
   sane.programs.sequoia.enableFor.user.colin = false;
   sane.programs.tuiApps.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # visidata, others, don't compile well
-  # disabled for faster deploys (gthumb depends on webkitgtk, particularly)
+  # disabled for faster deploys
   sane.programs.soundconverter.enableFor.user.colin = false;
-  sane.programs.gthumb.enableFor.user.colin = false;
+  sane.programs.eg25-control.enableFor.user.colin = true;
+
+  sane.programs.ntfy-sh.config.autostart = true;
+  sane.programs.dino.config.autostart = true;
+  # sane.programs.calls.config.autostart = true;
+
+  sane.programs.firefox.mime.priority = 300;  # prefer other browsers when possible
+  # HACK/TODO: make `programs.P.env.VAR` behave according to `mime.priority`
+  sane.programs.firefox.env = lib.mkForce {};
+  sane.programs.epiphany.env.BROWSER = "epiphany";
+  sane.programs.firefox.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # use epiphany instead
+
+  # note the .conf.d approach: using ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf directly breaks all audio,
+  # presumably because that deletes the defaults entirely whereas the .conf.d approach selectively overrides defaults
+  sane.user.fs.".config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/10-fix-dino-mic-cutout.conf".symlink.text = ''
+    # config docs: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Config-PipeWire#properties>
+    # useful to run `pw-top` to see that these settings are actually having effect,
+    # and `pw-metadata` to see if any settings conflict (e.g. max-quantum < min-quantum)
+    #
+    # restart pipewire after editing these files:
+    # - `systemctl --user restart pipewire`
+    # - pipewire users will likely stop outputting audio until they are also restarted
+    #
+    # there's seemingly two buffers for the mic (see: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/FAQ#pipewire-buffering-explained>)
+    # 1. Pipewire buffering out of the driver and into its own member.
+    # 2. Pipewire buffering into Dino.
+    # the latter is fixed at 10ms by Dino, difficult to override via runtime config.
+    # the former defaults low (e.g. 512 samples)
+    # this default configuration causes the mic to regularly drop out entirely for a couple seconds at a time during a call,
+    # presumably because the system can't keep up (pw-top shows incrementing counter in ERR column).
+    # `pw-metadata -n settings 0 clock.force-quantum 1024` reduces to about 1 error per second.
+    # `pw-metadata -n settings 0 clock.force-quantum 2048` reduces to 1 error every < 10s.
+    # pipewire default config includes `clock.power-of-two-quantum = true`
+    context.properties = {
+      default.clock.min-quantum = 2048
+      default.clock.max-quantum = 8192
+    }
+  '';
+
+  # sane.programs.mpv.enableFor.user.colin = true;
 
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
   # /boot space is at a premium. default was 20.
   # even 10 can be too much
-  # TODO: compress moby kernels!
   boot.loader.generic-extlinux-compatible.configurationLimit = 8;
   # mobile.bootloader.enable = false;
   # mobile.boot.stage-1.enable = false;
@@ -62,12 +106,16 @@
   # `cat /proc/meminfo` to see CmaTotal/CmaFree if interested in tuning this.
   boot.kernelParams = [ "cma=512M" ];
 
+  # hardware.firmware makes the referenced files visible to the kernel, for whenever a driver explicitly asks for them.
+  # these files are visible from userspace by following `/sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path`
+  #
   # mobile-nixos' /lib/firmware includes:
   #   rtl_bt          (bluetooth)
-  #   anx7688-fw.bin  (USB-C -> HDMI bridge)
+  #   anx7688-fw.bin  (USB-C chip: power negotiation, HDMI/dock)
   #   ov5640_af.bin   (camera module)
   # hardware.firmware = [ config.mobile.device.firmware ];
-  hardware.firmware = [ pkgs.rtl8723cs-firmware ];
+  # hardware.firmware = [ pkgs.rtl8723cs-firmware ];
+  hardware.firmware = [ pkgs.linux-firmware-megous ];
 
   system.stateVersion = "21.11";
 
@@ -86,15 +134,11 @@
   environment.variables.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2 = "/run/current-system/sw/share/alsa/ucm2";
   environment.pathsToLink = [ "/share/alsa/ucm2" ];
   environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.alsa-ucm-conf-sane ];
-  systemd =
-    let ucm-env = config.environment.variables.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2;
-    in {
+  systemd = let
+    ucm-env = config.environment.variables.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2;
+  in {
     # cribbed from <repo:nixos/mobile-nixos:modules/quirks/audio.nix>
 
-    # pulseaudio
-    user.services.pulseaudio.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2 = ucm-env;
-    services.pulseaudio.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2      = ucm-env;
-
     # pipewire
     user.services.pipewire.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2       = ucm-env;
     user.services.pipewire-pulse.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2 = ucm-env;
@@ -102,8 +146,30 @@
     services.pipewire.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2            = ucm-env;
     services.pipewire-pulse.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2      = ucm-env;
     services.wireplumber.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2         = ucm-env;
+
+    # pulseaudio
+    # user.services.pulseaudio.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2 = ucm-env;
+    # services.pulseaudio.environment.ALSA_CONFIG_UCM2      = ucm-env;
+
+
+    # TODO: move elsewhere...
+    services.ModemManager.serviceConfig = {
+      # N.B.: the extra "" in ExecStart serves to force upstream ExecStart to be ignored
+      ExecStart = [ "" "${pkgs.modemmanager}/bin/ModemManager --debug" ];
+      # --debug sets DEBUG level logging: so reset
+      ExecStartPost = [ "${pkgs.modemmanager}/bin/mmcli --set-logging=INFO" ];
+    };
   };
 
+  services.udev.extraRules = let
+    chmod = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/chmod";
+    chown = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/chown";
+  in ''
+    # make Pinephone flashlight writable by user.
+    # taken from postmarketOS: <repo:postmarketOS/pmaports:device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/60-flashlight.rules>
+    SUBSYSTEM=="leds", DEVPATH=="*/*:flash", RUN+="${chmod} g+w /sys%p/brightness /sys%p/flash_strobe", RUN+="${chown} :video /sys%p/brightness /sys%p/flash_strobe"
 
-  hardware.opengl.driSupport = true;
+    # make Pinephone front LEDs writable by user.
+    SUBSYSTEM=="leds", DEVPATH=="*/*:indicator", RUN+="${chmod} g+w /sys%p/brightness", RUN+="${chown} :video /sys%p/brightness"
+  '';
 }

hosts/by-name/moby/gps.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# pinephone GPS happens in EG25 modem
+# serial control interface to modem is /dev/ttyUSB2
+# after enabling GPS, readout is /dev/ttyUSB1
+#
+# minimal process to enable modem and GPS:
+# - `echo 1 > /sys/class/modem-power/modem-power/device/powered`
+# - `screen /dev/ttyUSB2 115200`
+#   - `AT+QGPSCFG="nmeasrc",1`
+#   - `AT+QGPS=1`
+# this process is automated by my `eg25-control` program and services (`eg25-control-powered`, `eg25-control-gps`)
+# - see the `modules/` directory further up this repository.
+#
+# now, something like `gpsd` can directly read from /dev/ttyUSB1,
+# or geoclue can query the GPS directly through modem-manager
+#
+# initial GPS fix can take 15+ minutes.
+# meanwhile, services like eg25-manager or eg25-control-freshen-agps can speed this up by uploading assisted GPS data to the modem.
+#
+# support/help:
+# - geoclue, gnome-maps
+#   - irc: #gnome-maps on irc.gimp.org
+#   - Matrix: #gnome-maps:gnome.org  (unclear if bridged to IRC)
+#
+# programs to pair this with:
+# - `satellite-gtk`: <https://codeberg.org/tpikonen/satellite>
+#   - shows/tracks which satellites the GPS is connected to; useful to understand fix characteristics
+# - `gnome-maps`: uses geoclue, has route planning
+# - `mepo`: uses gpsd, minimalist, flaky, and buttons are kinda hard to activate on mobile
+# - puremaps?
+# - osmin?
+#
+# known/outstanding bugs:
+# - `systemctl start eg25-control-gps` can the hang the whole system (2023/10/06)
+#   - i think it's actually `eg25-control-powered` which does this (started by the gps)
+#   - best guess is modem draws so much power at launch that other parts of the system see undervoltage
+#   - workaround is to hard power-cycle the system. the modem may not bring up after reboot: leave unpowered for 60s and boot again.
+#
+# future work:
+# - integrate with [wigle](https://www.wigle.net/) for offline equivalent to Mozilla Location Services
+
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+{
+  # test gpsd with `gpspipe -w -n 10 2> /dev/null | grep -m 1 TPV | jq '.lat, .lon' | tr '\n' ' '`
+  # ^ should return <lat> <long>
+  services.gpsd.enable = true;
+  services.gpsd.devices = [ "/dev/ttyUSB1" ];
+
+  # test geoclue2 by building `geoclue2-with-demo-agent`
+  # and running "${geoclue2-with-demo-agent}/libexec/geoclue-2.0/demos/where-am-i"
+  # note that geoclue is dbus-activated, and auto-stops after 60s with no caller
+  services.geoclue2.enable = true;
+  services.geoclue2.appConfig.where-am-i = {
+    # this is the default "agent", shipped by geoclue package: allow it to use location
+    isAllowed = true;
+    isSystem = false;
+    # XXX: setting users != [] might be causing `where-am-i` to time out
+    users = [
+      # restrict to only one set of users. empty array (default) means "allow any user to access geolocation".
+      (builtins.toString config.users.users.colin.uid)
+    ];
+  };
+  systemd.services.geoclue.after = lib.mkForce [];  #< defaults to network-online, but not all my sources require network
+  users.users.geoclue.extraGroups = [
+    "dialout"  # TODO: figure out if dialout is required. that's for /dev/ttyUSB1, but geoclue probably doesn't read that?
+  ];
+
+  sane.services.eg25-control.enable = true;
+  sane.programs.where-am-i.enableFor.user.colin = true;
+}

hosts/by-name/moby/kernel.nix

@@ -1,71 +1,56 @@
-{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, ... }:
 let
-  # use the last commit on the 5.18 branch (5.18.14)
-  # manjaro's changes between kernel patch versions tend to be minimal if any.
-  manjaroBase = "https://gitlab.manjaro.org/manjaro-arm/packages/core/linux/-/raw/25bd828cd47b1c6e09fcbcf394a649b89d2876dd";
-  manjaroPatch = name: sha256: {
-    inherit name;
-    patch = pkgs.fetchpatch {
-      inherit name;
-      url = "${manjaroBase}/${name}?inline=false";
-      inherit sha256;
-    };
-  };
+  dmesg = "${pkgs.util-linux}/bin/dmesg";
+  grep = "${pkgs.gnugrep}/bin/grep";
+  modprobe = "${pkgs.kmod}/bin/modprobe";
+  ensureHWReady = ''
+    # common boot failure:
+    # blank screen (no backlight even), with the following log:
+    # ```syslog
+    # sun8i-dw-hdmi 1ee0000.hdmi: Couldn't get the HDMI PHY
+    # ...
+    # sun4i-drm display-engine: Couldn't bind all pipelines components
+    # ...
+    # sun8i-dw-hdmi: probe of 1ee0000.hdmi failed with error -17
+    # ```
+    #
+    # in particular, that `probe ... failed` occurs *only* on failed boots
+    # (the other messages might sometimes occur even on successful runs?)
+    #
+    # reloading the sun8i hdmi driver usually gets the screen on, showing boot text.
+    # then restarting display-manager.service gets us to the login.
+    #
+    # NB: the above log is default level. though less specific, there's a `err` level message that also signals this:
+    # sun4i-drm display-engine: failed to bind 1ee0000.hdmi (ops sun8i_dw_hdmi_ops [sun8i_drm_hdmi]): -17
+    # NB: this is the most common, but not the only, failure mode for `display-manager`.
+    # another error seems characterized by these dmesg logs, in which reprobing sun8i_drm_hdmi does not fix:
+    # ```syslog
+    # sun6i-mipi-dsi 1ca0000.dsi: Couldn't get the MIPI D-PHY
+    # sun4i-drm display-engine: Couldn't bind all pipelines components
+    # sun6i-mipi-dsi 1ca0000.dsi: Couldn't register our component
+    # ```
 
-  # the idea for patching off Manjaro's kernel comes from jakewaksbaum:
-  # - https://git.sr.ht/~jakewaksbaum/pi/tree/af20aae5653545d6e67a459b59ee3e1ca8a680b0/item/kernel/default.nix
-  # - he later abandoned this, i think because he's using the Pinephone Pro which received mainline support.
-  manjaroPatches = [
-    (manjaroPatch
-      "1001-arm64-dts-allwinner-add-hdmi-sound-to-pine-devices.patch"
-      "sha256-DApd791A+AxB28Ven/MVAyuyVphdo8KQDx8O7oxVPnc="
-    )
-    # these patches below are critical to enable wifi (RTL8723CS)
-    # - the alternative is a wholly forked kernel by megi/megous:
-    #   - https://xnux.eu/howtos/build-pinephone-kernel.html#toc-how-to-build-megi-s-pinehpone-kernel
-    # - i don't know if these patches are based on megi's or original
-    (manjaroPatch
-      "2001-Bluetooth-Add-new-quirk-for-broken-local-ext-features.patch"
-      "sha256-CExhJuUWivegxPdnzKINEsKrMFx/m/1kOZFmlZ2SEOc="
-    )
-    (manjaroPatch
-      "2002-Bluetooth-btrtl-add-support-for-the-RTL8723CS.patch"
-      "sha256-dDdvOphTcP/Aog93HyH+L9m55laTgtjndPSE4/rnzUA="
-    )
-    (manjaroPatch
-      "2004-arm64-dts-allwinner-enable-bluetooth-pinetab-pinepho.patch"
-      "sha256-o43P3WzXyHK1PF+Kdter4asuyGAEKO6wf5ixcco2kCQ="
-    )
-    # XXX: this one has a Makefile, which hardcodes /sbin/depmod:
-    # - drivers/staging/rtl8723cs/Makefile
-    # - not sure if this is problematic?
-    (manjaroPatch
-      "2005-staging-add-rtl8723cs-driver.patch"
-      "sha256-6ywm3dQQ5JYl60CLKarxlSUukwi4QzqctCj3tVgzFbo="
-    )
-  ];
+    if (${dmesg} --kernel --level err --color=never --notime | ${grep} -q 'sun4i-drm display-engine: failed to bind 1ee0000.hdmi')
+    then
+      echo "reprobing sun8i_drm_hdmi"
+      # if a command here fails it errors the whole service, so prefer to log instead
+      ${modprobe} -r sun8i_drm_hdmi || echo "failed to unload sun8i_drm_hdmi"
+      ${modprobe} sun8i_drm_hdmi || echo "failed to load sub8i_drm_hdmi"
+    fi
+  '';
 in
 {
-  # use Megi's kernel:
-  # even with the Manjaro patches, stock 5.18 has a few issues on Pinephone:
-  # - no battery charging
-  # - phone rotation sensor is off by 90 degrees
-  # - ambient light sensor causes screen brightness to be shakey
-  # - phosh greeter may not appear after wake from sleep
   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux-megous;
+  # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux-manjaro;
+  # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux_latest;
 
-  # alternatively, use nixos' kernel and add the stuff we want:
-  # # cross-compilation optimization:
-  # boot.kernelPackages =
-  #   let p = (import nixpkgs { localSystem = "x86_64-linux"; });
-  #   in p.pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.linuxPackages_5_18;
-  # # non-cross:
-  # # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_5_18;
-
+  # alternatively, apply patches directly to stock nixos kernel:
   # boot.kernelPatches = manjaroPatches ++ [
   #   (patchDefconfig kernelConfig)
   # ];
 
+  # configure nixos to build a compressed kernel image, since it doesn't usually do that for aarch64 target.
+  # without this i run out of /boot space in < 10 generations
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform.linux-kernel = {
     # defaults:
     name = "aarch64-multiplatform";
@@ -80,4 +65,7 @@ in
     target = "Image.gz";  # <-- compress the kernel image
     # target = "zImage";  # <-- confuses other parts of nixos :-(
   };
+
+  services.xserver.displayManager.job.preStart = ensureHWReady;
+  systemd.services.greetd.preStart = ensureHWReady;
 }

hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix

@@ -1,23 +1,168 @@
-{ sane-lib, ... }:
+# this file configures preferences per program, without actually enabling any programs.
+# the goal is to separate the place where we decide *what* to use (i.e. `sane.programs.firefox.enable = true` -- at the toplevel)
+# from where we specific how that thing should behave *if* it's in use.
+#
+# NixOS backgrounds:
+# - <https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork>
+#   - <https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/issues/50>  (colorful; unmerged)
+#   - <https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/pull/60/files>  (desktop-oriented; clean; unmerged)
+# - <https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/04/nixos-tutorials.png>
+
+{ lib, pkgs, sane-lib, ... }:
 {
+  sane.programs.firefox.config = {
+    # compromise impermanence for the sake of usability
+    persistCache = "private";
+    persistData = "private";
+
+    # i don't do crypto stuff on moby
+    addons.ether-metamask.enable = false;
+    # sidebery UX doesn't make sense on small screen
+    addons.sidebery.enable = false;
+  };
+  sane.programs.swaynotificationcenter.config = {
+    backlight = "backlight";  # /sys/class/backlight/*backlight*/brightness
+  };
+
   sane.gui.sxmo = {
+    nogesture = true;
     settings = {
-      # touch screen
+      ### hardware: touch screen
       SXMO_LISGD_INPUT_DEVICE = "/dev/input/by-path/platform-1c2ac00.i2c-event";
       # vol and power are detected correctly by upstream
+
+
+      ### preferences
+      # notable bemenu options:
+      #   - see `bemenu --help` for all
+      #   -P, --prefix          text to show before highlighted item.
+      #   --scrollbar           display scrollbar. (none (default), always, autohide)
+      #   -H, --line-height     defines the height to make each menu line (0 = default height). (wx)
+      #   -M, --margin          defines the empty space on either side of the menu. (wx)
+      #   -W, --width-factor    defines the relative width factor of the menu (from 0 to 1). (wx)
+      #   -B, --border          defines the width of the border in pixels around the menu. (wx)
+      #   -R  --border-radius   defines the radius of the border around the menu (0 = no curved borders).
+      #   --ch                  defines the height of the cursor (0 = scales with line height). (wx)
+      #   --cw                  defines the width of the cursor. (wx)
+      #   --hp                  defines the horizontal padding for the entries in single line mode. (wx)
+      #   --fn                  defines the font to be used ('name [size]'). (wx)
+      #   --tb                  defines the title background color. (wx)
+      #   --tf                  defines the title foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --fb                  defines the filter background color. (wx)
+      #   --ff                  defines the filter foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --nb                  defines the normal background color. (wx)
+      #   --nf                  defines the normal foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --hb                  defines the highlighted background color. (wx)
+      #   --hf                  defines the highlighted foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --fbb                 defines the feedback background color. (wx)
+      #   --fbf                 defines the feedback foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --sb                  defines the selected background color. (wx)
+      #   --sf                  defines the selected foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --ab                  defines the alternating background color. (wx)
+      #   --af                  defines the alternating foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --scb                 defines the scrollbar background color. (wx)
+      #   --scf                 defines the scrollbar foreground color. (wx)
+      #   --bdr                 defines the border color. (wx)
+      #
+      # colors are specified as `#RRGGBB`
+      # defaults:
+      # --ab "#222222"
+      # --af "#bbbbbb"
+      # --bdr "#005577"
+      # --border 3
+      # --cb "#222222"
+      # --center
+      # --cf "#bbbbbb"
+      # --fb "#222222"
+      # --fbb "#eeeeee"
+      # --fbf "#222222"
+      # --ff "#bbbbbb"
+      # --fixed-height
+      # --fn 'Sxmo 14'
+      # --hb "#005577"
+      # --hf "#eeeeee"
+      # --line-height 20
+      # --list 16
+      # --margin 40
+      # --nb "#222222"
+      # --nf "#bbbbbb"
+      # --no-overlap
+      # --no-spacing
+      # --sb "#323232"
+      # --scb "#005577"
+      # --scf "#eeeeee"
+      # --scrollbar autohide
+      # --tb "#005577"
+      # --tf "#eeeeee"
+      # --wrap
+      BEMENU_OPTS = let
+        bg = "#1d1721";       # slight purple
+        fg0 = "#d8d8d8";      # inactive text (light grey)
+        fg1 = "#ffffff";      # active text   (white)
+        accent0 = "#1f5e54";  # darker but saturated teal
+        accent1 = "#418379";  # teal (matches nixos-bg)
+        accent2 = "#5b938a";  # brighter but muted teal
+      in lib.concatStringsSep " " [
+        "--wrap --scrollbar autohide --fixed-height"
+        "--center --margin 45"
+        "--no-spacing"
+        # XXX: font size doesn't seem to take effect (would prefer larger)
+        "--fn 'monospace 14' --line-height 22 --border 3"
+        "--bdr '${accent0}'"                     # border
+        "--scf '${accent2}' --scb '${accent0}'"  # scrollbar
+        "--tb '${accent0}' --tf '${fg0}'"        # title
+        "--fb '${accent0}' --ff '${fg1}'"        # filter (i.e. text that's been entered)
+        "--hb '${accent1}' --hf '${fg1}'"        # selected item
+        "--nb '${bg}' --nf '${fg0}'"             # normal lines (even)
+        "--ab '${bg}' --af '${fg0}'"             # alternated lines (odd)
+        "--cf '${accent0}' --cb '${accent0}'"    # cursor (not very useful)
+      ];
+      DEFAULT_COUNTRY = "US";
+
+      SXMO_AUTOROTATE = "1";  # enable auto-rotation at launch. has no meaning in stock/upstream sxmo-utils
+
+      # BEMENU lines (wayland DMENU):
+      # - camera is 9th entry
+      # - flashlight is 10th entry
+      # - config is 14th entry. inside that:
+      #   - autorotate is 11th entry
+      #   - system menu is 19th entry
+      #   - close is 20th entry
+      # - power is 15th entry
+      # - close is 16th entry
+      SXMO_BEMENU_LANDSCAPE_LINES = "11";  # default 8
+      SXMO_BEMENU_PORTRAIT_LINES = "16";  # default 16
+      SXMO_LOCK_IDLE_TIME = "15";  # how long between screenoff -> lock -> back to screenoff (default: 8)
+      # gravity: how far to tilt the device before the screen rotates
+      # for a given setting, normal <-> invert requires more movement then left <-> right
+      # i.e. the settingd doesn't feel completely symmetric
+      # SXMO_ROTATION_GRAVITY default is 16374
+      # SXMO_ROTATION_GRAVITY = "12800";  # uncomfortably high
+      # SXMO_ROTATION_GRAVITY = "12500";    # kinda uncomfortable when walking
+      SXMO_ROTATION_GRAVITY = "12000";
+      SXMO_SCREENSHOT_DIR = "/home/colin/Pictures";  # default: "$HOME"
+      # test new scales by running `swaymsg -- output DSI-1 scale x.y`
+      # SXMO_SWAY_SCALE = "1.5";  # hard to press gPodder icons
+      SXMO_SWAY_SCALE = "1.8";
+      # SXMO_SWAY_SCALE = "2";
+      SXMO_WORKSPACE_WRAPPING = "5";  # how many workspaces. default: 4
+
+      # wvkbd layers:
+      # - full
+      # - landscape
+      # - special  (e.g. coding symbols like ~)
+      # - emoji
+      # - nav
+      # - simple  (like landscape, but no parens/tab/etc; even fewer chars)
+      # - simplegrid  (simple, but grid layout)
+      # - dialer  (digits)
+      # - cyrillic
+      # - arabic
+      # - persian
+      # - greek
+      # - georgian
+      WVKBD_LANDSCAPE_LAYERS = "landscape,special,emoji";
+      WVKBD_LAYERS = "full,special,emoji";
     };
   };
-  # TODO: only populate this if sxmo is enabled?
-  sane.user.fs.".config/sxmo/profile" = sane-lib.fs.wantedText ''
-    # sourced by sxmo_init.sh
-    . sxmo_common.sh
-
-    export SXMO_SWAY_SCALE=1.5
-    export SXMO_ROTATION_GRAVITY=12800
-
-    export DEFAULT_COUNTRY=US
-    export BROWSER=librewolf
-
-    export SXMO_BG_IMG="$(xdg_data_path sxmo/background.jpg)"
-  '';
 }

hosts/by-name/servo/default.nix

@@ -18,10 +18,18 @@
   sane.roles.build-machine.enable = true;
   sane.roles.build-machine.emulation = false;
   sane.zsh.showDeadlines = false;  # ~/knowledge doesn't always exist
+  sane.programs.consoleUtils.suggestedPrograms = [
+    "desktopConsoleUtils"
+    "sane-scripts.stop-all-servo"
+  ];
   sane.services.dyn-dns.enable = true;
   sane.services.wg-home.enable = true;
-  sane.services.wg-home.enableWan = true;
+  sane.services.wg-home.visibleToWan = true;
+  sane.services.wg-home.forwardToWan = true;
+  sane.services.wg-home.routeThroughServo = false;
   sane.services.wg-home.ip = config.sane.hosts.by-name."servo".wg-home.ip;
+  sane.nixcache.substituters.servo = false;
+  sane.nixcache.substituters.desko = false;
   # sane.services.duplicity.enable = true;  # TODO: re-enable after HW upgrade
 
   # automatically log in at the virtual consoles.

hosts/by-name/servo/fs.nix

@@ -2,15 +2,9 @@
 
 {
   sane.persist.root-on-tmpfs = true;
-  # we need a /tmp for building large nix things
-  fileSystems."/tmp" = {
-    device = "none";
-    fsType = "tmpfs";
-    options = [
-      "mode=777"
-      "defaults"
-    ];
-  };
+  # increase /tmp space (defaults to 50% of RAM) for building large nix things.
+  # even the stock `nixpkgs.linux` consumes > 16 GB of tmp
+  fileSystems."/tmp".options = [ "size=32G" ];
 
   fileSystems."/nix" = {
     device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/cc81cca0-3cc7-4d82-a00c-6243af3e7776";
@@ -44,29 +38,58 @@
 
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: this is overly broad; only need media and share directories to be persisted
-    { user = "colin"; group = "users"; directory = "/var/lib/uninsane"; }
+    { user = "colin"; group = "users"; path = "/var/lib/uninsane"; }
   ];
+  # force some problematic directories to always get correct permissions:
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media".dir.acl = {
+    user = "colin"; group = "media"; mode = "0775";
+  };
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/archive".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/archive/README.md".file.text = ''
+    this directory is for media i wish to remove from my library,
+    but keep for a short time in case i reverse my decision.
+    treat it like a system trash can.
+  '';
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Books".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Books/Audiobooks".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Books/Books".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Books/Visual".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/collections".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/datasets".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/freeleech".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Music".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Pictures".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Videos".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Videos/Film".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Videos/Shows".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/media/Videos/Talks".dir = {};
+  sane.fs."/var/lib/uninsane/datasets/README.md".file.text = ''
+    this directory may seem redundant with ../media/datasets. it isn't.
+    this directory exists on SSD, allowing for speedy access to specific datasets when necessary.
+    the contents should be a subset of what's in ../media/datasets.
+  '';
   # make sure large media is stored to the HDD
   sane.persist.sys.ext = [
     {
       user = "colin";
       group = "users";
       mode = "0777";
-      directory = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/Videos";
+      path = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/Videos";
     }
     {
       user = "colin";
       group = "users";
       mode = "0777";
-      directory = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/freeleech";
+      path = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/freeleech";
+    }
+    {
+      user = "colin";
+      group = "users";
+      mode = "0777";
+      path = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/datasets";
     }
   ];
 
-  # in-memory compressed RAM (seems to be dynamically sized)
-  # zramSwap = {
-  #   enable = true;
-  # };
-
   # btrfs doesn't easily support swapfiles
   # swapDevices = [
   #   { device = "/nix/persist/swapfile"; size = 4096; }

hosts/by-name/servo/services/calibre.nix

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ in
 lib.mkIf false
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { inherit user group; mode = "0700"; directory = svc-dir; }
+    { inherit user group; mode = "0700"; path = svc-dir; }
   ];
 
   services.calibre-web.enable = true;

hosts/by-name/servo/services/default.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     ./email
     ./ejabberd.nix
     ./freshrss.nix
+    ./export
     ./gitea.nix
     ./goaccess.nix
     ./ipfs.nix
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@
     ./lemmy.nix
     ./matrix
     ./navidrome.nix
-    ./nixserve.nix
     ./nginx.nix
+    ./nixserve.nix
+    ./ntfy.nix
     ./pict-rs.nix
     ./pleroma.nix
     ./postgres.nix

hosts/by-name/servo/services/ejabberd.nix

@@ -14,76 +14,105 @@
 #
 # compliance tests:
 # - <https://compliance.conversations.im/server/uninsane.org/#xep0352>
+#
+# administration:
+# - `sudo -u ejabberd ejabberdctl help`
+#
+# federation/support matrix:
+# - avatars
+#   - nixnet.services + dino: works in MUCs but not DMs  (as of 2023 H1)
+#   - movim.eu + dino: works in DMs, MUCs untested  (as of 2023/08/29)
+# - calls
+#   - local + dino: audio, video, works in DMs  (as of 2023/08/29)
+#   - movim.eu + dino: audio, video, works in DMs, no matter which side initiates  (as of 2023/08/30)
+#   - +native-cell-number@cheogram.com + dino: audio works in DMs, no matter which side initiates  (as of 2023/09/01)
+#     - can receive calls even if sender isn't in my roster
+#     - this is presumably using JMP.chat's SIP servers, which then convert it to XMPP call
+#
+# bugs:
+# - 2023/09/01: will randomly stop federating. `systemctl restart ejabberd` fixes, but takes 10 minutes.
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
-# XXX: avatar support works in MUCs but not DMs
-# lib.mkIf false
+let
+  # TODO: this range could be larger, but right now that's costly because each element is its own UPnP forward
+  # TURN port range (inclusive)
+  turnPortLow = 49152;
+  turnPortHigh = 49167;
+  turnPortRange = lib.range turnPortLow turnPortHigh;
+in
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "ejabberd"; group = "ejabberd"; directory = "/var/lib/ejabberd"; }
+    { user = "ejabberd"; group = "ejabberd"; path = "/var/lib/ejabberd"; }
   ];
-  sane.ports.ports."3478" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" "udp" ];
-    visibleTo.lan = true;
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpp-stun-turn";
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5222" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.lan = true;
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpp-client-to-server";
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5223" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.lan = true;
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpps-client-to-server";  # XMPP over TLS
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5269" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpp-server-to-server";
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5270" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpps-server-to-server";  # XMPP over TLS
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5280" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.lan = true;
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpp-bosh";
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5281" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.lan = true;
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpp-bosh-https";
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5349" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.lan = true;
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpp-stun-turn-over-tls";
-  };
-  sane.ports.ports."5443" = {
-    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
-    visibleTo.lan = true;
-    visibleTo.wan = true;
-    description = "colin-xmpp-web-services";  # file uploads, websockets, admin
-  };
-
-  # TODO: forward these TURN ports!
-  networking.firewall.allowedTCPPortRanges = [{
-    from = 49152;  # TURN
-    to = 49408;
-  }];
-  networking.firewall.allowedUDPPortRanges = [{
-    from = 49152;  # TURN
-    to = 49408;
-  }];
+  sane.ports.ports = lib.mkMerge ([
+    {
+      "3478" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" "udp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-stun-turn";
+      };
+      "5222" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-client-to-server";
+      };
+      "5223" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpps-client-to-server";  # XMPP over TLS
+      };
+      "5269" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-server-to-server";
+      };
+      "5270" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpps-server-to-server";  # XMPP over TLS
+      };
+      "5280" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-bosh";
+      };
+      "5281" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-bosh-https";
+      };
+      "5349" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-stun-turn-over-tls";
+      };
+      "5443" = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-web-services";  # file uploads, websockets, admin
+      };
+    }
+  ] ++ (builtins.map
+    (port: {
+      "${builtins.toString port}" = let
+        count = port - turnPortLow + 1;
+        numPorts = turnPortHigh - turnPortLow + 1;
+      in {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" "udp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        visibleTo.wan = true;
+        description = "colin-xmpp-turn-${builtins.toString count}-of-${builtins.toString numPorts}";
+      };
+    })
+    turnPortRange
+  ));
 
   # provide access to certs
   # TODO: this should just be `acme`. then we also add nginx to the `acme` group.
@@ -150,284 +179,285 @@
   services.ejabberd.enable = true;
   services.ejabberd.configFile = "/var/lib/ejabberd/ejabberd.yaml";
   systemd.services.ejabberd.preStart = let
-    config-in = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-      name = "ejabberd.yaml.in";
-      text = ''
-        hosts:
-          - uninsane.org
+    config-in = pkgs.writeText "ejabberd.yaml.in" (lib.generators.toYAML {} {
+      hosts = [ "uninsane.org" ];
+      # none | emergency | alert | critical | error | warning | notice | info | debug
+      loglevel = "debug";
+      acme.auto = false;
+      certfiles = [ "/var/lib/acme/uninsane.org/full.pem" ];
+      # ca_file = "${pkgs.cacert.unbundled}/etc/ssl/certs/";
+      # ca_file = "${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt";
 
-        # none | emergency | alert | critical | error | warning | notice | info | debug
-        loglevel: debug
-        # loglevel: info
-        # loglevel: notice
+      pam_userinfotype = "jid";
+      acl = {
+        admin.user = [ "colin@uninsane.org" ];
+        local.user_regexp = "";
+        loopback.ip = [ "127.0.0.0/8" "::1/128" ];
+      };
 
-        acme:
-          auto: false
-        certfiles:
-        - /var/lib/acme/uninsane.org/full.pem
-        # ca_file: ${pkgs.cacert.unbundled}/etc/ssl/certs/
-        # ca_file: ${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
+      access_rules = {
+        local.allow = "local";
+        c2s_access.allow = "all";
+        announce.allow = "admin";
+        configure.allow = "admin";
+        muc_create.allow = "local";
+        pubsub_createnode_access.allow = "all";
+        trusted_network.allow = "loopback";
+      };
 
-        pam_userinfotype: jid
+      # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/basic/#shaper-rules>
+      shaper_rules = {
+        # setting this to above 1 may break outgoing messages
+        # - maybe some servers rate limit? or just don't understand simultaneous connections?
+        max_s2s_connections = 1;
+        max_user_sessions = 10;
+        max_user_offline_messages = 5000;
+        c2s_shaper.fast = "all";
+        s2s_shaper.med = "all";
+      };
 
-        acl:
-          admin:
-            user:
-              - "colin@uninsane.org"
-          local:
-            user_regexp: ""
-          loopback:
-            ip:
-              - 127.0.0.0/8
-              - ::1/128
+      # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/basic/#shapers>
+      # this limits the bytes/sec.
+      # for example, burst: 3_000_000 and rate: 100_000 means:
+      # - each client has a BW budget that accumulates 100kB/sec and is capped at 3 MB
+      shaper.fast = 1000000;
+      shaper.med  =  500000;
+      # shaper.fast.rate       =  1000000;
+      # shaper.fast.burst_size = 10000000;
+      # shaper.med.rate        =   500000;
+      # shaper.med.burst_size  =  5000000;
 
-        access_rules:
-          local:
-            allow: local
-          c2s_access:
-            allow: all
-          announce:
-            allow: admin
-          configure:
-            allow: admin
-          muc_create:
-            allow: local
-          pubsub_createnode_access:
-            allow: all
-          trusted_network:
-            allow: loopback
+      # see: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/listen/>
+      # s2s_use_starttls = true;
+      s2s_use_starttls = "optional";
+      # lessens 504: remote-server-timeout errors
+      # see: <https://github.com/processone/ejabberd/issues/3105#issuecomment-562182967>
+      negotiation_timeout = 60;
 
-        # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/basic/#shaper-rules>
-        shaper_rules:
-          # setting this to above 1 may break outgoing messages
-          # - maybe some servers rate limit? or just don't understand simultaneous connections?
-          max_s2s_connections: 1
-          max_user_sessions: 10
-          max_user_offline_messages: 5000
-          c2s_shaper:
-            fast: all
-          s2s_shaper:
-            med: all
+      listen = [
+        {
+          port = 5222;
+          module = "ejabberd_c2s";
+          shaper = "c2s_shaper";
+          starttls = true;
+          access = "c2s_access";
+        }
+        {
+          port = 5223;
+          module = "ejabberd_c2s";
+          shaper = "c2s_shaper";
+          tls = true;
+          access = "c2s_access";
+        }
+        {
+          port = 5269;
+          module = "ejabberd_s2s_in";
+          shaper = "s2s_shaper";
+        }
+        {
+          port = 5270;
+          module = "ejabberd_s2s_in";
+          shaper = "s2s_shaper";
+          tls = true;
+        }
+        {
+          port = 5443;
+          module = "ejabberd_http";
+          tls = true;
+          request_handlers = {
+            "/admin" = "ejabberd_web_admin";  # TODO: ensure this actually works
+            "/api" = "mod_http_api";  # ejabberd API endpoint (to control server)
+            "/bosh" = "mod_bosh";
+            "/upload" = "mod_http_upload";
+            "/ws" = "ejabberd_http_ws";
+            # "/.well-known/host-meta" = "mod_host_meta";
+            # "/.well-known/host-meta.json" = "mod_host_meta";
+          };
+        }
+        {
+          # STUN+TURN TCP
+          # note that the full port range should be forwarded ("not NAT'd")
+          # `use_turn=true` enables both TURN *and* STUN
+          port = 3478;
+          module = "ejabberd_stun";
+          transport = "tcp";
+          use_turn = true;
+          turn_min_port = turnPortLow;
+          turn_max_port = turnPortHigh;
+          turn_ipv4_address = "%ANATIVE%";
+        }
+        {
+          # STUN+TURN UDP
+          port = 3478;
+          module = "ejabberd_stun";
+          transport = "udp";
+          use_turn = true;
+          turn_min_port = turnPortLow;
+          turn_max_port = turnPortHigh;
+          turn_ipv4_address = "%ANATIVE%";
+        }
+        {
+          # STUN+TURN TLS over TCP
+          port = 5349;
+          module = "ejabberd_stun";
+          transport = "tcp";
+          tls = true;
+          certfile = "/var/lib/acme/uninsane.org/full.pem";
+          use_turn = true;
+          turn_min_port = turnPortLow;
+          turn_max_port = turnPortHigh;
+          turn_ipv4_address = "%ANATIVE%";
+        }
+      ];
 
-        # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/basic/#shapers>
-        # this limits the bytes/sec.
-        # for example, burst: 3_000_000 and rate: 100_000 means:
-        # - each client has a BW budget that accumulates 100kB/sec and is capped at 3 MB
-        shaper:
-          fast: 1000000
-          med:   500000
-        #   fast:
-        #     - rate:        1000000
-        #     - burst_size: 10000000
-        #   med:
-        #     - rate:         500000
-        #     - burst_size:  5000000
+      # TODO: enable mod_fail2ban
+      # TODO(low): look into mod_http_fileserver for serving macros?
+      modules = {
+        # mod_adhoc = {};
+        # mod_announce = {
+        #   access = "admin";
+        # };
+        # allows users to set avatars in vCard
+        # - <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-avatar>
+        mod_avatar = {};
+        mod_caps = {};  # for mod_pubsub
+        mod_carboncopy = {};  # allows multiple clients to receive a user's message
+        # queues messages when recipient is offline, including PEP and presence messages.
+        # compliance test suggests this be enabled
+        mod_client_state = {};
 
-        # see: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/listen/>
-        # s2s_use_starttls: true
-        s2s_use_starttls: optional
-        # lessens 504: remote-server-timeout errors
-        # see: <https://github.com/processone/ejabberd/issues/3105#issuecomment-562182967>
-        negotiation_timeout: 60
-
-        listen:
-          -
-            port: 5222
-            module: ejabberd_c2s
-            shaper: c2s_shaper
-            starttls: true
-            access: c2s_access
-          -
-            port: 5223
-            module: ejabberd_c2s
-            shaper: c2s_shaper
-            tls: true
-            access: c2s_access
-          -
-            port: 5269
-            module: ejabberd_s2s_in
-            shaper: s2s_shaper
-          -
-            port: 5270
-            module: ejabberd_s2s_in
-            shaper: s2s_shaper
-            tls: true
-          -
-            port: 5443
-            module: ejabberd_http
-            tls: true
-            request_handlers:
-              /admin: ejabberd_web_admin  # TODO: ensure this actually works
-              /api: mod_http_api  # ejabberd API endpoint (to control server)
-              /bosh: mod_bosh
-              /upload: mod_http_upload
-              /ws: ejabberd_http_ws
-              # /.well-known/host-meta: mod_host_meta
-              # /.well-known/host-meta.json: mod_host_meta
-          -
-            # STUN+TURN TCP
-            # note that the full port range should be forwarded ("not NAT'd")
-            # `use_turn=true` enables both TURN *and* STUN
-            port: 3478
-            module: ejabberd_stun
-            transport: tcp
-            use_turn: true
-            turn_min_port: 49152
-            turn_max_port: 65535
-            turn_ipv4_address: %ANATIVE%
-          -
-            # STUN+TURN UDP
-            port: 3478
-            module: ejabberd_stun
-            transport: udp
-            use_turn: true
-            turn_min_port: 49152
-            turn_max_port: 65535
-            turn_ipv4_address: %ANATIVE%
-          -
-            # STUN+TURN TLS over TCP
-            port: 5349
-            module: ejabberd_stun
-            transport: tcp
-            tls: true
-            certfile: /var/lib/acme/uninsane.org/full.pem
-            use_turn: true
-            turn_min_port: 49152
-            turn_max_port: 65535
-            turn_ipv4_address: %ANATIVE%
-
-        # TODO: enable mod_fail2ban
-        # TODO(low): look into mod_http_fileserver for serving macros?
-        modules:
-          # mod_adhoc: {}
-          # mod_announce:
-          #   access: admin
-          # allows users to set avatars in vCard
-          # - <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-avatar>
-          mod_avatar: {}
-          mod_caps: {}  # for mod_pubsub
-          mod_carboncopy: {}  # allows multiple clients to receive a user's message
-          # queues messages when recipient is offline, including PEP and presence messages.
-          # compliance test suggests this be enabled
-          mod_client_state: {}
-          # mod_conversejs: TODO: enable once on 21.12
-          # allows clients like Dino to discover where to upload files
-          mod_disco:
-            server_info:
-              -
-                modules: all
-                name: abuse-addresses
-                urls:
-                  - "mailto:admin.xmpp@uninsane.org"
-                  - "xmpp:colin@uninsane.org"
-              -
-                modules: all
-                name: admin-addresses
-                urls:
-                  - "mailto:admin.xmpp@uninsane.org"
-                  - "xmpp:colin@uninsane.org"
-          mod_http_upload:
-            host: upload.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            hosts:
-              - upload.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            put_url: "https://@HOST@:5443/upload"
-            dir_mode: "0750"
-            file_mode: "0750"
-            rm_on_unregister: false
-          # allow discoverability of BOSH and websocket endpoints
-          # TODO: enable once on ejabberd 22.05  (presently 21.04)
-          # mod_host_meta: {}
-          mod_jidprep: {}  # probably not needed: lets clients normalize jids
-          mod_last: {}  # allow other users to know when i was last online
-          mod_mam:
-            # Mnesia is limited to 2GB, better to use an SQL backend
-            # For small servers SQLite is a good fit and is very easy
-            # to configure. Uncomment this when you have SQL configured:
-            # db_type: sql
-            assume_mam_usage: true
-            default: always
-          mod_muc:
-            access:
-              - allow
-            access_admin:
-              - allow: admin
-            access_create: muc_create
-            access_persistent: muc_create
-            access_mam:
-              - allow
-            history_size: 100  # messages to show new participants
-            host: muc.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            hosts:
-              - muc.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            default_room_options:
-              anonymous: false
-              lang: en
-              persistent: true
-              mam: true
-          mod_muc_admin: {}
-          mod_offline:  # store messages for a user when they're offline (TODO: understand multi-client workflow?)
-            access_max_user_messages: max_user_offline_messages
-            store_groupchat: true
-          mod_ping: {}
-          mod_privacy: {}  # deprecated, but required for `ejabberctl export_piefxis`
-          mod_private: {}  # allow local clients to persist arbitrary data on my server
-          # push notifications to services integrated with e.g. Apple/Android.
-          # default is for a maximum amount of PII to be withheld, since these push notifs
-          # generally traverse 3rd party services. can opt to include message body, etc, though.
-          mod_push: {}
-          # i don't fully understand what this does, but it seems aimed at making push notifs more reliable.
-          mod_push_keepalive: {}
-          mod_roster:
-            versioning: true
-          # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-s2s-dialback>
-          # s2s dialback to verify inbound messages
-          # unclear to what degree the XMPP network requires this
-          mod_s2s_dialback: {}
-          mod_shared_roster: {}  # creates groups for @all, @online, and anything manually administered?
-          mod_stream_mgmt:
-            resend_on_timeout: if_offline  # resend undelivered messages if the origin client is offline
-          # fallback for when DNS-based STUN discovery is unsupported.
-          # - see: <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0215.html>
-          # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-stun-disco>
-          # people say to just keep this defaulted (i guess ejabberd knows to return its `host` option of uninsane.org?)
-          mod_stun_disco: {}
-          # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-vcard>
-          mod_vcard:
-            allow_return_all: true  # all users are discoverable (?)
-            host: vjid.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            hosts:
-              - vjid.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            search: true
-          mod_vcard_xupdate: {}  # needed for avatars
-          # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-pubsub>
-          mod_pubsub:  # needed for avatars
-            access_createnode: pubsub_createnode_access
-            host: pubsub.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            hosts:
-              - pubsub.xmpp.uninsane.org
-            ignore_pep_from_offline: false
-            last_item_cache: true
-            plugins:
-              - pep
-              - flat
-            force_node_config:
-              # ensure client bookmarks are private
-              storage:bookmarks:
-                access_model: whitelist
-              urn:xmpp:avatar:data:
-                access_model: open
-              urn:xmpp:avatar:metadata:
-                access_model: open
-          mod_version: {}
-      '';
-    };
+        # mod_conversejs: TODO: enable once on 21.12
+        # allows clients like Dino to discover where to upload files
+        mod_disco.server_info = [
+          {
+            modules = "all";
+            name = "abuse-addresses";
+            urls = [
+              "mailto:admin.xmpp@uninsane.org"
+              "xmpp:colin@uninsane.org"
+            ];
+          }
+          {
+            modules = "all";
+            name = "admin-addresses";
+            urls = [
+              "mailto:admin.xmpp@uninsane.org"
+              "xmpp:colin@uninsane.org"
+            ];
+          }
+        ];
+        mod_http_upload = {
+          host = "upload.xmpp.uninsane.org";
+          hosts = [ "upload.xmpp.uninsane.org" ];
+          put_url = "https://@HOST@:5443/upload";
+          dir_mode = "0750";
+          file_mode = "0750";
+          rm_on_unregister = false;
+        };
+        # allow discoverability of BOSH and websocket endpoints
+        # TODO: enable once on ejabberd 22.05  (presently 21.04)
+        # mod_host_meta = {};
+        mod_jidprep = {};  # probably not needed: lets clients normalize jids
+        mod_last = {};  # allow other users to know when i was last online
+        mod_mam = {
+          # Mnesia is limited to 2GB, better to use an SQL backend
+          # For small servers SQLite is a good fit and is very easy
+          # to configure. Uncomment this when you have SQL configured:
+          # db_type: sql
+          assume_mam_usage = true;
+          default = "always";
+        };
+        mod_muc = {
+          access = [ "allow" ];
+          access_admin = { allow = "admin"; };
+          access_create = "muc_create";
+          access_persistent = "muc_create";
+          access_mam = [ "allow" ];
+          history_size = 100;  # messages to show new participants
+          host = "muc.xmpp.uninsane.org";
+          hosts = [ "muc.xmpp.uninsane.org" ];
+          default_room_options = {
+            anonymous = false;
+            lang = "en";
+            persistent = true;
+            mam = true;
+          };
+        };
+        mod_muc_admin = {};
+        mod_offline = {
+          # store messages for a user when they're offline (TODO: understand multi-client workflow?)
+          access_max_user_messages = "max_user_offline_messages";
+          store_groupchat = true;
+        };
+        mod_ping = {};
+        mod_privacy = {};  # deprecated, but required for `ejabberctl export_piefxis`
+        mod_private = {};  # allow local clients to persist arbitrary data on my server
+        # push notifications to services integrated with e.g. Apple/Android.
+        # default is for a maximum amount of PII to be withheld, since these push notifs
+        # generally traverse 3rd party services. can opt to include message body, etc, though.
+        mod_push = {};
+        # i don't fully understand what this does, but it seems aimed at making push notifs more reliable.
+        mod_push_keepalive = {};
+        mod_roster = {
+          versioning = true;
+        };
+        # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-s2s-dialback>
+        # s2s dialback to verify inbound messages
+        # unclear to what degree the XMPP network requires this
+        mod_s2s_dialback = {};
+        mod_shared_roster = {};  # creates groups for @all, @online, and anything manually administered?
+        mod_stream_mgmt = {
+          # resend undelivered messages if the origin client is offline
+          resend_on_timeout = "if_offline";
+        };
+        # fallback for when DNS-based STUN discovery is unsupported.
+        # - see: <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0215.html>
+        # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-stun-disco>
+        # people say to just keep this defaulted (i guess ejabberd knows to return its `host` option of uninsane.org?)
+        mod_stun_disco = {};
+        # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-vcard>
+        mod_vcard = {
+          allow_return_all = true;  # all users are discoverable (?)
+          host = "vjid.xmpp.uninsane.org";
+          hosts = [ "vjid.xmpp.uninsane.org" ];
+          search = true;
+        };
+        mod_vcard_xupdate = {};  # needed for avatars
+        # docs: <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-pubsub>
+        mod_pubsub = {
+          #^ needed for avatars
+          access_createnode = "pubsub_createnode_access";
+          host = "pubsub.xmpp.uninsane.org";
+          hosts = [ "pubsub.xmpp.uninsane.org" ];
+          ignore_pep_from_offline = false;
+          last_item_cache = true;
+          plugins = [
+            "pep"
+            "flat"
+          ];
+          force_node_config = {
+            # ensure client bookmarks are private
+            "storage:bookmarks:" = {
+              "access_model" = "whitelist";
+            };
+            "urn:xmpp:avatar:data" = {
+              "access_model" = "open";
+            };
+            "urn:xmpp:avatar:metadata" = {
+              "access_model" = "open";
+            };
+          };
+        };
+        mod_version = {};
+      };
+    });
     sed = "${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed";
   in ''
     ip=$(cat '${config.sane.services.dyn-dns.ipPath}')
     # config is 444 (not 644), so we want to write out-of-place and then atomically move
     # TODO: factor this out into `sane-woop` helper?
     rm -f /var/lib/ejabberd/ejabberd.yaml.new
-    ${sed} "s/%ANATIVE%/$ip/" ${config-in} > /var/lib/ejabberd/ejabberd.yaml.new
+    ${sed} "s/%ANATIVE%/$ip/g" ${config-in} > /var/lib/ejabberd/ejabberd.yaml.new
     mv /var/lib/ejabberd/ejabberd.yaml{.new,}
   '';
 

hosts/by-name/servo/services/email/postfix.nix

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ in
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode? could be more granular
-    { user = "opendkim"; group = "opendkim"; directory = "/var/lib/opendkim"; }
-    { user = "root"; group = "root"; directory = "/var/lib/postfix"; }
-    { user = "root"; group = "root"; directory = "/var/spool/mail"; }
+    { user = "opendkim"; group = "opendkim"; path = "/var/lib/opendkim"; }
+    { user = "root"; group = "root"; path = "/var/lib/postfix"; }
+    { user = "root"; group = "root"; path = "/var/spool/mail"; }
     # *probably* don't need these dirs:
     # "/var/lib/dhparams"          # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/security/dhparams.nix
     # "/var/lib/dovecot"

hosts/by-name/servo/services/export/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./nfs.nix
+    ./sftpgo.nix
+  ];
+
+  users.groups.export = {};
+
+  fileSystems."/var/export/media" = {
+    # everything in here could be considered publicly readable (based on the viewer's legal jurisdiction)
+    device = "/var/lib/uninsane/media";
+    options = [ "rbind" ];
+  };
+  # fileSystems."/var/export/playground" = {
+  #   device = config.fileSystems."/mnt/persist/ext".device;
+  #   fsType = "btrfs";
+  #   options = [
+  #     "subvol=export-playground"
+  #     "compress=zstd"
+  #     "defaults"
+  #   ];
+  # };
+  # N.B.: the backing directory should be manually created here **as a btrfs subvolume** and with a quota.
+  # - `sudo btrfs subvolume create /mnt/persist/ext/persist/var/export/playground`
+  # - `sudo btrfs quota enable /mnt/persist/ext/persist/var/export/playground`
+  # - `sudo btrfs quota rescan -sw /mnt/persist/ext/persist/var/export/playground`
+  # to adjust the limits (which apply at the block layer, i.e. post-compression):
+  # - `sudo btrfs qgroup limit 20G /mnt/persist/ext/persist/var/export/playground`
+  # to query the quota/status:
+  # - `sudo btrfs qgroup show -re /var/export/playground`
+  sane.persist.sys.ext = [
+    { user = "root"; group = "export"; mode = "0775"; path = "/var/export/playground"; }
+  ];
+
+  sane.fs."/var/export/README.md" = {
+    wantedBy = [ "nfs.service" "sftpgo.service" ];
+    file.text = ''
+      - media/         read-only:  Videos, Music, Books, etc
+      - playground/    read-write: use it to share files with other users of this server
+    '';
+  };
+
+  sane.fs."/var/export/playground/README.md" = {
+    wantedBy = [ "nfs.service" "sftpgo.service" ];
+    file.text = ''
+      this directory is intentionally read+write by anyone with access (i.e. on the LAN).
+      - share files
+      - write poetry
+      - be a friendly troll
+    '';
+  };
+}

hosts/by-name/servo/services/export/nfs.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# docs:
+# - <https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NFS>
+# - <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Nfs-utils>
+# system files:
+# - /etc/exports
+# system services:
+# - nfs-server.service
+# - nfs-idmapd.service
+# - nfs-mountd.service
+# - nfsdcld.service
+# - rpc-statd.service
+# - rpcbind.service
+#
+# TODO: force files to be 755, or 750.
+# - could maybe be done with some mount option?
+
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+{
+  services.nfs.server.enable = true;
+
+  # see which ports NFS uses with:
+  # - `rpcinfo -p`
+  sane.ports.ports."111" = {
+    protocol = [ "tcp" "udp" ];
+    visibleTo.lan = true;
+    description = "NFS server portmapper";
+  };
+  sane.ports.ports."2049" = {
+    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+    visibleTo.lan = true;
+    description = "NFS server";
+  };
+  sane.ports.ports."4000" = {
+    protocol = [ "udp" ];
+    visibleTo.lan = true;
+    description = "NFS server status daemon";
+  };
+  sane.ports.ports."4001" = {
+    protocol = [ "tcp" "udp" ];
+    visibleTo.lan = true;
+    description = "NFS server lock daemon";
+  };
+  sane.ports.ports."4002" = {
+    protocol = [ "tcp" "udp" ];
+    visibleTo.lan = true;
+    description = "NFS server mount daemon";
+  };
+
+  # NFS4 allows these to float, but NFS3 mandates specific ports, so fix them for backwards compat.
+  services.nfs.server.lockdPort = 4001;
+  services.nfs.server.mountdPort = 4002;
+  services.nfs.server.statdPort = 4000;
+
+  # format:
+  #   fspoint	visibility(options)
+  # options:
+  # - see: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Nfs-utils#Exports>
+  # - see [man 5 exports](https://linux.die.net/man/5/exports)
+  # - insecure:  require clients use src port > 1024
+  # - rw, ro (default)
+  # - async, sync (default)
+  # - no_subtree_check (default), subtree_check: verify not just that files requested by the client live
+  #     in the expected fs, but also that they live under whatever subdirectory of that fs is exported.
+  # - no_root_squash, root_squash (default): map requests from uid 0 to user `nobody`.
+  # - crossmnt:  reveal filesystems that are mounted under this endpoint
+  # - fsid:  must be zero for the root export
+  #   - fsid=root  is alias for fsid=0
+  # - mountpoint[=/path]:  only export the directory if it's a mountpoint. used to avoid exporting failed mounts.
+  # - all_squash: rewrite all client requests such that they come from anonuid/anongid
+  #   - any files a user creates are owned by local anonuid/anongid.
+  #   - users can read any local file which anonuid/anongid would be able to read.
+  #   - users can't chown to/away from anonuid/anongid.
+  #   - users can chmod files they own, to anything (making them unreadable to non-`nfsuser` export users, like FTP).
+  #   - `stat` remains unchanged, returning the real UIDs/GIDs to the client.
+  #     - thus programs which check `uid` or `gid` before trying an operation may incorrectly conclude they can't perform some op.
+  #
+  # 10.0.0.0/8 to export both to LAN (readonly, unencrypted) and wg vpn (read-write, encrypted)
+  services.nfs.server.exports =
+  let
+    fmtExport = { export, baseOpts, extraLanOpts ? [], extraVpnOpts ? [] }:
+      let
+        always = [ "subtree_check" ];
+        lanOpts = always ++ baseOpts ++ extraLanOpts;
+        vpnOpts = always ++ baseOpts ++ extraVpnOpts;
+      in "${export} 10.78.79.0/22(${lib.concatStringsSep "," lanOpts}) 10.0.10.0/24(${lib.concatStringsSep "," vpnOpts})";
+  in lib.concatStringsSep "\n" [
+    (fmtExport {
+      export = "/var/export";
+      baseOpts = [ "crossmnt" "fsid=root" ];
+      extraLanOpts = [ "ro" ];
+      extraVpnOpts = [ "rw" "no_root_squash" ];
+    })
+    (fmtExport {
+      export = "/var/export/playground";
+      baseOpts = [
+        "mountpoint"
+        "all_squash"
+        "rw"
+        "anonuid=${builtins.toString config.users.users.nfsuser.uid}"
+        "anongid=${builtins.toString config.users.groups.export.gid}"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
+
+  users.users.nfsuser = {
+    description = "virtual user for anonymous NFS operations";
+    group = "export";
+    isSystemUser = true;
+  };
+}

hosts/by-name/servo/services/export/sftpgo.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+# docs:
+# - <https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo>
+# - config options: <https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/blob/main/docs/full-configuration.md>
+# - config defaults: <https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/blob/main/sftpgo.json>
+# - nixos options: <repo:nixos/nixpkgs:nixos/modules/services/web-apps/sftpgo.nix>
+# - nixos example: <repo:nixos/nixpkgs:nixos/tests/sftpgo.nix>
+#
+# sftpgo is a FTP server that also supports WebDAV, SFTP, and web clients.
+#
+# TODO: change umask so sftpgo-created files default to 644.
+# - it does indeed appear that the 600 is not something sftpgo is explicitly doing.
+
+
+{ config, lib, pkgs, sane-lib, ... }:
+let
+  # user permissions:
+  # - see <repo:drakkan/sftpgo:internal/dataprovider/user.go>
+  # - "*" = grant all permissions
+  # - read-only perms:
+  #   - "list" = list files and directories
+  #   - "download"
+  # - rw perms:
+  #   - "upload"
+  #   - "overwrite" = allow uploads to replace existing files
+  #   - "delete" = delete files and directories
+  #     - "delete_files"
+  #     - "delete_dirs"
+  #   - "rename" = rename files and directories
+  #     - "rename_files"
+  #     - "rename_dirs"
+  #   - "create_dirs"
+  #   - "create_symlinks"
+  #   - "chmod"
+  #   - "chown"
+  #   - "chtimes" = change atime/mtime (access and modification times)
+  #
+  # home_dir:
+  # - it seems (empirically) that a user can't cd above their home directory.
+  #   though i don't have a reference for that in the docs.
+  authResponseSuccess = {
+    status = 1;
+    username = "anonymous";
+    expiration_date = 0;
+    home_dir = "/var/export";
+    # uid/gid 0 means to inherit sftpgo uid.
+    # - i.e. users can't read files which Linux user `sftpgo` can't read
+    # - uploaded files belong to Linux user `sftpgo`
+    # other uid/gid values aren't possible for localfs backend, unless i let sftpgo use `sudo`.
+    uid = 0;
+    gid = 0;
+    # uid = 65534;
+    # gid = 65534;
+    max_sessions = 0;
+    # quota_*: 0 means to not use SFTP's quota system
+    quota_size = 0;
+    quota_files = 0;
+    permissions = {
+      "/" = [ "list" "download" ];
+      "/playground" = [
+        # read-only:
+        "list"
+        "download"
+        # write:
+        "upload"
+        "overwrite"
+        "delete"
+        "rename"
+        "create_dirs"
+        "create_symlinks"
+        # intentionally omitted:
+        # "chmod"
+        # "chown"
+        # "chtimes"
+      ];
+    };
+    upload_bandwidth = 0;
+    download_bandwidth = 0;
+    filters = {
+      allowed_ip = [];
+      denied_ip = [];
+    };
+    public_keys = [];
+    # other fields:
+    # ? groups
+    # ? virtual_folders
+  };
+  authResponseFail = {
+    username = "";
+  };
+  authSuccessJson = pkgs.writeText "sftp-auth-success.json" (builtins.toJSON authResponseSuccess);
+  authFailJson = pkgs.writeText "sftp-auth-fail.json" (builtins.toJSON authResponseFail);
+  unwrappedAuthProgram = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
+    pname = "sftpgo_external_auth_hook";
+    src = ./.;
+    pkgs = [ "coreutils" ];
+  };
+  authProgram = pkgs.writeShellScript "sftpgo-auth-hook" ''
+    ${unwrappedAuthProgram}/bin/sftpgo_external_auth_hook ${authFailJson} ${authSuccessJson}
+  '';
+in
+{
+  # Client initiates a FTP "control connection" on port 21.
+  # - this handles the client -> server commands, and the server -> client status, but not the actual data
+  # - file data, directory listings, etc need to be transferred on an ephemeral "data port".
+  # - 50000-50100 is a common port range for this.
+  sane.ports.ports = {
+    "21" = {
+      protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+      visibleTo.lan = true;
+      description = "colin-FTP server";
+    };
+  } // (sane-lib.mapToAttrs
+    (port: {
+      name = builtins.toString port;
+      value = {
+        protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+        visibleTo.lan = true;
+        description = "colin-FTP server data port range";
+      };
+    })
+    (lib.range 50000 50100)
+  );
+
+  services.sftpgo = {
+    enable = true;
+    group = "export";
+    settings = {
+      ftpd = {
+        bindings = [
+          {
+            # binding this means any wireguard client can connect
+            address = "10.0.10.5";
+            port = 21;
+            debug = true;
+          }
+          {
+            # binding this means any LAN client can connect
+            address = "10.78.79.51";
+            port = 21;
+            debug = true;
+          }
+        ];
+
+        # active mode is susceptible to "bounce attacks", without much benefit over passive mode
+        disable_active_mode = true;
+        hash_support = true;
+        passive_port_range = {
+          start = 50000;
+          end = 50100;
+        };
+
+        banner = ''
+          Welcome, friends, to Colin's read-only FTP server! Also available via NFS on the same host.
+          Username: "anonymous"
+          Password: "anonymous"
+          CONFIGURE YOUR CLIENT FOR "PASSIVE" mode, e.g. `ftp --passive uninsane.org`
+          Please let me know if anything's broken or not as it should be. Otherwise, browse and DL freely :)
+        '';
+
+      };
+      data_provider = {
+        driver = "memory";
+        external_auth_hook = "${authProgram}";
+        # track_quota:
+        # - 0: disable quota tracking
+        # - 1: quota is updated on every upload/delete, even if user has no quota restriction
+        # - 2: quota is updated on every upload/delete, but only if user/folder has a quota restriction  (default, i think)
+        # track_quota = 2;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  users.users.sftpgo.extraGroups = [ "export" ];
+
+  systemd.services.sftpgo.serviceConfig = {
+    ReadOnlyPaths = [ "/var/export" ];
+    ReadWritePaths = [ "/var/export/playground" ];
+  };
+}

hosts/by-name/servo/services/export/sftpgo_external_auth_hook

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p coreutils
+# vim: set filetype=bash :
+#
+# available environment variables:
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_USERNAME
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_USER
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_IP
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_PROTOCOL  = { "DAV", "FTP", "HTTP", "SSH" }
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_PASSWORD
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_PUBLIC_KEY
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_KEYBOARD_INTERACTIVE
+# - SFTPGO_AUTHD_TLS_CERT
+#
+#
+# call with <script_name> /path/to/fail/response.json /path/to/success/response.json
+
+
+if [ "$SFTPGO_AUTHD_USERNAME" = "anonymous" ]; then
+  cat "$2"
+else
+  cat "$1"
+fi

hosts/by-name/servo/services/freshrss.nix

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     mode = "0400";
   };
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "freshrss"; group = "freshrss"; directory = "/var/lib/freshrss"; }
+    { user = "freshrss"; group = "freshrss"; path = "/var/lib/freshrss"; }
   ];
 
   services.freshrss.enable = true;

hosts/by-name/servo/services/gitea.nix

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode? could be more granular
-    { user = "git"; group = "gitea"; directory = "/var/lib/gitea"; }
+    { user = "git"; group = "gitea"; path = "/var/lib/gitea"; }
   ];
   services.gitea.enable = true;
   services.gitea.user = "git";  # default is 'gitea'

hosts/by-name/servo/services/ipfs.nix

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lib.mkIf false # i don't actively use ipfs anymore
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode? could be more granular
-    { user = "261"; group = "261"; directory = "/var/lib/ipfs"; }
+    { user = "261"; group = "261"; path = "/var/lib/ipfs"; }
   ];
 
   networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 4001 ];

hosts/by-name/servo/services/jackett.nix

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode? we only need this to save Indexer creds ==> migrate to config?
-    { user = "root"; group = "root"; directory = "/var/lib/jackett"; }
+    { user = "root"; group = "root"; path = "/var/lib/jackett"; }
   ];
   services.jackett.enable = true;
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     locations."/" = {
       # proxyPass = "http://ovpns.uninsane.org:9117";
       proxyPass = "http://10.0.1.6:9117";
+      recommendedProxySettings = true;
     };
   };
 

hosts/by-name/servo/services/jellyfin.nix

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   };
 
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "jellyfin"; group = "jellyfin"; mode = "0700"; directory = "/var/lib/jellyfin"; }
+    { user = "jellyfin"; group = "jellyfin"; mode = "0700"; path = "/var/lib/jellyfin"; }
   ];
   sane.fs."/var/lib/jellyfin/config/logging.json" = {
     # "Emby.Dlna" logging: <https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/networking/dlna>

hosts/by-name/servo/services/komga.nix

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { inherit user group; mode = "0700"; directory = stateDir; }
+    { inherit user group; mode = "0700"; path = stateDir; }
   ];
 
   services.komga.enable = true;

hosts/by-name/servo/services/lemmy.nix

@@ -3,19 +3,29 @@
 # - <repo:LemmyNet/lemmy:docker/nginx.conf>
 # - <repo:LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible:templates/nginx.conf>
 
-{ config, lib, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 let
   inherit (builtins) toString;
   inherit (lib) mkForce;
   uiPort = 1234;  # default ui port is 1234
   backendPort = 8536; # default backend port is 8536
-  # - i guess the "backend" port is used for federation?
+  #^ i guess the "backend" port is used for federation?
+  pict-rs = pkgs.pict-rs.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
+    # as of v 0.4.2, all non-GIF video is forcibly transcoded.
+    # that breaks lemmy, because of the request latency.
+    # and it eats up hella CPU.
+    # pict-rs is iffy around video altogether: mp4 seems the best supported.
+    postPatch = (upstream.postPatch or "") + ''
+      substituteInPlace src/validate.rs \
+        --replace 'if transcode_options.needs_reencode() {' 'if false {'
+    '';
+  });
 in {
   services.lemmy = {
     enable = true;
     settings.hostname = "lemmy.uninsane.org";
-    settings.federation.enabled = true;
     # federation.debug forces outbound federation queries to be run synchronously
+    # N.B.: this option might not be read for 0.17.0+? <https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/c32585b03429f0f76d1e4ff738786321a0a9df98/RELEASES.md#upgrade-instructions>
     # settings.federation.debug = true;
     settings.port = backendPort;
     ui.port = uiPort;
@@ -56,4 +66,20 @@ in {
   };
 
   sane.dns.zones."uninsane.org".inet.CNAME."lemmy" = "native";
+
+  #v DO NOT REMOVE: defaults to 0.3, instead of latest, so always need to explicitly set this.
+  services.pict-rs.package = pict-rs;
+
+  # pict-rs configuration is applied in this order:
+  # - via toml
+  # - via env vars (overrides everything above)
+  # - via CLI flags (overrides everything above)
+  # some of the CLI flags have defaults, making it the only actual way to configure certain things even when docs claim otherwise.
+  # CLI args: <https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/pict-rs#user-content-running>
+  systemd.services.pict-rs.serviceConfig.ExecStart = lib.mkForce (lib.concatStringsSep " " [
+    "${lib.getBin pict-rs}/bin/pict-rs run"
+    "--media-max-frame-count" (builtins.toString (30*60*60))
+    "--media-process-timeout 120"
+    "--media-enable-full-video true"  # allow audio
+  ]);
 }

hosts/by-name/servo/services/matrix/default.nix

@@ -11,42 +11,50 @@
   ];
 
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "matrix-synapse"; group = "matrix-synapse"; directory = "/var/lib/matrix-synapse"; }
+    { user = "matrix-synapse"; group = "matrix-synapse"; path = "/var/lib/matrix-synapse"; }
   ];
   services.matrix-synapse.enable = true;
-  # this changes the default log level from INFO to WARN.
-  # maybe there's an easier way?
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.log_config = ./synapse-log_level.yaml;
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.server_name = "uninsane.org";
+  services.matrix-synapse.settings = {
+    # this changes the default log level from INFO to WARN.
+    # maybe there's an easier way?
+    log_config = ./synapse-log_level.yaml;
+    server_name = "uninsane.org";
 
-  # services.matrix-synapse.enable_registration_captcha = true;
-  # services.matrix-synapse.enable_registration_without_verification = true;
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.enable_registration = true;
-  # services.matrix-synapse.registration_shared_secret = "<shared key goes here>";
+    # services.matrix-synapse.enable_registration_captcha = true;
+    # services.matrix-synapse.enable_registration_without_verification = true;
+    enable_registration = true;
+    # services.matrix-synapse.registration_shared_secret = "<shared key goes here>";
 
-  # default for listeners is port = 8448, tls = true, x_forwarded = false.
-  # we change this because the server is situated behind nginx.
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.listeners = [
-    {
-      port = 8008;
-      bind_addresses = [ "127.0.0.1" ];
-      type = "http";
-      tls = false;
-      x_forwarded = true;
-      resources = [
-        {
-          names = [ "client" "federation" ];
-          compress = false;
-        }
-      ];
-    }
-  ];
+    # default for listeners is port = 8448, tls = true, x_forwarded = false.
+    # we change this because the server is situated behind nginx.
+    listeners = [
+      {
+        port = 8008;
+        bind_addresses = [ "127.0.0.1" ];
+        type = "http";
+        tls = false;
+        x_forwarded = true;
+        resources = [
+          {
+            names = [ "client" "federation" ];
+            compress = false;
+          }
+        ];
+      }
+    ];
 
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.x_forwarded = true;  # because we proxy matrix behind nginx
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.max_upload_size = "100M";  # default is "50M"
+    ip_range_whitelist = [
+      # to communicate with ntfy.uninsane.org push notifs.
+      # TODO: move this to some non-shared loopback device: we don't want Matrix spouting http requests to *anything* on this machine
+      "10.78.79.51"
+    ];
 
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.admin_contact = "admin.matrix@uninsane.org";
-  services.matrix-synapse.settings.registrations_require_3pid = [ "email" ];
+    x_forwarded = true;  # because we proxy matrix behind nginx
+    max_upload_size = "100M";  # default is "50M"
+
+    admin_contact = "admin.matrix@uninsane.org";
+    registrations_require_3pid = [ "email" ];
+  };
 
   services.matrix-synapse.extraConfigFiles = [
     config.sops.secrets."matrix_synapse_secrets.yaml".path

hosts/by-name/servo/services/matrix/discord-puppet.nix

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 lib.mkIf false
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "matrix-synapse"; group = "matrix-synapse"; directory = "/var/lib/mx-puppet-discord"; }
+    { user = "matrix-synapse"; group = "matrix-synapse"; path = "/var/lib/mx-puppet-discord"; }
   ];
 
   services.matrix-synapse.settings.app_service_config_files = [

hosts/by-name/servo/services/matrix/irc.nix

@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 # config docs:
 # - <https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/blob/develop/config.sample.yaml>
-# TODO: /quit message for bridged users reveals to IRC users that i'm using a bridge;
 #       probably want to remove that.
 { config, lib, ... }:
 
 let
-  ircServer = { name, additionalAddresses ? [], sasl ? true }: let
+  ircServer = { name, additionalAddresses ? [], sasl ? true, port ? 6697 }: let
     lowerName = lib.toLower name;
   in {
     # XXX sasl: appservice doesn't support NickServ identification (only SASL, or PASS if sasl = false)
-    inherit name additionalAddresses sasl;
-    port = 6697;
+    inherit name additionalAddresses sasl port;
     ssl = true;
     botConfig = {
       # bot has no presence in IRC channel; only real Matrix users
@@ -105,9 +103,15 @@ in
 
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode?
-    { user = "matrix-appservice-irc"; group = "matrix-appservice-irc"; directory = "/var/lib/matrix-appservice-irc"; }
+    { user = "matrix-appservice-irc"; group = "matrix-appservice-irc"; path = "/var/lib/matrix-appservice-irc"; }
   ];
 
+  # XXX: matrix-appservice-irc PreStart tries to chgrp the registration.yml to matrix-synapse,
+  # which requires matrix-appservice-irc to be of that group
+  users.users.matrix-appservice-irc.extraGroups = [ "matrix-synapse" ];
+  # weird race conditions around registration.yml mean we want matrix-synapse to be of matrix-appservice-irc group too.
+  users.users.matrix-synapse.extraGroups = [ "matrix-appservice-irc" ];
+
   services.matrix-synapse.settings.app_service_config_files = [
     "/var/lib/matrix-appservice-irc/registration.yml"  # auto-created by irc appservice
   ];
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ in
           sasl = false;
           # notable channels:
           # - #hare
+          # - #mnt-reform
         };
         "irc.myanonamouse.net" = ircServer {
           name = "MyAnonamouse";
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@ in
         };
         "irc.oftc.net" = ircServer {
           name = "oftc";
+          sasl = false;
           # notable channels:
           # - #sxmo
           # - #sxmo-offtopic
@@ -153,4 +159,10 @@ in
       };
     };
   };
+
+  systemd.services.matrix-appservice-irc.serviceConfig = {
+    # XXX 2023/06/20: nixos specifies this + @aio and @memlock as forbidden
+    # the service actively uses at least one of these, and both of them are fairly innocuous
+    SystemCallFilter = lib.mkForce "~@clock @cpu-emulation @debug @keyring @module @mount @obsolete @raw-io @setuid @swap";
+  };
 }

hosts/by-name/servo/services/matrix/signal.nix

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "mautrix-signal"; group = "mautrix-signal"; directory = "/var/lib/mautrix-signal"; }
-    { user = "signald"; group = "signald"; directory = "/var/lib/signald"; }
+    { user = "mautrix-signal"; group = "mautrix-signal"; path = "/var/lib/mautrix-signal"; }
+    { user = "signald"; group = "signald"; path = "/var/lib/signald"; }
   ];
 
   # allow synapse to read the registration file

hosts/by-name/servo/services/navidrome.nix

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "navidrome"; group = "navidrome"; directory = "/var/lib/navidrome"; }
+    { user = "navidrome"; group = "navidrome"; path = "/var/lib/navidrome"; }
   ];
   services.navidrome.enable = true;
   services.navidrome.settings = {

hosts/by-name/servo/services/nginx.nix

@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ in
     };
 
     # allow ActivityPub clients to discover how to reach @user@uninsane.org
-    # TODO: waiting on https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/merge_requests/3361/
+    # see: https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/merge_requests/3361/
+    # not sure this makes sense while i run multiple AP services (pleroma, lemmy)
     # locations."/.well-known/nodeinfo" = {
     #   proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:4000";
     #   extraConfig = pleromaExtraConfig;
@@ -134,8 +135,8 @@ in
 
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode?
-    { user = "acme"; group = "acme"; directory = "/var/lib/acme"; }
-    { user = "colin"; group = "users"; directory = "/var/www/sites"; }
+    { user = "acme"; group = "acme"; path = "/var/lib/acme"; }
+    { user = "colin"; group = "users"; path = "/var/www/sites"; }
   ];
 
   # let's encrypt default chain looks like:

hosts/by-name/servo/services/ntfy.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# ntfy: UnifiedPush notification delivery system
+# - used to get push notifications out of Matrix and onto a Phone (iOS, Android, or a custom client)
+#
+# config options:
+# - <https://docs.ntfy.sh/config/#config-options>
+#
+# usage:
+# - ntfy sub https://ntfy.uninsane.org/TOPIC
+# - ntfy pub https://ntfy.uninsane.org/TOPIC "my message"
+# in production, TOPIC is a shared secret between the publisher (Matrix homeserver) and the subscriber (phone)
+#
+# administering:
+# - sudo -u ntfy-sh ntfy access
+#
+# debugging:
+# - make sure that the keepalives are good:
+#   - on the subscriber machine, run `lsof -i4` to find the port being used
+#   - `sudo tcpdump tcp port <p>`
+#     - shouldn't be too spammy
+#
+# matrix integration:
+# - the user must manually point synapse to the ntfy endpoint:
+#   - `curl --header "Authorization: <your_token>" --data '{ "app_display_name": "sane-nix moby", "app_id": "ntfy.uninsane.org", "data": { "url": "https://ntfy.uninsane.org/_matrix/push/v1/notify", "format": "event_id_only" }, "device_display_name": "sane-nix moby", "kind": "http", "lang": "en-US", "profile_tag": "", "pushkey": "https://ntfy.uninsane.org/TOPIC" }' localhost:8008/_matrix/client/v3/pushers/set`
+#     where the token is grabbed from Element's help&about page when logged in
+#   - to remove, send this `curl` with `"kind": null`
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  # subscribers need a non-443 public port to listen on as a way to easily differentiate this traffic
+  # at the IP layer, to enable e.g. wake-on-lan.
+  altPort = 2587;
+in
+{
+  sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
+    # not 100% necessary to persist this, but ntfy does keep a 12hr (by default) cache
+    # for pushing notifications to users who become offline.
+    # ACLs also live here.
+    { user = "ntfy-sh"; group ="ntfy-sh"; path = "/var/lib/ntfy-sh"; }
+  ];
+
+  services.ntfy-sh.enable = true;
+  services.ntfy-sh.settings = {
+    base-url = "https://ntfy.uninsane.org";
+    behind-proxy = true;  # not sure if needed
+    # keepalive interval is a ntfy-specific keepalive thing, where it sends actual data down the wire.
+    # it's not simple TCP keepalive.
+    # defaults to 45s.
+    # note that the client may still do its own TCP-level keepalives, typically every 30s
+    keepalive-interval = "15m";
+    log-level = "trace";  # trace, debug, info (default), warn, error
+    auth-default-access = "deny-all";
+  };
+  systemd.services.ntfy-sh.serviceConfig.DynamicUser = lib.mkForce false;
+  systemd.services.ntfy-sh.preStart = ''
+    # make this specific topic read-write by world
+    # it would be better to use the token system, but that's extra complexity for e.g.
+    # how do i plumb a secret into the Matrix notification pusher
+    #
+    # note that this will fail upon first run, i.e. before ntfy has created its db.
+    # just restart the service.
+    topic=$(cat ${config.sops.secrets.ntfy-sh-topic.path})
+    ${pkgs.ntfy-sh}/bin/ntfy access everyone "$topic" read-write
+  '';
+
+  sops.secrets."ntfy-sh-topic" = {
+    mode = "0440";
+    owner = config.users.users.ntfy-sh.name;
+    group = config.users.users.ntfy-sh.name;
+  };
+
+
+  services.nginx.virtualHosts."ntfy.uninsane.org" = {
+    forceSSL = true;
+    enableACME = true;
+    listen = [
+      { addr = "0.0.0.0"; port = altPort; ssl = true; }
+      { addr = "0.0.0.0"; port = 443;  ssl = true; }
+      { addr = "0.0.0.0"; port = 80;   ssl = false; }
+    ];
+    locations."/" = {
+      proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:2586";
+      proxyWebsockets = true;  #< support websocket upgrades. without that, `ntfy sub` hangs silently
+      recommendedProxySettings = true; #< adds headers so ntfy logs include the real IP
+      extraConfig = ''
+        # absurdly long timeout (86400s=24h) so that we never hang up on clients.
+        # make sure the client is smart enough to detect a broken proxy though!
+        proxy_read_timeout 86400s;
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+  sane.dns.zones."uninsane.org".inet.CNAME."ntfy" = "native";
+
+  sane.ports.ports."${builtins.toString altPort}" = {
+    protocol = [ "tcp" ];
+    visibleTo.lan = true;
+    visibleTo.wan = true;
+    description = "colin-ntfy.uninsane.org";
+  };
+}

hosts/by-name/servo/services/pict-rs.nix

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = lib.mkIf cfg.enable [
-    { user = "pict-rs"; group = "pict-rs"; directory = cfg.dataDir; }
+    { user = "pict-rs"; group = "pict-rs"; path = cfg.dataDir; }
   ];
 
   systemd.services.pict-rs.serviceConfig = {

hosts/by-name/servo/services/pleroma.nix

@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 # docs:
-# - https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/networking/pleroma.nix
-# - https://docs.pleroma.social/backend/configuration/cheatsheet/
+# - <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/networking/pleroma.nix>
+# - <https://docs.pleroma.social/backend/configuration/cheatsheet/>
+# example config:
+# - <https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/blob/develop/config/config.exs>
 #
-# to run it in a oci-container: https://github.com/barrucadu/nixfiles/blob/master/services/pleroma.nix
+# to run it in a oci-container: <https://github.com/barrucadu/nixfiles/blob/master/services/pleroma.nix>
+#
+# admin frontend: <https://fed.uninsane.org/pleroma/admin>
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
+let
+  logLevel = "warn";
+  # logLevel = "debug";
+in
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    # TODO: mode? could be more granular
-    { user = "pleroma"; group = "pleroma"; directory = "/var/lib/pleroma"; }
+    { user = "pleroma"; group = "pleroma"; path = "/var/lib/pleroma"; }
   ];
   services.pleroma.enable = true;
   services.pleroma.secretConfigFile = config.sops.secrets.pleroma_secrets.path;
@@ -56,6 +63,7 @@
       database: "pleroma",
       hostname: "localhost",
       pool_size: 10,
+      prepare: :named,
       parameters: [
           plan_cache_mode: "force_custom_plan"
       ]
@@ -96,10 +104,22 @@
       backends: [{ExSyslogger, :ex_syslogger}]
 
     config :logger, :ex_syslogger,
-      level: :warn
-    #  level: :debug
+      level: :${logLevel}
+
+    # policies => list of message rewriting facilities to be enabled
+    # transparence => whether to publish these rules in node_info (and /about)
+    config :pleroma, :mrf,
+      policies: [Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.SimplePolicy],
+      transparency: true
+
+    # reject => { host, reason }
+    config :pleroma, :mrf_simple,
+      reject: [ {"threads.net", "megacorp"}, {"*.threads.net", "megacorp"} ]
+      # reject: [ [host: "threads.net", reason: "megacorp"], [host: "*.threads.net", reason: "megacorp"] ]
 
     # XXX colin: not sure if this actually _does_ anything
+    # better to steal emoji from other instances?
+    # - <https://docs.pleroma.social/backend/configuration/cheatsheet/#mrf_steal_emoji>
     config :pleroma, :emoji,
       shortcode_globs: ["/emoji/**/*.png"],
       groups: [
@@ -148,6 +168,7 @@
     # inherit kTLS;
     locations."/" = {
       proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:4000";
+      recommendedProxySettings = true;
       # documented: https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/blob/develop/installation/pleroma.nginx
       extraConfig = ''
         # XXX colin: this block is in the nixos examples: i don't understand all of it
@@ -166,17 +187,18 @@
         add_header Referrer-Policy same-origin;
         add_header X-Download-Options noopen;
 
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
-        # proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        # proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        # proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        # proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        # # proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+        # proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        # proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 
         # colin: added this due to Pleroma complaining in its logs
         # proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         # proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
+        # NB: this defines the maximum upload size
         client_max_body_size 16m;
       '';
     };

hosts/by-name/servo/services/postgres.nix

@@ -1,12 +1,39 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ pkgs, ... }:
 
+let
+  GiB = n: MiB 1024*n;
+  MiB = n: KiB 1024*n;
+  KiB = n: 1024*n;
+in
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode?
-    { user = "postgres"; group = "postgres"; directory = "/var/lib/postgresql"; }
+    { user = "postgres"; group = "postgres"; path = "/var/lib/postgresql"; }
   ];
   services.postgresql.enable = true;
-  # services.postgresql.dataDir = "/opt/postgresql/13";
+
+  # HOW TO UPDATE:
+  # postgres version updates are manual and require intervention.
+  # - `sane-stop-all-servo`
+  # - `systemctl start postgresql`
+  # - as `sudo su postgres`:
+  #   - `cd /var/log/postgresql`
+  #   - `pg_dumpall > state.sql`
+  #   - `echo placeholder > <new_version>`  # to prevent state from being created earlier than we want
+  # - then, atomically:
+  #   - update the `services.postgresql.package` here
+  #   - `dataDir` is atomically updated to match package; don't touch
+  #   - `nixos-rebuild --flake . switch ; sane-stop-all-servo`
+  # - `sudo rm -rf /var/lib/postgresql/<new_version>`
+  # - `systemctl start postgresql`
+  # - as `sudo su postgres`:
+  #   - `cd /var/lib/postgreql`
+  #   - `psql -f state.sql`
+  # - restart dependent services (maybe test one at a time)
+
+  services.postgresql.package = pkgs.postgresql_15;
+
+
   # XXX colin: for a proper deploy, we'd want to include something for Pleroma here too.
   # services.postgresql.initialScript = pkgs.writeText "synapse-init.sql" ''
   #   CREATE ROLE "matrix-synapse" WITH LOGIN PASSWORD '<password goes here>';
@@ -17,10 +44,33 @@
   #     LC_CTYPE = "C";
   # '';
 
-  # TODO: perf tuning
+  # perf tuning
   # - for recommended values see: <https://pgtune.leopard.in.ua/>
   # - for official docs (sparse), see: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/config-setting.html#CONFIG-SETTING-CONFIGURATION-FILE>
-  # services.postgresql.settings = { ... }
+  services.postgresql.settings = {
+    # DB Version: 15
+    # OS Type: linux
+    # DB Type: web
+    # Total Memory (RAM): 32 GB
+    # CPUs num: 12
+    # Data Storage: ssd
+    max_connections = 200;
+    shared_buffers = "8GB";
+    effective_cache_size = "24GB";
+    maintenance_work_mem = "2GB";
+    checkpoint_completion_target = 0.9;
+    wal_buffers = "16MB";
+    default_statistics_target = 100;
+    random_page_cost = 1.1;
+    effective_io_concurrency = 200;
+    work_mem = "10485kB";
+    min_wal_size = "1GB";
+    max_wal_size = "4GB";
+    max_worker_processes = 12;
+    max_parallel_workers_per_gather = 4;
+    max_parallel_workers = 12;
+    max_parallel_maintenance_workers = 4;
+  };
 
   # daily backups to /var/backup
   services.postgresqlBackup.enable = true;

hosts/by-name/servo/services/prosody.nix

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 lib.mkIf false
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
-    { user = "prosody"; group = "prosody"; directory = "/var/lib/prosody"; }
+    { user = "prosody"; group = "prosody"; path = "/var/lib/prosody"; }
   ];
   sane.ports.ports."5222" = {
     protocol = [ "tcp" ];

hosts/by-name/servo/services/transmission.nix

@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
 
 {
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
     # TODO: mode? we need this specifically for the stats tracking in .config/
-    { user = "transmission"; group = "transmission"; directory = "/var/lib/transmission"; }
+    { user = "transmission"; group = config.users.users.transmission.group; path = "/var/lib/transmission"; }
   ];
+  users.users.transmission.extraGroups = [ "media" ];
+
   services.transmission.enable = true;
+  services.transmission.package = pkgs.transmission_4;  #< 2023/09/06: nixpkgs `transmission` defaults to old 3.00
+  #v setting `group` this way doesn't tell transmission to `chown` the files it creates
+  #  it's a nixpkgs setting which just runs the transmission daemon as this group
+  services.transmission.group = "media";
+
+  # transmission will by default not allow the world to read its files.
+  services.transmission.downloadDirPermissions = "775";
+  services.transmission.extraFlags = [
+    "--log-level=debug"
+  ];
+
   services.transmission.settings = {
+    # message-level = 3;  #< enable for debug logging. 0-3, default is 2.
+    # 0.0.0.0 => allow rpc from any host: we gate it via firewall and auth requirement
     rpc-bind-address = "0.0.0.0";
     #rpc-host-whitelist = "bt.uninsane.org";
     #rpc-whitelist = "*.*.*.*";
@@ -17,9 +32,8 @@
     rpc-password = "{503fc8928344f495efb8e1f955111ca5c862ce0656SzQnQ5";
     rpc-whitelist-enabled = false;
 
-    # download-dir = "/opt/uninsane/media/";
     # hopefully, make the downloads world-readable
-    umask = 0;
+    # umask = 0;  #< default is 2: i.e. deny writes from world
 
     # force peer connections to be encrypted
     encryption = 2;
@@ -35,17 +49,18 @@
 
     download-dir = "/var/lib/uninsane/media";
     incomplete-dir = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/incomplete";
-
+    # transmission regularly fails to move stuff from the incomplete dir to the main one, so disable:
+    # TODO: uncomment this line!
+    incomplete-dir-enabled = false;
   };
-  # transmission will by default not allow the world to read its files.
-  services.transmission.downloadDirPermissions = "775";
 
   systemd.services.transmission.after = [ "wireguard-wg-ovpns.service" ];
   systemd.services.transmission.partOf = [ "wireguard-wg-ovpns.service" ];
   systemd.services.transmission.serviceConfig = {
     # run this behind the OVPN static VPN
     NetworkNamespacePath = "/run/netns/ovpns";
-    LogLevelMax = "warning";
+    Restart = "on-failure";
+    RestartSec = "30s";
   };
 
   # service to automatically backup torrents i add to transmission

hosts/by-name/servo/services/trust-dns.nix

@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
+# TODO: split this file apart into smaller files to make it easier to understand
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
+let
+  nativeAddrs = lib.mapAttrs (_name: builtins.head) config.sane.dns.zones."uninsane.org".inet.A;
+  bindOvpn = "10.0.1.5";
+in lib.mkMerge [
 {
-  sane.services.trust-dns.enable = true;
+  services.trust-dns.enable = true;
 
-  sane.services.trust-dns.listenAddrsIPv4 = [
-    # specify each address explicitly, instead of using "*".
-    # this ensures responses are sent from the address at which the request was received.
-    config.sane.hosts.by-name."servo".lan-ip
-    "10.0.1.5"
-  ];
-  sane.services.trust-dns.quiet = true;
+  # don't bind to IPv6 until i explicitly test that stack
+  services.trust-dns.settings.listen_addrs_ipv6 = [];
+  services.trust-dns.quiet = true;
+  # services.trust-dns.debug = true;
+
+  sane.ports.ports."53" = {
+    protocol = [ "udp" "tcp" ];
+    visibleTo.lan = true;
+    visibleTo.wan = true;
+    description = "colin-dns-hosting";
+  };
 
   sane.dns.zones."uninsane.org".TTL = 900;
 
@@ -24,18 +33,19 @@
   sane.dns.zones."uninsane.org".inet = {
     SOA."@" = ''
       ns1.uninsane.org. admin-dns.uninsane.org. (
-                                      2022122101 ; Serial
+                                      2023092101 ; Serial
                                       4h         ; Refresh
                                       30m        ; Retry
                                       7d         ; Expire
                                       5m)        ; Negative response TTL
     '';
-    TXT."rev" = "2023052901";
+    TXT."rev" = "2023092101";
 
     CNAME."native" = "%CNAMENATIVE%";
     A."@" =      "%ANATIVE%";
-    A."wan" = "%AWAN%";
+    A."servo.wan" = "%AWAN%";
     A."servo.lan" = config.sane.hosts.by-name."servo".lan-ip;
+    A."servo.hn" = config.sane.hosts.by-name."servo".wg-home.ip;
 
     # XXX NS records must also not be CNAME
     # it's best that we keep this identical, or a superset of, what org. lists as our NS.
@@ -51,49 +61,25 @@
     ];
   };
 
-  # we need trust-dns to load our zone by relative path instead of /nix/store path
-  # because we generate it at runtime.
-  sane.services.trust-dns.zones."uninsane.org".file = lib.mkForce "uninsane.org.zone";
-  sane.services.trust-dns.zonedir = null;
+  services.trust-dns.settings.zones = [ "uninsane.org" ];
 
-  sane.services.trust-dns.package =
-    let
-      sed = "${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed";
-      zone-dir = "/var/lib/trust-dns";
-      zone-wan = "${zone-dir}/wan/uninsane.org.zone";
-      zone-lan = "${zone-dir}/lan/uninsane.org.zone";
-      zone-template = pkgs.writeText "uninsane.org.zone.in" config.sane.services.trust-dns.zones."uninsane.org".text;
-    in pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "named" ''
-      # compute wan/lan values
-      mkdir -p ${zone-dir}/{ovpn,wan,lan}
-      wan=$(cat '${config.sane.services.dyn-dns.ipPath}')
-      lan=${config.sane.hosts.by-name."servo".lan-ip}
+  # TODO: can i transform this into some sort of service group?
+  # have `systemctl restart trust-dns.service` restart all the individual services?
+  systemd.services.trust-dns.serviceConfig = {
+    DynamicUser = lib.mkForce false;
+    User = "trust-dns";
+    Group = "trust-dns";
+    wantedBy = lib.mkForce [];
+  };
+  systemd.services.trust-dns.enable = false;
 
-      # create specializations that resolve native.uninsane.org to different CNAMEs
-      ${sed} s/%AWAN%/$wan/ ${zone-template} \
-        | ${sed} s/%CNAMENATIVE%/wan/ \
-        | ${sed} s/%ANATIVE%/$wan/ \
-        > ${zone-wan}
-      ${sed} s/%AWAN%/$wan/ ${zone-template} \
-        | ${sed} s/%CNAMENATIVE%/servo.lan/ \
-        | ${sed} s/%ANATIVE%/$lan/ \
-        > ${zone-lan}
+  users.groups.trust-dns = {};
+  users.users.trust-dns = {
+    group = "trust-dns";
+    isSystemUser = true;
+  };
 
-      # launch the different interfaces, separately
-      ${pkgs.trust-dns}/bin/named --port 53 --zonedir ${zone-dir}/wan/ $@ &
-      WANPID=$!
-      ${pkgs.trust-dns}/bin/named --port 1053 --zonedir ${zone-dir}/lan/ $@ &
-      LANPID=$!
-
-      # wait until any of the processes exits, then kill them all and exit error
-      while kill -0 $WANPID $LANPID ; do
-        sleep 5
-      done
-      kill $WANPID $LANPID
-      exit 1
-    '';
-
-  sane.services.dyn-dns.restartOnChange = [ "trust-dns.service" ];
+  # sane.services.dyn-dns.restartOnChange = [ "trust-dns.service" ];
 
   networking.nat.enable = true;
   networking.nat.extraCommands = ''
@@ -109,12 +95,112 @@
       -m iprange --src-range 10.78.76.0-10.78.79.255 \
       -j DNAT --to-destination :1053
   '';
-
   sane.ports.ports."1053" = {
     # because the NAT above redirects in nixos-nat-pre, LAN requests behave as though they arrived on the external interface at the redirected port.
     # TODO: try nixos-nat-post instead?
+    # TODO: or, don't NAT from port 53 -> port 1053, but rather nat from LAN addr to a loopback addr.
+    # - this is complicated in that loopback is a different interface than eth0, so rewriting the destination address would cause the packets to just be dropped by the interface
     protocol = [ "udp" "tcp" ];
     visibleTo.lan = true;
     description = "colin-redirected-dns-for-lan-namespace";
   };
 }
+{
+  systemd.services =
+    let
+      sed = "${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed";
+      stateDir = "/var/lib/trust-dns";
+      zoneTemplate = pkgs.writeText "uninsane.org.zone.in" config.sane.dns.zones."uninsane.org".rendered;
+
+      zoneDirFor = flavor: "${stateDir}/${flavor}";
+      zoneFor = flavor: "${zoneDirFor flavor}/uninsane.org.zone";
+      mkTrustDnsService = opts: flavor: let
+        flags = let baseCfg = config.services.trust-dns; in
+          (lib.optional baseCfg.debug "--debug") ++ (lib.optional baseCfg.quiet "--quiet");
+        flagsStr = builtins.concatStringsSep " " flags;
+
+        anative = nativeAddrs."servo.${flavor}";
+
+        toml = pkgs.formats.toml { };
+        configTemplate = opts.config or (toml.generate "trust-dns-${flavor}.toml" (
+          (
+            lib.filterAttrsRecursive (_: v: v != null) config.services.trust-dns.settings
+          ) // {
+            listen_addrs_ipv4 = opts.listen or [ anative ];
+          }
+        ));
+        configFile = "${stateDir}/${flavor}-config.toml";
+
+        port = opts.port or 53;
+      in {
+        description = "trust-dns Domain Name Server (serving ${flavor})";
+        unitConfig.Documentation = "https://trust-dns.org/";
+
+        preStart = ''
+          wan=$(cat '${config.sane.services.dyn-dns.ipPath}')
+          ${sed} s/%AWAN%/$wan/ ${configTemplate} > ${configFile}
+        '' + lib.optionalString (!opts ? config) ''
+          mkdir -p ${zoneDirFor flavor}
+          ${sed} \
+            -e s/%CNAMENATIVE%/servo.${flavor}/ \
+            -e s/%ANATIVE%/${anative}/ \
+            -e s/%AWAN%/$wan/ \
+            ${zoneTemplate} > ${zoneFor flavor}
+        '';
+        serviceConfig = config.systemd.services.trust-dns.serviceConfig // {
+          ExecStart = ''
+            ${pkgs.trust-dns}/bin/trust-dns \
+            --port ${builtins.toString port} \
+            --zonedir ${zoneDirFor flavor}/ \
+            --config ${configFile} ${flagsStr}
+          '';
+        };
+
+        after = [ "network.target" ];
+        wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      };
+    in {
+      trust-dns-wan = mkTrustDnsService { listen = [ nativeAddrs."servo.lan" bindOvpn ]; } "wan";
+      trust-dns-lan = mkTrustDnsService { port = 1053; } "lan";
+      trust-dns-hn = mkTrustDnsService { port = 1053; } "hn";
+      trust-dns-hn-resolver = mkTrustDnsService {
+        config = pkgs.writeText "hn-resolver-config.toml" ''
+          # i host a resolver in the wireguard VPN so that clients can resolve DNS through the VPN.
+          # (that's what this file achieves).
+          #
+          # one would expect this resolver could host the authoritative zone for `uninsane.org`, and then forward everything else to the system resolver...
+          # and while that works for `dig`, it breaks for `nslookup` (and so `ssh`, etc).
+          #
+          # DNS responses include a flag for if the responding server is the authority of the zone queried.
+          # it seems that default Linux stub resolvers either:
+          # - expect DNSSEC when the response includes that bit, or
+          # - expect A records to be in the `answer` section instead of `additional` section.
+          # or perhaps something more nuanced. but for `nslookup` to be reliable, it has to talk to an
+          # instance of trust-dns which is strictly a resolver, with no authority.
+          # hence, this config: a resolver which forwards to the actual authority.
+
+          listen_addrs_ipv4 = ["${nativeAddrs."servo.hn"}"]
+          listen_addrs_ipv6 = []
+
+          [[zones]]
+          zone = "uninsane.org"
+          zone_type = "Forward"
+          stores = { type = "forward", name_servers = [{ socket_addr = "${nativeAddrs."servo.hn"}:1053", protocol = "udp", trust_nx_responses = true }] }
+
+          [[zones]]
+          # forward the root zone to the local DNS resolver
+          zone = "."
+          zone_type = "Forward"
+          stores = { type = "forward", name_servers = [{ socket_addr = "127.0.0.53:53", protocol = "udp", trust_nx_responses = true }] }
+        '';
+      } "hn-resolver";
+    };
+
+  sane.services.dyn-dns.restartOnChange = [
+    "trust-dns-wan.service"
+    "trust-dns-lan.service"
+    "trust-dns-hn.service"
+    # "trust-dns-hn-resolver.service"  # doesn't need restart because it doesn't know about WAN IP
+  ];
+}
+]

hosts/common/default.nix

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
   imports = [
     ./feeds.nix
     ./fs.nix
-    ./hardware.nix
+    ./hardware
     ./home
+    ./hosts.nix
     ./ids.nix
     ./machine-id.nix
     ./net.nix
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
     ./programs
     ./secrets.nix
     ./ssh.nix
-    ./users.nix
+    ./users
     ./vpn.nix
   ];
 
@@ -23,9 +24,6 @@
   sane.programs.sysadminUtils.enableFor.system = lib.mkDefault true;
   sane.programs.consoleUtils.enableFor.user.colin = lib.mkDefault true;
 
-  # some services which use private directories error if the parent (/var/lib/private) isn't 700.
-  sane.fs."/var/lib/private".dir.acl.mode = "0700";
-
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
   nixpkgs.config.allowBroken = true;  # NIXPKGS_ALLOW_BROKEN
 
@@ -43,48 +41,39 @@
   # does the builder use some content-addressed db to efficiently dedupe?
   nix.settings.auto-optimise-store = true;
 
-  fonts = {
-    enableDefaultFonts = true;
-    fonts = with pkgs; [ font-awesome noto-fonts-emoji hack-font ];
-    fontconfig.enable = true;
-    fontconfig.defaultFonts = {
-      emoji = [ "Font Awesome 6 Free" "Noto Color Emoji" ];
-      monospace = [ "Hack" ];
-      serif = [ "DejaVu Serif" ];
-      sansSerif = [ "DejaVu Sans" ];
-    };
+  systemd.services.nix-daemon.serviceConfig = {
+    # the nix-daemon manages nix builders
+    # kill nix-daemon subprocesses when systemd-oomd detects an out-of-memory condition
+    # see:
+    # - nixos PR that enabled systemd-oomd: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/169613>
+    # - systemd's docs on these properties: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.resource-control.html#ManagedOOMSwap=auto%7Ckill>
+    #
+    # systemd's docs warn that without swap, systemd-oomd might not be able to react quick enough to save the system.
+    # see `man oomd.conf` for further tunables that may help.
+    #
+    # alternatively, apply this more broadly with `systemd.oomd.enableSystemSlice = true` or `enableRootSlice`
+    # TODO: also apply this to the guest user's slice (user-1100.slice)
+    # TODO: also apply this to distccd
+    ManagedOOMMemoryPressure = "kill";
+    ManagedOOMSwap = "kill";
   };
 
-  # XXX: twitter-color-emoji doesn't cross-compile; but not-fonts-emoji does
-  # fonts = {
-  #   enableDefaultFonts = true;
-  #   fonts = with pkgs; [ font-awesome twitter-color-emoji hack-font ];
-  #   fontconfig.enable = true;
-  #   fontconfig.defaultFonts = {
-  #     emoji = [ "Font Awesome 6 Free" "Twitter Color Emoji" ];
-  #     monospace = [ "Hack" ];
-  #     serif = [ "DejaVu Serif" ];
-  #     sansSerif = [ "DejaVu Sans" ];
-  #   };
-  # };
+
+  system.activationScripts.nixClosureDiff = {
+    supportsDryActivation = true;
+    text = ''
+      # show which packages changed versions or are new/removed in this upgrade
+      # source: <https://github.com/luishfonseca/dotfiles/blob/32c10e775d9ec7cc55e44592a060c1c9aadf113e/modules/upgrade-diff.nix>
+      ${pkgs.nvd}/bin/nvd --nix-bin-dir=${pkgs.nix}/bin diff /run/current-system "$systemConfig"
+    '';
+  };
 
   # disable non-required packages like nano, perl, rsync, strace
   environment.defaultPackages = [];
 
-  # programs.vim.defaultEditor = true;
-  environment.variables = {
-    EDITOR = "vim";
-    # git claims it should use EDITOR, but it doesn't!
-    GIT_EDITOR = "vim";
-    # TODO: these should be moved to `home.sessionVariables` (home-manager)
-    # Electron apps should use native wayland backend:
-    #   https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Slack#Wayland
-    # Discord under sway crashes with this.
-    # NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
-    # LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE = "1";
-  };
-
   # dconf docs: <https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/desktop_migration_and_administration_guide/profiles>
+  # this lets programs temporarily write user-level dconf settings (aka gsettings).
+  # they're written to ~/.config/dconf/user, unless `DCONF_PROFILE` is set to something other than the default of /etc/dconf/profile/user
   # find keys/values with `dconf dump /`
   programs.dconf.enable = true;
   programs.dconf.packages = [
@@ -97,6 +86,7 @@
       '';
     })
   ];
+  # sane.programs.glib.enableFor.user.colin = true;  # for `gsettings`
 
   # link debug symbols into /run/current-system/sw/lib/debug
   # hopefully picked up by gdb automatically?

hosts/common/feeds.nix

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# where to find good stuff?
+# - podcasts w/ a community: <https://lemmyverse.net/communities?query=podcast>
+# - podcast rec thread: <https://lemmy.ml/post/1565858>
+#
 # candidates:
 # - The Nonlinear Library (podcast): <https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/JTZTBienqWEAjGDRv/listen-to-more-ea-content-with-the-nonlinear-library>
 #   - has ~10 posts per day, text-to-speech; i would need better tagging before adding this
@@ -64,7 +68,12 @@ let
     (fromDb "craphound.com" // pol)
     ## Maggie Killjoy -- referenced by Cory Doctorow
     (fromDb "omny.fm/shows/cool-people-who-did-cool-stuff" // pol)
+    ## also Maggie Killjoy
+    (fromDb "feeds.megaphone.fm/behindthebastards" // pol)
+    ## Jennifer Briney
     (fromDb "congressionaldish.libsyn.com" // pol)
+    (fromDb "werenotwrong.fireside.fm" // pol)
+    (fromDb "politicalorphanage.libsyn.com" // pol)
     # (mkPod "https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy/feed/podcast/" // pol // weekly)
     ## Civboot -- https://anchor.fm/civboot
     (fromDb "anchor.fm/s/34c7232c/podcast/rss" // tech)
@@ -104,8 +113,10 @@ let
     (fromDb "feeds.megaphone.fm/recodedecode" // tech)
     ## Matrix (chat) Live
     (fromDb "feed.podbean.com/matrixlive/feed.xml" // tech)
+    (fromDb "cast.postmarketos.org" // tech)
+    (fromDb "podcast.thelinuxexp.com" // tech)
     ## Michael Malice - Your Welcome -- also available here: <https://origin.podcastone.com/podcast?categoryID2=2232>
-    (fromDb "rss.art19.com/your-welcome" // pol)
+    # (fromDb "rss.art19.com/your-welcome" // pol)
     (fromDb "seattlenice.buzzsprout.com" // pol)
     ## Sci-Fi? has Peter Watts; author of No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (rifters.com)
     (fromDb "talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com" // tech)
@@ -114,12 +125,22 @@ let
     ## The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling
     ## - <https://www.thefp.com/witchtrials>
     (mkPod "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RUNMED9919162779" // pol // infrequent)
+    ## Atlas Obscura
+    (fromDb "feeds.simplecast.com/xKJ93w_w" // uncat)
+    ## Ezra Klein Show
+    (fromDb "feeds.simplecast.com/82FI35Px" // pol)
+    ## Wireshark Podcast o_0
+    (fromDb "sharkbytes.transistor.fm" // tech)
+    ## 3/4 German; 1/4 eps are English
+    (fromDb "omegataupodcast.net" // tech)
+    ## Lateral with Tom Scott
+    (mkPod "https://audioboom.com/channels/5097784.rss" // tech)
   ];
 
   texts = [
     # AGGREGATORS (> 1 post/day)
     (fromDb "lwn.net" // tech)
-    (fromDb "lesswrong.com" // rat)
+    # (fromDb "lesswrong.com" // rat)
     # (fromDb "econlib.org" // pol)
 
     # AGGREGATORS (< 1 post/day)
@@ -129,7 +150,7 @@ let
     (mkText "https://linuxphoneapps.org/blog/atom.xml" // tech // infrequent)
     (fromDb "tuxphones.com" // tech)
     (fromDb "spectrum.ieee.org" // tech)
-    (fromDb "theregister.com" // tech)
+    # (fromDb "theregister.com" // tech)
     (fromDb "thisweek.gnome.org" // tech)
     # more nixos stuff here, but unclear how to subscribe: <https://nixos.org/blog/categories.html>
     (mkText "https://nixos.org/blog/announcements-rss.xml" // tech // infrequent)
@@ -145,6 +166,8 @@ let
     (fromDb "uninsane.org" // tech)
     (fromDb "ascii.textfiles.com" // tech)  # Jason Scott
     (fromDb "xn--gckvb8fzb.com" // tech)
+    (fromDb "amosbbatto.wordpress.com" // tech)
+    (fromDb "fasterthanli.me" // tech)
     (fromDb "mg.lol" // tech)
     # (fromDb "drewdevault.com" // tech)
     ## Ken Shirriff
@@ -161,10 +184,11 @@ let
     (fromDb "ianthehenry.com" // tech)
     (fromDb "bitbashing.io" // tech)
     (fromDb "idiomdrottning.org" // uncat)
+    (mkText "http://boginjr.com/feed" // tech // infrequent)
     (mkText "https://anish.lakhwara.com/home.html" // tech // weekly)
     (fromDb "jefftk.com" // tech)
     (fromDb "pomeroyb.com" // tech)
-    (mkText "https://til.simonwillison.net/tils/feed.atom" // tech // weekly)
+    # (mkText "https://til.simonwillison.net/tils/feed.atom" // tech // weekly)
 
     # TECH PROJECTS
     (fromDb "blog.rust-lang.org" // tech)
@@ -214,6 +238,7 @@ let
     (fromDb "preposterousuniverse.com" // rat)
     (mkSubstack "eliqian" // rat // weekly)
     (mkText "https://acoup.blog/feed" // rat // weekly)
+    (fromDb "mindingourway.com" // rat)
 
     ## mostly dating topics. not advice, or humor, but looking through a social lens
     (fromDb "putanumonit.com" // rat)
@@ -228,6 +253,7 @@ let
   images = [
     (fromDb "smbc-comics.com" // img // humor)
     (fromDb "xkcd.com" // img // humor)
+    (fromDb "turnoff.us" // img // humor)
     (fromDb "pbfcomics.com" // img // humor)
     # (mkImg "http://dilbert.com/feed" // humor // daily)
     (fromDb "poorlydrawnlines.com/feed" // img // humor)

hosts/common/fs.nix

@@ -1,74 +1,143 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+# docs
+# - x-systemd options: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.mount.html>
 
-let sshOpts = rec {
-  fsType = "fuse.sshfs";
-  optionsBase = [
-    "x-systemd.automount"
-    "_netdev"
-    "user"
-    "identityfile=/home/colin/.ssh/id_ed25519"
-    "allow_other"
-    "default_permissions"
-  ];
-  optionsColin = optionsBase ++ [
-    "transform_symlinks"
-    "idmap=user"
-    "uid=1000"
-    "gid=100"
-  ];
+{ lib, pkgs, sane-lib, ... }:
 
-  optionsRoot = optionsBase ++ [
-    # we don't transform_symlinks because that breaks the validity of remote /nix stores
-    "sftp_server=/run/wrappers/bin/sudo\\040/run/current-system/sw/libexec/sftp-server"
-  ];
-};
+let
+  fsOpts = rec {
+    common = [
+      "_netdev"
+      "noatime"
+      "user"  # allow any user with access to the device to mount the fs
+      "x-systemd.requires=network-online.target"
+      "x-systemd.after=network-online.target"
+      "x-systemd.mount-timeout=10s"  # how long to wait for mount **and** how long to wait for unmount
+    ];
+    auto = [ "x-systemd.automount" ];
+    noauto = [ "noauto" ];  # don't mount as part of remote-fs.target
+    wg = [
+      "x-systemd.requires=wireguard-wg-home.service"
+      "x-systemd.after=wireguard-wg-home.service"
+    ];
+
+    ssh = common ++ [
+      "identityfile=/home/colin/.ssh/id_ed25519"
+      "allow_other"
+      "default_permissions"
+    ];
+    sshColin = ssh ++ [
+      "transform_symlinks"
+      "idmap=user"
+      "uid=1000"
+      "gid=100"
+    ];
+    sshRoot = ssh ++ [
+      # we don't transform_symlinks because that breaks the validity of remote /nix stores
+      "sftp_server=/run/wrappers/bin/sudo\\040/run/current-system/sw/libexec/sftp-server"
+    ];
+    # in the event of hunt NFS mounts, consider:
+    # - <https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/31979/stop-broken-nfs-mounts-from-locking-a-directory>
+
+    # NFS options: <https://linux.die.net/man/5/nfs>
+    # actimeo=n  = how long (in seconds) to cache file/dir attributes (default: 3-60s)
+    # bg         = retry failed mounts in the background
+    # retry=n    = for how many minutes `mount` will retry NFS mount operation
+    # soft       = on "major timeout", report I/O error to userspace
+    # retrans=n  = how many times to retry a NFS request before giving userspace a "server not responding" error (default: 3)
+    # timeo=n    = number of *deciseconds* to wait for a response before retrying it (default: 600)
+    #              note: client uses a linear backup, so the second request will have double this timeout, then triple, etc.
+    nfs = common ++ [
+      # "actimeo=10"
+      "bg"
+      "retrans=4"
+      "retry=0"
+      "soft"
+      "timeo=15"
+      "nofail"  # don't fail remote-fs.target when this mount fails  (not an option for sshfs else would be common)
+    ];
+  };
+  remoteHome = host: {
+    fileSystems."/mnt/${host}-home" = {
+      device = "colin@${host}:/home/colin";
+      fsType = "fuse.sshfs";
+      options = fsOpts.sshColin ++ fsOpts.noauto;
+      noCheck = true;
+    };
+    sane.fs."/mnt/${host}-home" = sane-lib.fs.wantedDir;
+  };
 in
-{
-  environment.pathsToLink = [
-    # needed to achieve superuser access for user-mounted filesystems (see optionsRoot above)
-    # we can only link whole directories here, even though we're only interested in pkgs.openssh
-    "/libexec"
-  ];
+lib.mkMerge [
+  {
+    # some services which use private directories error if the parent (/var/lib/private) isn't 700.
+    sane.fs."/var/lib/private".dir.acl.mode = "0700";
 
-  fileSystems."/mnt/servo-media-wan" = {
-    device = "colin@uninsane.org:/var/lib/uninsane/media";
-    inherit (sshOpts) fsType;
-    options = sshOpts.optionsColin;
-    noCheck = true;
-  };
-  fileSystems."/mnt/servo-media-lan" = {
-    device = "colin@servo:/var/lib/uninsane/media";
-    inherit (sshOpts) fsType;
-    options = sshOpts.optionsColin;
-    noCheck = true;
-  };
-  fileSystems."/mnt/servo-root-wan" = {
-    device = "colin@uninsane.org:/";
-    inherit (sshOpts) fsType;
-    options = sshOpts.optionsRoot;
-    noCheck = true;
-  };
-  fileSystems."/mnt/servo-root-lan" = {
-    device = "colin@servo:/";
-    inherit (sshOpts) fsType;
-    options = sshOpts.optionsRoot;
-    noCheck = true;
-  };
-  fileSystems."/mnt/desko-home" = {
-    device = "colin@desko:/home/colin";
-    inherit (sshOpts) fsType;
-    options = sshOpts.optionsColin;
-    noCheck = true;
-  };
-  fileSystems."/mnt/desko-root" = {
-    device = "colin@desko:/";
-    inherit (sshOpts) fsType;
-    options = sshOpts.optionsRoot;
-    noCheck = true;
-  };
+    # in-memory compressed RAM
+    # defaults to compressing at most 50% size of RAM
+    # claimed compression ratio is about 2:1
+    # - but on moby w/ zstd default i see 4-7:1  (ratio lowers as it fills)
+    # note that idle overhead is about 0.05% of capacity (e.g. 2B per 4kB page)
+    # docs: <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt>
+    #
+    # to query effectiveness:
+    # `cat /sys/block/zram0/mm_stat`. whitespace separated fields:
+    # - *orig_data_size*  (bytes)
+    # - *compr_data_size* (bytes)
+    # - mem_used_total    (bytes)
+    # - mem_limit         (bytes)
+    # - mem_used_max      (bytes)
+    # - *same_pages*  (pages which are e.g. all zeros (consumes no additional mem))
+    # - *pages_compacted*  (pages which have been freed thanks to compression)
+    # - huge_pages  (incompressible)
+    #
+    # see also:
+    # - `man zramctl`
+    zramSwap.enable = true;
+    # how much ram can be swapped into the zram device.
+    # this shouldn't be higher than the observed compression ratio.
+    # the default is 50% (why?)
+    # 100% should be "guaranteed" safe so long as the data is even *slightly* compressible.
+    # but it decreases working memory under the heaviest of loads by however much space the compressed memory occupies (e.g. 50% if 2:1; 25% if 4:1)
+    zramSwap.memoryPercent = 100;
 
-  environment.systemPackages = [
-    pkgs.sshfs-fuse
-  ];
-}
+    # fileSystems."/mnt/servo-nfs" = {
+    #   device = "servo-hn:/";
+    #   noCheck = true;
+    #   fsType = "nfs";
+    #   options = fsOpts.nfs ++ fsOpts.auto ++ fsOpts.wg;
+    # };
+    fileSystems."/mnt/servo-nfs/media" = {
+      device = "servo-hn:/media";
+      noCheck = true;
+      fsType = "nfs";
+      options = fsOpts.nfs ++ fsOpts.auto ++ fsOpts.wg;
+    };
+    fileSystems."/mnt/servo-nfs/playground" = {
+      device = "servo-hn:/playground";
+      noCheck = true;
+      fsType = "nfs";
+      options = fsOpts.nfs ++ fsOpts.auto ++ fsOpts.wg;
+    };
+    # fileSystems."/mnt/servo-media-nfs" = {
+    #   device = "servo-hn:/media";
+    #   noCheck = true;
+    #   fsType = "nfs";
+    #   options = fsOpts.common ++ fsOpts.auto;
+    # };
+    sane.fs."/mnt/servo-media" = sane-lib.fs.wantedSymlinkTo "/mnt/servo-nfs/media";
+
+    environment.pathsToLink = [
+      # needed to achieve superuser access for user-mounted filesystems (see optionsRoot above)
+      # we can only link whole directories here, even though we're only interested in pkgs.openssh
+      "/libexec"
+    ];
+
+    environment.systemPackages = [
+      pkgs.sshfs-fuse
+    ];
+  }
+
+  (remoteHome "desko")
+  (remoteHome "lappy")
+  (remoteHome "moby")
+]
 

hosts/common/hardware/default.nix

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 { lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 {
+  imports = [
+    ./x86_64.nix
+  ];
+
   boot.initrd.supportedFilesystems = [ "ext4" "btrfs" "ext2" "ext3" "vfat" ];
   # useful emergency utils
   boot.initrd.extraUtilsCommands = ''
@@ -23,10 +27,23 @@
 
   # non-free firmware
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
-  services.fwupd.enable = true;
 
   # powertop will default to putting USB devices -- including HID -- to sleep after TWO SECONDS
   powerManagement.powertop.enable = false;
+  # linux CPU governor: <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt>
+  # - options:
+  #   - "powersave" => force CPU to always run at lowest supported frequency
+  #   - "performance" => force CPU to always run at highest frequency
+  #   - "ondemand" => adjust frequency based on load
+  #   - "conservative"  (ondemand but slower to adjust)
+  #   - "schedutil"
+  #   - "userspace"
+  # - not all options are available for all platforms
+  #   - intel (intel_pstate) appears to manage scaling w/o intervention/control from the OS.
+  #   - AMD (acpi-cpufreq) appears to manage scaling via the OS *or* HW. but the ondemand defaults never put it to max hardware frequency.
+  #   - qualcomm (cpufreq-dt) appears to manage scaling *only* via the OS. ondemand governor exercises the full range.
+  # - query details with `sudo cpupower frequency-info`
+  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "ondemand";
 
   services.logind.extraConfig = ''
     # don’t shutdown when power button is short-pressed

hosts/common/hardware/x86_64.nix

@@ -9,12 +9,7 @@
       # efi_pstore evivars
     ];
 
-    powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "powersave";
     hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = true;    # desktop
     hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;  # laptop
-
-    hardware.opengl.driSupport = true;
-    # For 32 bit applications
-    hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true;
   };
 }

hosts/common/home/default.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { ... }:
 {
   imports = [
-    ./keyring.nix
+    ./keyring
     ./mime.nix
     ./ssh.nix
     ./xdg-dirs.nix

hosts/common/home/keyring.nix

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{ config, sane-lib, ... }:
-
-{
-  sane.user.persist.private = [ ".local/share/keyrings" ];
-
-  sane.user.fs."private/.local/share/keyrings/default" = {
-    generated.script.script = builtins.readFile ../../../scripts/init-keyring;
-    # TODO: is this `wantedBy` needed? can we inherit it?
-    wantedBy = [ config.sane.fs."/home/colin/private".unit ];
-  };
-}

hosts/common/home/keyring/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ config, pkgs, sane-lib, ... }:
+
+let
+  init-keyring = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
+    pname = "init-keyring";
+    src = ./.;
+  };
+in
+{
+  sane.user.persist.private = [ ".local/share/keyrings" ];
+
+  sane.user.fs."private/.local/share/keyrings/default" = {
+    generated.command = [ "${init-keyring}/bin/init-keyring" ];
+    wantedBy = [ config.sane.fs."/home/colin/private".unit ];
+    wantedBeforeBy = [ ];  # don't created this as part of `multi-user.target`
+  };
+}

hosts/common/home/keyring/init-keyring

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash
 # initializes the default libsecret keyring (used by gnome-keyring) if not already initialized.
 # this initializes it to be plaintext/unencrypted.
 

hosts/common/home/mime.nix

@@ -1,43 +1,28 @@
-{ config, sane-lib, ...}:
+{ config, lib, ...}:
 
 let
-  www = config.sane.programs.web-browser.config.browser.desktop;
-  pdf = "org.gnome.Evince.desktop";
-  md = "obsidian.desktop";
-  thumb = "org.gnome.gThumb.desktop";
-  video = "vlc.desktop";
-  # audio = "mpv.desktop";
-  audio = "vlc.desktop";
+  # ProgramConfig -> { "<mime-type>" = { priority, desktop }; }
+  weightedMimes = prog: builtins.mapAttrs (_key: desktop: { priority = prog.mime.priority; desktop = desktop; }) prog.mime.associations;
+  # [ { "<mime-type>" = { priority, desktop } ]; } ] -> { "<mime-type>" = [ { priority, desktop } ... ]; }
+  mergeMimes = mimes: lib.foldAttrs (item: acc: [item] ++ acc) [] mimes;
+  # [ { priority, desktop } ... ] -> Self
+  sortOneMimeType = associations: builtins.sort (l: r: assert l.priority != r.priority; l.priority < r.priority) associations;
+  sortMimes = mimes: builtins.mapAttrs (_k: sortOneMimeType) mimes;
+  removePriorities = mimes: builtins.mapAttrs (_k: associations: builtins.map (a: a.desktop) associations) mimes;
+
+  # [ ProgramConfig ]
+  enabledPrograms = builtins.filter (p: p.enabled) (builtins.attrValues config.sane.programs);
+  # [ { "<mime-type>" = { prority, desktop } ]
+  enabledWeightedMimes = builtins.map weightedMimes enabledPrograms;
 in
 {
-
   # the xdg mime type for a file can be found with:
   # - `xdg-mime query filetype path/to/thing.ext`
+  # the default handler for a mime type can be found with:
+  # - `xdg-mime query default <mimetype>`  (e.g. x-scheme-handler/http)
+  #
   # we can have single associations or a list of associations.
   # there's also options to *remove* [non-default] associations from specific apps
   xdg.mime.enable = true;
-  xdg.mime.defaultApplications = {
-    # AUDIO
-    "audio/flac" = audio;
-    "audio/mpeg" = audio;
-    "audio/x-vorbis+ogg" = audio;
-    # IMAGES
-    "image/heif" = thumb;  # apple codec
-    "image/png" = thumb;
-    "image/jpeg" = thumb;
-    # VIDEO
-    "video/mp4" = video;
-    "video/quicktime" = video;
-    "video/webm" = video;
-    "video/x-matroska" = video;
-    # HTML
-    "text/html" = www;
-    "x-scheme-handler/http" = www;
-    "x-scheme-handler/https" = www;
-    "x-scheme-handler/about" = www;
-    "x-scheme-handler/unknown" = www;
-    # RICH-TEXT DOCUMENTS
-    "application/pdf" = pdf;
-    "text/markdown" = md;
-  };
+  xdg.mime.defaultApplications = removePriorities (sortMimes (mergeMimes enabledWeightedMimes));
 }

hosts/common/home/ssh.nix

@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
-{ config, lib, sane-lib, ... }:
+# TODO: this should be moved to users/colin.nix
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 
-with lib;
 let
   host = config.networking.hostName;
   user-pubkey-full = config.sane.ssh.pubkeys."colin@${host}" or {};
   user-pubkey = user-pubkey-full.asUserKey or null;
-  host-keys = filter (k: k.user == "root") (attrValues config.sane.ssh.pubkeys);
-  known-hosts-text = concatStringsSep
+  host-keys = lib.filter (k: k.user == "root") (lib.attrValues config.sane.ssh.pubkeys);
+  known-hosts-text = lib.concatStringsSep
     "\n"
-    (map (k: k.asHostKey) host-keys)
+    (builtins.map (k: k.asHostKey) host-keys)
   ;
 in
 {
   # ssh key is stored in private storage
-  sane.user.persist.private = [ ".ssh/id_ed25519" ];
-  sane.user.fs.".ssh/id_ed25519.pub" =
-    mkIf (user-pubkey != null) (sane-lib.fs.wantedText user-pubkey);
-  sane.user.fs.".ssh/known_hosts" = sane-lib.fs.wantedText known-hosts-text;
+  sane.user.persist.private = [
+    { type = "file"; path = ".ssh/id_ed25519"; }
+  ];
+  sane.user.fs.".ssh/id_ed25519.pub" = lib.mkIf (user-pubkey != null) {
+    symlink.text = user-pubkey;
+  };
+  sane.user.fs.".ssh/known_hosts".symlink.text = known-hosts-text;
 
   users.users.colin.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys =
   let
-    user-keys = filter (k: k.user == "colin") (attrValues config.sane.ssh.pubkeys);
+    user-keys = lib.filter (k: k.user == "colin") (lib.attrValues config.sane.ssh.pubkeys);
   in
-    map (k: k.asUserKey) user-keys;
+    builtins.map (k: k.asUserKey) user-keys;
 }

hosts/common/home/xdg-dirs.nix

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, sane-lib, ...}:
+{ ... }:
 
 {
   # XDG defines things like ~/Desktop, ~/Downloads, etc.
   # these clutter the home, so i mostly don't use them.
-  sane.user.fs.".config/user-dirs.dirs" = sane-lib.fs.wantedText ''
+  sane.user.fs.".config/user-dirs.dirs".symlink.text = ''
     XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/.xdg/Desktop"
     XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/dev"
     XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/tmp"
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 
   # prevent `xdg-user-dirs-update` from overriding/updating our config
   # see <https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/user-dirs.conf.5.html>
-  sane.user.fs.".config/user-dirs.conf" = sane-lib.fs.wantedText "enabled=False";
+  sane.user.fs.".config/user-dirs.conf".symlink.text = "enabled=False";
 }

hosts/common/hosts.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  # TODO: this should be populated per-host
+  sane.hosts.by-name."desko" = {
+    ssh.user_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIPU5GlsSfbaarMvDA20bxpSZGWviEzXGD8gtrIowc1pX";
+    ssh.host_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFw9NoRaYrM6LbDd3aFBc4yyBlxGQn8HjeHd/dZ3CfHk";
+    wg-home.pubkey = "17PMZssYi0D4t2d0vbmhjBKe1sGsE8kT8/dod0Q2CXc=";
+    wg-home.ip = "10.0.10.22";
+    lan-ip = "10.78.79.52";
+  };
+
+  sane.hosts.by-name."lappy" = {
+    ssh.user_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIDpmFdNSVPRol5hkbbCivRhyeENzb9HVyf9KutGLP2Zu";
+    ssh.host_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAILSJnqmVl9/SYQ0btvGb0REwwWY8wkdkGXQZfn/1geEc";
+    wg-home.pubkey = "FTUWGw2p4/cEcrrIE86PWVnqctbv8OYpw8Gt3+dC/lk=";
+    wg-home.ip = "10.0.10.20";
+    lan-ip = "10.78.79.53";
+  };
+
+  sane.hosts.by-name."moby" = {
+    ssh.authorized = lib.mkDefault false;  # moby's too easy to hijack: don't let it ssh places
+    ssh.user_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAICrR+gePnl0nV/vy7I5BzrGeyVL+9eOuXHU1yNE3uCwU";
+    ssh.host_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIO1N/IT3nQYUD+dBlU1sTEEVMxfOyMkrrDeyHcYgnJvw";
+    wg-home.pubkey = "I7XIR1hm8bIzAtcAvbhWOwIAabGkuEvbWH/3kyIB1yA=";
+    wg-home.ip = "10.0.10.48";
+    lan-ip = "10.78.79.54";
+  };
+
+  sane.hosts.by-name."servo" = {
+    ssh.authorized = lib.mkDefault false;  # servo presents too many services to the internet: easy atack vector
+    ssh.user_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIPS1qFzKurAdB9blkWomq8gI1g0T3sTs9LsmFOj5VtqX";
+    ssh.host_pubkey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOfdSmFkrVT6DhpgvFeQKm3Fh9VKZ9DbLYOPOJWYQ0E8";
+    wg-home.pubkey = "roAw+IUFVtdpCcqa4khB385Qcv9l5JAB//730tyK4Wk=";
+    wg-home.ip = "10.0.10.5";
+    wg-home.endpoint = "uninsane.org:51820";
+    lan-ip = "10.78.79.51";
+  };
+}

hosts/common/ids.nix

@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
   sane.ids.lemmy.gid = 2408;
   sane.ids.pict-rs.uid = 2409;
   sane.ids.pict-rs.gid = 2409;
+  sane.ids.sftpgo.uid = 2410;
+  sane.ids.sftpgo.gid = 2410;
+  sane.ids.trust-dns.uid = 2411;
+  sane.ids.trust-dns.gid = 2411;
+  sane.ids.export.gid = 2412;
+  sane.ids.nfsuser.uid = 2413;
+  sane.ids.media.gid = 2414;
+  sane.ids.ntfy-sh.uid = 2415;
+  sane.ids.ntfy-sh.gid = 2415;
 
   sane.ids.colin.uid = 1000;
   sane.ids.guest.uid = 1100;
@@ -77,4 +86,8 @@
   sane.ids.rtkit.gid = 2307;
   # phosh
   sane.ids.feedbackd.gid = 2308;
+
+  # new moby users
+  sane.ids.eg25-control.uid = 2309;
+  sane.ids.eg25-control.gid = 2309;
 }

hosts/common/net.nix

@@ -11,17 +11,37 @@
   # - `man iwd.config`  for global config
   # - `man iwd.network` for per-SSID config
   # use `iwctl` to control
-  networking.networkmanager.wifi.backend = "iwd";
-  networking.wireless.iwd.enable = true;
-  networking.wireless.iwd.settings = {
-    # auto-connect to a stronger network if signal drops below this value
-    # bedroom -> bedroom connection is -35 to -40 dBm
-    # bedroom -> living room connection is -60 dBm
-    General.RoamThreshold = "-52";  # default -70
-    General.RoamThreshold5G = "-52";  # default -76
-  };
+  # networking.networkmanager.wifi.backend = "iwd";
+  # networking.wireless.iwd.enable = true;
+  # networking.wireless.iwd.settings = {
+  #   # auto-connect to a stronger network if signal drops below this value
+  #   # bedroom -> bedroom connection is -35 to -40 dBm
+  #   # bedroom -> living room connection is -60 dBm
+  #   General.RoamThreshold = "-52";  # default -70
+  #   General.RoamThreshold5G = "-52";  # default -76
+  # };
+
+  # plugins mostly add support for establishing different VPN connections.
+  # the default plugin set includes mostly proprietary VPNs:
+  # - fortisslvpn (Fortinet)
+  # - iodine (DNS tunnels)
+  # - l2tp
+  # - openconnect (Cisco Anyconnect / Juniper / ocserv)
+  # - openvpn
+  # - vpnc (Cisco VPN)
+  # - sstp
+  #
+  # i don't use these, and notably they drag in huge dependency sets and don't cross compile well.
+  # e.g. openconnect drags in webkitgtk (for SSO)!
+  networking.networkmanager.plugins = lib.mkForce [];
 
   networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [
     1900  # to received UPnP advertisements. required by sane-ip-check-upnp
   ];
+
+  # keyfile.path = where networkmanager should look for connection credentials
+  networking.networkmanager.extraConfig = ''
+    [keyfile]
+    path=/var/lib/NetworkManager/system-connections
+  '';
 }

hosts/common/nix-path/default.nix

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   nix.nixPath = [
     "nixpkgs=${pkgs.path}"
     # note the import starts at repo root: this allows `./overlay/default.nix` to access the stuff at the root
-    "nixpkgs-overlays=${../../..}/hosts/common/nix-path/overlay"
+    # "nixpkgs-overlays=${../../..}/hosts/common/nix-path/overlay"
+    # as long as my system itself doesn't rely on NIXPKGS at runtime, we can point the overlays to git
+    # to avoid switching so much during development
+    "nixpkgs-overlays=/home/colin/dev/nixos/hosts/common/nix-path/overlay"
   ];
 }

hosts/common/persist.nix

@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@
   sane.persist.stores.private.prefix = "/home/colin";
 
   sane.persist.sys.plaintext = [
+    # TODO: these should be private.. somehow
     "/var/log"
     "/var/backup"  # for e.g. postgres dumps
-    # TODO: move elsewhere
-    "/var/lib/alsa"                # preserve output levels, default devices
-    "/var/lib/colord"              # preserve color calibrations (?)
-    "/var/lib/machines"            # maybe not needed, but would be painful to add a VM and forget.
-    "/var/lib/systemd/backlight"   # backlight brightness
+  ];
+  sane.persist.sys.cryptClearOnBoot = [
     "/var/lib/systemd/coredump"
   ];
 }

hosts/common/programs/aerc.nix

@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 { ... }:
 
 {
-  sane.programs.aerc.secrets.".config/aerc/accounts.conf" = ../../../secrets/common/aerc_accounts.conf.bin;
+  sane.programs.aerc = {
+    secrets.".config/aerc/accounts.conf" = ../../../secrets/common/aerc_accounts.conf.bin;
+    mime.associations."x-scheme-handler/mailto" = "aerc.desktop";
+  };
 }

hosts/common/programs/alacritty.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# alacritty terminal emulator
+# - config options: <https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/master/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd>
+#   - `man 5 alacritty`
+#   - defaults: <https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/releases>  -> alacritty.yml
+# - irc: #alacritty on libera.chat
+{ lib, ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.alacritty = {
+    env.TERMINAL = lib.mkDefault "alacritty";
+    # note: alacritty will switch to .toml config in 13.0 release
+    # - run `alacritty migrate` to convert the yaml to toml
+    fs.".config/alacritty/alacritty.yml".symlink.text = ''
+      font:
+        size: 14
+
+      key_bindings:
+        - { key: N,         mods: Control,        action: CreateNewWindow }
+        - { key: PageUp,    mods: Control,        action: ScrollPageUp }
+        - { key: PageDown,  mods: Control,        action: ScrollPageDown }
+        - { key: PageUp,    mods: Control|Shift,  action: ScrollPageUp }
+        - { key: PageDown,  mods: Control|Shift,  action: ScrollPageDown }
+    '';
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix

@@ -1,381 +1,272 @@
-{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
-  inherit (builtins) attrNames;
-
-  flattenedPkgs = pkgs // (with pkgs; {
-    # XXX can't `inherit` a nested attr, so we move them to the toplevel
-    "cacert.unbundled" = pkgs.cacert.unbundled;
-    "gnome.cheese" = gnome.cheese;
-    "gnome.dconf-editor" = gnome.dconf-editor;
-    "gnome.file-roller" = gnome.file-roller;
-    "gnome.gnome-disk-utility" = gnome.gnome-disk-utility;
-    "gnome.gnome-maps" = gnome.gnome-maps;
-    "gnome.nautilus" = gnome.nautilus;
-    "gnome.gnome-system-monitor" = gnome.gnome-system-monitor;
-    "gnome.gnome-terminal" = gnome.gnome-terminal;
-    "gnome.gnome-weather" = gnome.gnome-weather;
-    "gnome.totem" = gnome.totem;
-    "libsForQt5.plasmatube" = libsForQt5.plasmatube;
-  });
-
-  sysadminPkgs = {
-    inherit (flattenedPkgs)
-      btrfs-progs
-      "cacert.unbundled"  # some services require unbundled /etc/ssl/certs
-      cryptsetup
-      dig
-      efibootmgr
-      fatresize
-      fd
-      file
-      gawk
-      git
-      gptfdisk
-      hdparm
-      htop
-      iftop
-      inetutils  # for telnet
-      iotop
-      iptables
-      jq
-      killall
-      lsof
-      miniupnpc
-      nano
-      netcat
-      nethogs
-      nmap
-      openssl
-      parted
-      pciutils
-      powertop
-      pstree
-      ripgrep
-      screen
-      smartmontools
-      socat
-      strace
-      subversion
-      tcpdump
-      tree
-      usbutils
-      wget
-      wirelesstools  # iwlist
-    ;
+  declPackageSet = pkgs: {
+    package = null;
+    suggestedPrograms = pkgs;
   };
-  sysadminExtraPkgs = {
-    # application-specific packages
-    inherit (pkgs)
-      backblaze-b2
-      duplicity
-      sqlite  # to debug sqlite3 databases
-    ;
-  };
-
-  iphonePkgs = {
-    inherit (pkgs)
-      ifuse
-      ipfs
-      libimobiledevice
-    ;
-  };
-
-  tuiPkgs = {
-    inherit (pkgs)
-      aerc  # email client
-      offlineimap  # email mailox sync
-      visidata  # TUI spreadsheet viewer/editor
-      w3m
-    ;
-  };
-
-  consoleMediaPkgs = {
-    inherit (pkgs)
-      ffmpeg
-      imagemagick
-      sox
-      yt-dlp
-    ;
-  };
-  # TODO: split these into smaller groups.
-  # - moby doesn't want a lot of these.
-  # - categories like
-  #   - dev?
-  #   - debugging?
-  consolePkgs = {
-    inherit (pkgs)
-      alsaUtils  # for aplay, speaker-test
-      cdrtools
-      clinfo
-      dmidecode
-      efivar
-      flashrom
-      fwupd
-      gh  # MS GitHub cli
-      git  # needed as a user package, for config.
-      gnupg
-      gocryptfs
-      gopass  # TODO: shouldn't be needed here
-      gopass-jsonapi
-      kitty  # TODO: move to GUI, but `ssh servo` from kitty sets `TERM=xterm-kitty` in the remove and breaks things
-      libsecret  # for managing user keyrings
-      lm_sensors  # for sensors-detect
-      lshw
-      # memtester
-      neovim
-      # nettools
-      # networkmanager
-      nixpkgs-review
-      # nixos-generators
-      nmon
-      # node2nix
-      # oathToolkit  # for oathtool
-      # ponymix
-      pulsemixer
-      python3
-      ripgrep  # needed as a user package so that its user-level config file can be installed
-      rsync
-      # python3Packages.eyeD3  # music tagging
-      sane-scripts
-      sequoia
-      snapper
-      sops
-      speedtest-cli
-      # ssh-to-age
-      sudo
-      # tageditor  # music tagging
-      unar
-      wireguard-tools
-      xdg-utils  # for xdg-open
-      # yarn
-      zsh
-    ;
-  };
-
-  guiPkgs = {
-    inherit (flattenedPkgs)
-      # celluloid  # mpv frontend
-      # emote
-      evince  # works on phosh
-
-      # { pkg = fluffychat-moby; persist.plaintext = [ ".local/share/chat.fluffy.fluffychat" ]; }  # TODO: ship normal fluffychat on non-moby?
-
-      # foliate  # e-book reader
-
-      # XXX by default fractal stores its state in ~/.local/share/<UUID>.
-      # after logging in, manually change ~/.local/share/keyrings/... to point it to some predictable subdir.
-      # then reboot (so that libsecret daemon re-loads the keyring...?)
-      # { pkg = fractal-latest; persist.private = [ ".local/share/fractal" ]; }
-      # { pkg = fractal-next; persist.private = [ ".local/share/fractal" ]; }
-
-      # "gnome.cheese"
-      # gnome-feeds  # RSS reader (with claimed mobile support)
-      "gnome.file-roller"
-      # "gnome.gnome-maps"  # works on phosh
-      "gnome.nautilus"
-      # gnome-podcasts
-      # "gnome.gnome-system-monitor"
-      # "gnome.gnome-terminal"  # works on phosh
-      # "gnome.gnome-weather"
-      gpodder
-      gthumb
-      jellyfin-media-player
-      # lollypop
-      # mpv
-      # networkmanagerapplet
-      # newsflash
-      nheko
-      pavucontrol
-      # picard  # music tagging
-      # "libsForQt5.plasmatube"  # Youtube player
-      soundconverter
-      # sublime-music
-      # tdesktop  # broken on phosh
-      # tokodon
-      vlc
-      # pleroma client (Electron). input is broken on phosh. TODO(2023/02/02): fix electron19 input (insecure)
-      # whalebird
-      xterm  # broken on phosh
-    ;
-  };
-  desktopGuiPkgs = {
-    inherit (flattenedPkgs)
-      audacity
-      brave  # for the integrated wallet -- as a backup
-      chromium
-      dino
-      electrum
-      element-desktop
-      font-manager
-      gajim  # XMPP client
-      gimp  # broken on phosh
-      "gnome.dconf-editor"
-      "gnome.gnome-disk-utility"
-      # "gnome.totem"  # video player, supposedly supports UPnP
-      handbrake
-      hase
-      inkscape
-      kdenlive
-      kid3  # audio tagging
-      krita
-      libreoffice-fresh
-      mumble
-      obsidian
-      slic3r
-      steam
-      wireshark  # could maybe ship the cli as sysadmin pkg
-    ;
-  };
-  x86GuiPkgs = {
-    inherit (pkgs)
-      discord
-
-      # kaiteki  # Pleroma client
-      # gnome.zenity # for kaiteki (it will use qarma, kdialog, or zenity)
-      # gpt2tc  # XXX: unreliable mirror
-
-      # logseq  # Personal Knowledge Management
-      losslesscut-bin
-      makemkv
-      monero-gui
-      signal-desktop
-      spotify
-      tor-browser-bundle-bin
-      zecwallet-lite
-    ;
-  };
-
-  # packages not part of any package set; not enabled by default
-  otherPkgs = {
-    inherit (pkgs)
-      lemmy-server
-      mx-sanebot
-      stepmania
-    ;
-  };
-
-  # define -- but don't enable -- the packages in some attrset.
-  declarePkgs = pkgsAsAttrs: lib.mapAttrs (_n: p: {
-    # no need to actually define the package here: it's defaulted
-    # package = mkDefault p;
-  }) pkgsAsAttrs;
 in
 {
-  sane.programs = lib.mkMerge [
-    (declarePkgs consoleMediaPkgs)
-    (declarePkgs consolePkgs)
-    (declarePkgs desktopGuiPkgs)
-    (declarePkgs guiPkgs)
-    (declarePkgs iphonePkgs)
-    (declarePkgs sysadminPkgs)
-    (declarePkgs sysadminExtraPkgs)
-    (declarePkgs tuiPkgs)
-    (declarePkgs x86GuiPkgs)
-    (declarePkgs otherPkgs)
-    {
-      # link the various package sets into their own meta packages
-      consoleMediaUtils = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames consoleMediaPkgs;
-      };
-      consoleUtils = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames consolePkgs;
-      };
-      desktopGuiApps = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames desktopGuiPkgs;
-      };
-      guiApps = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = (attrNames guiPkgs)
-          ++ [ "web-browser" ]
-          ++ [ "tuiApps" ]
-          ++ lib.optional (pkgs.system == "x86_64-linux") "x86GuiApps";
-      };
-      iphoneUtils = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames iphonePkgs;
-      };
-      sysadminUtils = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames sysadminPkgs;
-      };
-      sysadminExtraUtils = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames sysadminExtraPkgs;
-      };
-      tuiApps = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames tuiPkgs;
-      };
-      x86GuiApps = {
-        package = null;
-        suggestedPrograms = attrNames x86GuiPkgs;
-      };
-    }
-    {
-      # nontrivial package definitions
+  sane.programs = {
+    # PACKAGE SETS
+    "sane-scripts.backup" = declPackageSet [
+      "sane-scripts.backup-ls"
+      "sane-scripts.backup-restore"
+    ];
+    "sane-scripts.bittorrent" = declPackageSet [
+      "sane-scripts.bt-add"
+      "sane-scripts.bt-rm"
+      "sane-scripts.bt-search"
+      "sane-scripts.bt-show"
+    ];
+    "sane-scripts.dev" = declPackageSet [
+      "sane-scripts.dev-cargo-loop"
+      "sane-scripts.git-init"
+    ];
+    "sane-scripts.cli" = declPackageSet [
+      "sane-scripts.deadlines"
+      "sane-scripts.find-dotfiles"
+      "sane-scripts.ip-check"
+      "sane-scripts.ip-reconnect"
+      "sane-scripts.private-change-passwd"
+      "sane-scripts.private-do"
+      "sane-scripts.private-init"
+      "sane-scripts.private-lock"
+      "sane-scripts.private-unlock"
+      "sane-scripts.rcp"
+      "sane-scripts.reboot"
+      "sane-scripts.reclaim-boot-space"
+      "sane-scripts.reclaim-disk-space"
+      "sane-scripts.secrets-dump"
+      "sane-scripts.secrets-unlock"
+      "sane-scripts.secrets-update-keys"
+      "sane-scripts.shutdown"
+      "sane-scripts.ssl-dump"
+      "sane-scripts.sudo-redirect"
+      "sane-scripts.sync-from-servo"
+      "sane-scripts.vpn"
+      "sane-scripts.which"
+      "sane-scripts.wipe-browser"
+    ];
+    "sane-scripts.sys-utils" = declPackageSet [
+      "sane-scripts.ip-port-forward"
+      "sane-scripts.sync-music"
+    ];
 
-      dino.persist.private = [ ".local/share/dino" ];
 
-      # creds, but also 200 MB of node modules, etc
-      discord.persist.private = [ ".config/discord" ];
+    sysadminUtils = declPackageSet [
+      "btrfs-progs"
+      "cacert.unbundled"  # some services require unbundled /etc/ssl/certs
+      "cryptsetup"
+      "dig"
+      "dtc"  # device tree [de]compiler
+      "efibootmgr"
+      "ethtool"
+      "fatresize"
+      "fd"
+      "file"
+      # "fwupd"
+      "gawk"
+      "git"
+      "gptfdisk"
+      "hdparm"
+      "htop"
+      "iftop"
+      "inetutils"  # for telnet
+      "iotop"
+      "iptables"
+      "iw"
+      "jq"
+      "killall"
+      "lsof"
+      "miniupnpc"
+      "nano"
+      #  "ncdu"  # ncurses disk usage. doesn't cross compile (zig)
+      "neovim"
+      "netcat"
+      "nethogs"
+      "nmap"
+      "openssl"
+      "parted"
+      "pciutils"
+      "powertop"
+      "pstree"
+      "ripgrep"
+      "screen"
+      "smartmontools"
+      "socat"
+      "strace"
+      "subversion"
+      "tcpdump"
+      "tree"
+      "usbutils"
+      "wget"
+      "wirelesstools"  # iwlist
+    ];
+    sysadminExtraUtils = declPackageSet [
+      "backblaze-b2"
+      "duplicity"
+      "sane-scripts.backup"
+      "sqlite"  # to debug sqlite3 databases
+    ];
 
-      # creds/session keys, etc
-      element-desktop.persist.private = [ ".config/Element" ];
+    # TODO: split these into smaller groups.
+    # - moby doesn't want a lot of these.
+    # - categories like
+    #   - dev?
+    #   - debugging?
+    consoleUtils = declPackageSet [
+      "alsaUtils"  # for aplay, speaker-test
+      "binutils"  # for strings; though this brings 80MB of unrelated baggage too
+      # "cdrtools"
+      "clinfo"
+      "dmidecode"
+      "dtrx"  # `unar` alternative, "Do The Right eXtraction"
+      "efivar"
+      # "flashrom"
+      "git"  # needed as a user package, for config.
+      # "gnupg"
+      # "gocryptfs"
+      # "gopass"
+      # "gopass-jsonapi"
+      "helix"  # text editor
+      "libsecret"  # for managing user keyrings. TODO: what needs this? lift into the consumer
+      "lm_sensors"  # for sensors-detect. TODO: what needs this? lift into the consumer
+      "lshw"
+      # "memtester"
+      "neovim"  # needed as a user package, for swap persistence
+      # "nettools"
+      # "networkmanager"
+      # "nixos-generators"
+      "nmon"
+      # "node2nix"
+      # "oathToolkit"  # for oathtool
+      # "ponymix"
+      "pulsemixer"
+      "python3"
+      # "python3Packages.eyeD3"  # music tagging
+      "ripgrep"  # needed as a user package so that its user-level config file can be installed
+      "rsync"
+      "sane-scripts.bittorrent"
+      "sane-scripts.cli"
+      "snapper"
+      "sops"
+      "speedtest-cli"
+      # "ssh-to-age"
+      "sudo"
+      # "tageditor"  # music tagging
+      # "unar"
+      "unzip"
+      "wireguard-tools"
+      "xdg-terminal-exec"
+      "xdg-utils"  # for xdg-open
+      # "yarn"
+      "zsh"
+    ];
 
-      # `emote` will show a first-run dialog based on what's in this directory.
-      # mostly, it just keeps a LRU of previously-used emotes to optimize display order.
-      # TODO: package [smile](https://github.com/mijorus/smile) for probably a better mobile experience.
-      emote.persist.plaintext = [ ".local/share/Emote" ];
+    desktopConsoleUtils = declPackageSet [
+      "gh"  # MS GitHub cli
+      "nix-index"
+      "nixpkgs-review"
+      "sane-scripts.dev"
+      "sequoia"
+    ];
 
-      # MS GitHub stores auth token in .config
-      # TODO: we can populate gh's stuff statically; it even lets us use the same oauth across machines
-      gh.persist.private = [ ".config/gh" ];
+    consoleMediaUtils = declPackageSet [
+      "ffmpeg"
+      "imagemagick"
+      "sox"
+      "yt-dlp"
+    ];
 
-      # actual monero blockchain (not wallet/etc; safe to delete, just slow to regenerate)
-      # XXX: is it really safe to persist this? it doesn't have info that could de-anonymize if captured?
-      monero-gui.persist.plaintext = [ ".bitmonero" ];
+    tuiApps = declPackageSet [
+      "aerc"  # email client
+      "msmtp"  # sendmail
+      "offlineimap"  # email mailbox sync
+      "sfeed"  # RSS fetcher
+      "visidata"  # TUI spreadsheet viewer/editor
+      "w3m"  # web browser
+    ];
 
-      mumble.persist.private = [ ".local/share/Mumble" ];
+    iphoneUtils = declPackageSet [
+      "ifuse"
+      "ipfs"
+      "libimobiledevice"
+      "sane-scripts.sync-from-iphone"
+    ];
 
-      # not strictly necessary, but allows caching articles; offline use, etc.
-      nheko.persist.private = [
-        ".config/nheko"  # config file (including client token)
-        ".cache/nheko"  # media cache
-        ".local/share/nheko"  # per-account state database
-      ];
+    devPkgs = declPackageSet [
+      "cargo"
+      "clang"
+      "nodejs"
+      "rustc"
+      "tree-sitter"
+    ];
 
-      # settings (electron app)
-      obsidian.persist.plaintext = [ ".config/obsidian" ];
 
-      # creds, media
-      signal-desktop.persist.private = [ ".config/Signal" ];
+    # INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE DEFINITIONS
 
-      # printer/filament settings
-      slic3r.persist.plaintext = [ ".Slic3r" ];
+    cargo.persist.plaintext = [ ".cargo" ];
 
-      # creds, widevine .so download. TODO: could easily manage these statically.
-      spotify.persist.plaintext = [ ".config/spotify" ];
+    # creds, but also 200 MB of node modules, etc
+    discord.persist.private = [ ".config/discord" ];
 
-      tdesktop.persist.private = [ ".local/share/TelegramDesktop" ];
+    # `emote` will show a first-run dialog based on what's in this directory.
+    # mostly, it just keeps a LRU of previously-used emotes to optimize display order.
+    # TODO: package [smile](https://github.com/mijorus/smile) for probably a better mobile experience.
+    emote.persist.plaintext = [ ".local/share/Emote" ];
 
-      tokodon.persist.private = [ ".cache/KDE/tokodon" ];
+    fluffychat-moby.persist.plaintext = [ ".local/share/chat.fluffy.fluffychat" ];
 
-      # hardenedMalloc solves a crash at startup
-      # TODO 2023/02/02: is this safe to remove yet?
-      tor-browser-bundle-bin.package = pkgs.tor-browser-bundle-bin.override {
-        useHardenedMalloc = false;
-      };
+    font-manager.package = pkgs.font-manager.override {
+      # build without the "Google Fonts" integration feature, to save closure / avoid webkitgtk_4_0
+      withWebkit = false;
+    };
 
-      whalebird.persist.private = [ ".config/Whalebird" ];
+    # MS GitHub stores auth token in .config
+    # TODO: we can populate gh's stuff statically; it even lets us use the same oauth across machines
+    gh.persist.private = [ ".config/gh" ];
 
-      yarn.persist.plaintext = [ ".cache/yarn" ];
+    "gnome.gnome-maps".persist.plaintext = [ ".cache/shumate" ];
+    "gnome.gnome-maps".persist.private = [ ".local/share/maps-places.json" ];
 
-      # zcash coins. safe to delete, just slow to regenerate (10-60 minutes)
-      zecwallet-lite.persist.private = [ ".zcash" ];
-    }
-  ];
+    # actual monero blockchain (not wallet/etc; safe to delete, just slow to regenerate)
+    # XXX: is it really safe to persist this? it doesn't have info that could de-anonymize if captured?
+    monero-gui.persist.plaintext = [ ".bitmonero" ];
+
+    mumble.persist.private = [ ".local/share/Mumble" ];
+
+    # settings (electron app)
+    obsidian.persist.plaintext = [ ".config/obsidian" ];
+
+    # creds, media
+    signal-desktop.persist.private = [ ".config/Signal" ];
+
+    # printer/filament settings
+    slic3r.persist.plaintext = [ ".Slic3r" ];
+
+    # creds, widevine .so download. TODO: could easily manage these statically.
+    spotify.persist.plaintext = [ ".config/spotify" ];
+
+    tdesktop.persist.private = [ ".local/share/TelegramDesktop" ];
+
+    tokodon.persist.private = [ ".cache/KDE/tokodon" ];
+
+    # hardenedMalloc solves an "unable to connect to Tor" error when pressing the "connect" button
+    # - still required as of 2023/07/14
+    tor-browser-bundle-bin.package = pkgs.tor-browser-bundle-bin.override {
+      useHardenedMalloc = false;
+    };
+
+    whalebird.persist.private = [ ".config/Whalebird" ];
+
+    yarn.persist.plaintext = [ ".cache/yarn" ];
+
+    # zcash coins. safe to delete, just slow to regenerate (10-60 minutes)
+    zecwallet-lite.persist.private = [ ".zcash" ];
+  };
+
+  programs.feedbackd = lib.mkIf config.sane.programs.feedbackd.enabled {
+    enable = true;
+  };
 }

hosts/common/programs/calls.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# GNOME calls
+# - <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/calls>
+# - both a dialer and a call handler.
+# - uses callaudiod dbus package.
+#
+# initial JMP.chat configuration:
+# - message @cheogram.com "reset sip account"  (this is not destructive, despite the name)
+# - the bot will reply with auto-generated username/password plus a SIP server endpoint.
+#   just copy those into gnome-calls' GUI configurator
+# - now gnome-calls can do outbound calls. inbound calls requires more chatting with the help bot
+#
+# my setup here is still very WIP.
+# open questions:
+# - can i receive calls even with GUI closed?
+#   - e.g. activated by callaudiod?
+#   - looks like `gnome-calls --daemon` does that?
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.sane.programs.calls;
+in
+{
+  sane.programs.calls = {
+    configOption = with lib; mkOption {
+      default = {};
+      type = types.submodule {
+        options.autostart = mkOption {
+          type = types.bool;
+          default = false;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    persist.private = [
+      # ".cache/folks"      # contact avatars?
+      # ".config/calls"
+      ".local/share/calls"  # call "records"
+      # .local/share/folks  # contacts?
+    ];
+    secrets.".config/calls/sip-account.cfg" = ../../../secrets/common/gnome_calls_sip-account.cfg.bin;
+    suggestedPrograms = [
+      "feedbackd"  # needs `phone-incoming-call`, in particular
+    ];
+
+    services.gnome-calls = {
+      # TODO: prevent gnome-calls from daemonizing when started manually
+      description = "gnome-calls daemon to monitor incoming SIP calls";
+      wantedBy = lib.mkIf cfg.config.autostart [ "default.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        # add --verbose for more debugging
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/gnome-calls --daemon";
+        Type = "simple";
+        Restart = "always";
+        RestartSec = "10s";
+      };
+      environment.G_MESSAGES_DEBUG = "all";
+    };
+  };
+  programs.calls = lib.mkIf cfg.enabled {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/cantata.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# cantata is a mpd frontend.
+# before launching it, run `mopidy` in some tab
+# TODO: auto-launch mopidy when cantata launches?
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.cantata = {
+    persist.plaintext = [
+      ".cache/cantata"  # album art
+      ".local/share/cantata/library"  # library index (?)
+    ];
+    fs.".config/cantata/cantata.conf".symlink.text = ''
+      [General]
+      fetchCovers=true
+      storeCoversInMpdDir=false
+      version=2.5.0
+
+      [Connection]
+      allowLocalStreaming=true
+      applyReplayGain=true
+      autoUpdate=false
+      dir=~/Music
+      host=localhost
+      partition=
+      passwd=
+      port=6600
+      replayGain=off
+      streamUrl=
+
+      [LibraryPage]
+      artist\gridZoom=100
+      artist\searchActive=false
+      artist\viewMode=detailedtree
+    '';
+    suggestedPrograms = [ "mopidy" ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/chatty.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  chattyNoOauth = pkgs.chatty.override {
+    # the OAuth feature (presumably used for web-based logins) pulls a full webkitgtk.
+    # especially when using the gtk3 version of evolution-data-server, it's an ancient webkitgtk_4_1.
+    # disable OAuth for a faster build & smaller closure
+    evolution-data-server = pkgs.evolution-data-server.override {
+      enableOAuth2 = false;
+      gnome-online-accounts = pkgs.gnome-online-accounts.override {
+        # disables the upstream "goabackend" feature -- presumably "Gnome Online Accounts Backend"
+        # frees us from webkit_4_1, in turn.
+        enableBackend = false;
+        gvfs = pkgs.gvfs.override {
+          # saves 20 minutes of build time, for unused feature
+          samba = null;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  chatty-latest = pkgs.chatty-latest.override {
+    evolution-data-server-gtk4 = pkgs.evolution-data-server-gtk4.override {
+      gnome-online-accounts = pkgs.gnome-online-accounts.override {
+        # disables the upstream "goabackend" feature -- presumably "Gnome Online Accounts Backend"
+        # frees us from webkit_4_1, in turn.
+        enableBackend = false;
+        gvfs = pkgs.gvfs.override {
+          # saves 20 minutes of build time and cross issues, for unused feature
+          samba = null;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+in
+{
+  sane.programs.chatty = {
+    # package = chattyNoOauth;
+    package = chatty-latest;
+    suggestedPrograms = [ "gnome-keyring" ];
+    persist.private = [
+      ".local/share/chatty"  # matrix avatars and files
+      # not just XMPP; without this Chatty will regenerate its device-id every boot.
+      # .purple/ contains XMPP *and* Matrix auth, logs, avatar cache, and a bit more
+      ".purple"
+    ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/conky/battery_estimate

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash
+
+full=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/axp20x-battery/charge_full_design)
+rate=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/axp20x-battery/current_now)
+perc=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/axp20x-battery/capacity)
+perc_left=$((100 - $perc))
+# these icons come from sxmo; they only render in nerdfonts
+bat_dis="󱊢"
+bat_chg="󱊥"
+
+fmt_minutes() {
+  # args: <battery symbol> <text if ludicrous estimate> <estimated minutes to full/empty>
+  if [[ $3 -gt 1440 ]]; then
+    printf "%s %s" "$1" "$2"  # more than 1d
+  else
+    hr=$(($3 / 60))
+    hr_in_min=$(($hr * 60))
+    min=$(($3 - $hr_in_min))
+    printf "%s %dh%02dm" "$1" "$hr" "$min"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ $rate -lt 0 ]]; then
+  # discharging
+  fmt_minutes "$bat_dis" '∞' "$(($full * 60 * $perc / (-100 * $rate)))"
+elif [[ $rate -gt 0 ]]; then
+  # charging
+  fmt_minutes "$bat_chg" '100%' "$(($full * 60 * $perc_left / (100 * $rate)))"
+else
+  echo "$bat_dis $perc%"
+fi

hosts/common/programs/conky/conky.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+-- docs: <https://conky.cc/variables>
+-- color names are X11 colors: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11_color_names#Color_name_chart>
+-- - can also use #rrggbb syntax
+-- example configs: <https://forum.manjaro.org/t/conky-showcase-2022/97123>
+-- example configs: <https://www.reddit.com/r/Conkyporn/>
+
+conky.config = {
+    out_to_wayland = true,
+    update_interval = 10,
+
+    alignment = 'middle_middle',
+    own_window_type = 'desktop',
+    -- own_window_argb_value: opacity of the background (0-255)
+    own_window_argb_value = 0,
+    -- own_window_argb_value = 92,
+    -- own_window_colour = '#beebe5',  -- beebe5 matches nixos flake bg color
+
+    -- "border" pads the entire conky window
+    -- this can be used to control the extent of the own_window background
+    border_inner_margin = 8,
+    -- optionally, actually draw borders
+    -- draw_borders = true,
+
+    -- shades are drop-shadows, outline is the centered version. both apply to text only
+    draw_shades = true,
+    draw_outline = false,
+    default_shade_color = '#beebe5',
+    default_outline_color = '#beebe5',
+
+    font = 'sans-serif:size=8',
+    use_xft = true,
+
+    default_color = '#ffffff',
+    color1 = '000000',
+    color2 = '404040',
+}
+
+-- texeci <interval_sec> <cmd>: run the command periodically, _in a separate thread_ so as not to block rendering
+conky.text = [[
+${color1}${shadecolor 707070}${font sans-serif:size=50:style=Bold}${alignc}${exec date +"%H:%M"}${font}
+${color2}${shadecolor a4d7d0}${font sans-serif:size=20}${alignc}${exec date +"%a %d %b"}${font}
+
+
+${color1}${shadecolor}${font sans-serif:size=22:style=Bold}${alignc}${exec @bat@ }${font}
+${color1}${shadecolor}${font sans-serif:size=20:style=Bold}${alignc}${texeci 600 @weather@ }${font}
+
+
+${color2}${shadecolor a4d7d0}${font sans-serif:size=16}${alignc}⇅ ${downspeedf wlan0}K/s${font}
+${font sans-serif:size=16}${alignc}☵ $memperc%  $cpu%${font}
+]]

hosts/common/programs/conky/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.conky = {
+    fs.".config/conky/conky.conf".symlink.target =
+      let
+        battery_estimate = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
+          pname = "battery_estimate";
+          src = ./.;
+        };
+      in pkgs.substituteAll {
+        src = ./conky.conf;
+        bat = "${battery_estimate}/bin/battery_estimate";
+        weather = "timeout 20 ${pkgs.sane-weather}/bin/sane-weather";
+      };
+
+    services.conky = {
+      description = "conky dynamic desktop background";
+      wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+      # XXX: should be part of graphical-session.target, but whatever mix of greetd/sway
+      # i'm using means that target's never reached...
+      # wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+      # partOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+
+      serviceConfig.ExecStart = "${config.sane.programs.conky.package}/bin/conky";
+      serviceConfig.Type = "simple";
+      serviceConfig.Restart = "on-failure";
+      serviceConfig.RestartSec = "10s";
+      # serviceConfig.Slice = "session.slice";
+
+      # don't start conky until after sway
+      preStart = ''test -n "$SWAYSOCK"'';
+    };
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/cozy.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{ ... }:
+
+{
+  sane.programs.cozy = {
+    # cozy uses a sqlite db for its config and exposes no CLI options other than --help and --debug
+    persist.plaintext = [
+      ".local/share/cozy"  # sqlite db (config & index?)
+      ".cache/cozy"  # offline cache
+    ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/default.nix

@@ -3,25 +3,64 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./aerc.nix
+    ./alacritty.nix
     ./assorted.nix
+    ./calls.nix
+    ./cantata.nix
+    ./chatty.nix
+    ./conky
+    ./cozy.nix
+    ./dino.nix
+    ./element-desktop.nix
+    ./epiphany.nix
+    ./evince.nix
+    ./feedbackd.nix
+    ./firefox.nix
+    ./fontconfig.nix
+    ./fractal.nix
+    ./fwupd.nix
+    ./g4music.nix
+    ./gajim.nix
     ./git.nix
     ./gnome-feeds.nix
+    ./gnome-keyring.nix
+    ./gnome-weather.nix
     ./gpodder.nix
+    ./gthumb.nix
+    ./helix.nix
     ./imagemagick.nix
     ./jellyfin-media-player.nix
-    ./kitty
+    ./komikku.nix
+    ./koreader
     ./libreoffice.nix
+    ./lemoa.nix
+    ./mako.nix
+    ./megapixels.nix
+    ./mepo.nix
+    ./mopidy.nix
     ./mpv.nix
+    ./msmtp.nix
     ./neovim.nix
     ./newsflash.nix
+    ./nheko.nix
+    ./nix-index.nix
+    ./ntfy-sh.nix
+    ./obsidian.nix
     ./offlineimap.nix
+    ./playerctl.nix
+    ./rhythmbox.nix
     ./ripgrep.nix
+    ./sfeed.nix
     ./splatmoji.nix
     ./steam.nix
+    ./stepmania.nix
     ./sublime-music.nix
+    ./swaynotificationcenter.nix
+    ./tangram.nix
+    ./tuba.nix
     ./vlc.nix
-    ./web-browser.nix
     ./wireshark.nix
+    ./xarchiver.nix
     ./zeal.nix
     ./zsh
   ];

hosts/common/programs/dino.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# usage:
+# - start a DM with a rando via
+#   - '+' -> 'start conversation'
+# - add a user to your roster via
+#   - '+' -> 'start conversation' -> '+'  (opens the "add contact" dialog)
+#   - this triggers a popup on the remote side asking them for confirmation
+#   - after the remote's confirmation there will be a local popup for you to allow them to add you to their roster
+# - to make a call:
+#   - ensure the other party is in your roster
+#   - open a DM with the party
+#   - click the phone icon at top (only visible if other party is in your roster)
+#
+# dino can be autostarted on login -- useful to ensure that i always receive calls and notifications --
+# but at present it has no "start in tray" type of option: it must render a window.
+#
+# outstanding bugs:
+# - mic is sometimes disabled at call start despite presenting as enabled
+#   - fix is to toggle it off -> on in the Dino UI
+# - default mic gain is WAY TOO MUCH (heavily distorted)
+# - TODO: dino should have more optimal niceness/priority to ensure it can process its buffers
+#
+# probably fixed:
+# - once per 1-2 minutes dino will temporarily drop mic input:
+#   - `rtp-WRNING: plugin.vala:148: Warning in pipeline: Can't record audio fast enough
+#   - this was *partially* fixed by bumping the pipewire mic buffer to 2048 samples (from ~512)
+#   - this was further fixed by setting PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=20.
+#   - possibly Dino should be updated internally: `info.rate / 100` -> `info.rate / 50`.
+#     - i think that affects the batching for echo cancellation, adaptive gain control, etc.
+#
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.sane.programs.dino;
+in
+{
+  sane.programs.dino = {
+    configOption = with lib; mkOption {
+      default = {};
+      type = types.submodule {
+        options.autostart = mkOption {
+          type = types.bool;
+          default = false;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    persist.private = [ ".local/share/dino" ];
+
+    services.dino = {
+      description = "auto-start and maintain dino XMPP connection";
+      wantedBy = lib.mkIf cfg.config.autostart [ "default.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/dino";
+        Type = "simple";
+        Restart = "always";
+        RestartSec = "20s";
+      };
+
+      # audio buffering; see: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/FAQ#pipewire-buffering-explained>
+      # dino defaults to 10ms mic buffer, which causes underruns, which Dino handles *very* poorly
+      # as in, the other end of the call will just not receive sound from us for a couple seconds.
+      # pipewire uses power-of-two buffering for the mic itself. that would put us at 21.33 ms, but this env var supports only whole numbers (21ms ends up not power-of-two).
+      # also, Dino's likely still doing things in 10ms batches internally anyway.
+      environment.PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC = "20";
+
+      # note that debug logging during calls produces so much journal spam that it pegs the CPU and causes dropped audio
+      # environment.G_MESSAGES_DEBUG = "all";
+    };
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# debugging tips:
+# - if element opens but does not render:
+#   - `element-desktop --disable-gpu --in-process-gpu`
+#     - <https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/issues/1029#issuecomment-1632688224>
+#   - `rm -rf ~/.config/Element/GPUCache`
+#     - <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/244486>
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.element-desktop = {
+    # creds/session keys, etc
+    persist.private = [ ".config/Element" ];
+
+    suggestedPrograms = [ "gnome-keyring" ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/epiphany.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# epiphany web browser
+# - GTK4/webkitgtk
+#
+# usability notes:
+# - touch-based scroll works well (for moby)
+# - URL bar constantly resets cursor to the start of the line as i type
+#   - maybe due to the URLbar suggestions getting in the way
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.epiphany = {
+    # XXX(2023/07/08): running on moby without this hack fails, with:
+    # - `bwrap: Can't make symlink at /var/run: File exists`
+    # this could be due to:
+    # - epiphany is somewhere following a symlink into /var/run instead of /run
+    #   - (nothing in `env` or in this repo touches /var/run)
+    # - no xdg-desktop-portal is installed  (unlikely)
+    #
+    # a few other users have hit this, in different contexts:
+    # - <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-builder/-/issues/1164>
+    # - <https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/3477>
+    # - <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/197085>
+    package = pkgs.epiphany.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
+      preFixup = ''
+        gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+          --set WEBKIT_DISABLE_SANDBOX_THIS_IS_DANGEROUS "1"
+        );
+      '' + (upstream.preFixup or "");
+    });
+    persist.private = [
+      ".cache/epiphany"
+      ".local/share/epiphany"
+      # also .config/epiphany, but appears empty
+    ];
+    mime.priority = 200;  # default priority is 100: install epiphany only as a fallback
+    mime.associations = let
+      desktop = "org.gnome.Epiphany.desktop";
+    in {
+      "text/html" = desktop;
+      "x-scheme-handler/http" = desktop;
+      "x-scheme-handler/https" = desktop;
+      "x-scheme-handler/about" = desktop;
+      "x-scheme-handler/unknown" = desktop;
+    };
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/evince.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.evince.mime.associations."application/pdf" = "org.gnome.Evince.desktop";
+}

hosts/common/programs/feedbackd.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.sane.programs.feedbackd;
+in
+{
+  sane.programs.feedbackd = {
+    package = pkgs.rmDbusServices pkgs.feedbackd;
+
+    configOption = with lib; mkOption {
+      type = types.submodule {
+        options.proxied = mkOption {
+          type = types.bool;
+          default = false;
+          description = ''
+          whether to use a sound theme in which common application events are muted
+          with the intent that a proxy (notification daemon) with knowledge of this
+          modification will "speak" on behalf of all applications.
+          '';
+        };
+      };
+      default = {};
+    };
+
+    # N.B.: feedbackd will load ~/.config/feedbackd/themes/default.json by default
+    # - but using that would forbid `parent-theme = "default"`
+    # the default theme ships support for these events:
+    # - alarm-clock-elapsed
+    # - battery-caution
+    # - bell-terminal
+    # - button-pressed
+    # - button-released
+    # - camera-focus
+    # - camera-shutter
+    # - message-missed-email
+    # - message-missed-instant
+    # - message-missed-notification
+    # - message-missed-sms
+    # - message-new-email
+    # - message-new-instant
+    # - message-new-sms
+    # - message-sent-instant
+    # - phone-failure
+    # - phone-hangup
+    # - phone-incoming-call
+    # - phone-missed-call
+    # - phone-outgoing-busy
+    # - screen-capture
+    # - theme-demo
+    # - timeout-completed
+    # - window-close
+    fs.".config/feedbackd/themes/proxied.json".symlink.text = builtins.toJSON {
+      name = "proxied";
+      parent-theme = "default";
+      profiles = [
+        {
+          name = "full";
+          feedbacks = [
+            # forcibly disable normal events which we'd prefer for the notification daemon (e.g. swaync) to handle
+            {
+              event-name = "message-new-instant";
+              type = "Dummy";
+            }
+            {
+              event-name = "proxied-message-new-instant";
+              type = "Sound";
+              effect = "message-new-instant";
+            }
+            # re-define sounds from the default theme which we'd like to pass through w/o proxying.
+            # i guess this means i'm not inheriting the default theme :|
+            {
+              event-name = "phone-incoming-call";
+              type = "Sound";
+              effect = "phone-incoming-call";
+            }
+            {
+              event-name = "alarm-clock-elapsed";
+              type = "Sound";
+              effect = "alarm-clock-elapsed";
+            }
+            {
+              event-name = "timeout-completed";
+              type = "Sound";
+              effect = "complete";
+            }
+          ];
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
+    services.feedbackd = {
+      description = "feedbackd audio/vibration/led controller";
+      wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/libexec/feedbackd";
+        Type = "simple";
+        Restart = "on-failure";
+        RestartSec = "10s";
+      };
+      environment = {
+        G_MESSAGES_DEBUG = "all";
+      } // (lib.optionalAttrs cfg.config.proxied {
+        FEEDBACK_THEME = "/home/colin/.config/feedbackd/themes/proxied.json";
+      });
+    };
+  };
+
+  services.udev.packages = lib.mkIf cfg.enabled [
+    # ships udev rules for `feedbackd` group to be able to control vibrator and LEDs
+    cfg.package
+  ];
+  users.groups = lib.mkIf cfg.enabled {
+    feedbackd = {};
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/firefox.nix

@@ -9,21 +9,20 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
 with lib;
 let
-  cfg = config.sane.programs.web-browser.config;
+  cfg = config.sane.programs.firefox.config;
+  mobile-prefs = lib.optionals false pkgs.librewolf-pmos-mobile.extraPrefsFiles;
   # allow easy switching between firefox and librewolf with `defaultSettings`, below
   librewolfSettings = {
     browser = pkgs.librewolf-unwrapped;
-    # browser = pkgs.librewolf-unwrapped.overrideAttrs (drv: {
-    #   # this allows side-loading unsigned addons
-    #   MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING = false;
-    # });
+    extraPrefsFiles = pkgs.librewolf-unwrapped.extraPrefsFiles ++ mobile-prefs;
     libName = "librewolf";
     dotDir = ".librewolf";
-    cacheDir = ".cache/librewolf";  # TODO: is it?
+    cacheDir = ".cache/librewolf";
     desktop = "librewolf.desktop";
   };
   firefoxSettings = {
     browser = pkgs.firefox-esr-unwrapped;
+    extraPrefsFiles = mobile-prefs;
     libName = "firefox";
     dotDir = ".mozilla/firefox";
     cacheDir = ".cache/mozilla";
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ let
   package = pkgs.wrapFirefox cfg.browser.browser {
     # inherit the default librewolf.cfg
     # it can be further customized via ~/.librewolf/librewolf.overrides.cfg
-    inherit (pkgs.librewolf-unwrapped) extraPrefsFiles;
-    inherit (cfg.browser) libName;
+    inherit (cfg.browser) extraPrefsFiles libName;
 
     extraNativeMessagingHosts = optional cfg.addons.browserpass-extension.enable pkgs.browserpass;
     # extraNativeMessagingHosts = [ pkgs.gopass-native-messaging-host ];
@@ -72,7 +70,10 @@ let
       };
       UserMessaging = {
         ExtensionRecommendations = false;
+        FeatureRecommendations = false;
         SkipOnboarding = true;
+        UrlbarInterventions = false;
+        WhatsNew = false;
       };
 
       # these were taken from Librewolf
@@ -144,54 +145,62 @@ in
 {
   config = mkMerge [
     ({
-      sane.programs.web-browser.configOption = mkOption {
+      sane.programs.firefox.configOption = mkOption {
         type = types.submodule configOpts;
         default = {};
       };
-      sane.programs.web-browser.config.addons = {
-        # get names from:
-        # - ~/ref/nix-community/nur-combined/repos/rycee/pkgs/firefox-addons/generated-firefox-addons.nix
-        # `wget ...xpi`; `unar ...xpi`; `cat */manifest.json | jq '.browser_specific_settings.gecko.id'`
+      sane.programs.firefox.config.addons = {
         browserpass-extension = {
-          # package = addon "browserpass-ce" "browserpass@maximbaz.com" "sha256-sXgUBbRvMnRpeIW1MTkmTcoqtW/8RDXAkxAq1evFkpc=";
-          package = localAddon pkgs.browserpass-extension;
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.browserpass-extension;
           enable = lib.mkDefault true;
         };
-
-        # TODO: build bypass-paywalls from source? it's mysteriously disappeared from the Mozilla store.
-        # bypass-paywalls-clean.package = addon "bypass-paywalls-clean" "{d133e097-46d9-4ecc-9903-fa6a722a6e0e}" "sha256-oUwdqdAwV3DezaTtOMx7A/s4lzIws+t2f08mwk+324k=";
-        # bypass-paywalls-clean.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
-
-        ether-metamask = {
-          package = addon "ether-metamask" "webextension@metamask.io" "sha256-G+MwJDOcsaxYSUXjahHJmkWnjLeQ0Wven8DU/lGeMzA=";
+        bypass-paywalls-clean = {
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.bypass-paywalls-clean;
           enable = lib.mkDefault true;
         };
+        ether-metamask = {
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.ether-metamask;
+          enable = lib.mkDefault false;  # until i can disable the first-run notification
+        };
         i2p-in-private-browsing = {
-          package = addon "i2p-in-private-browsing" "i2ppb@eyedeekay.github.io" "sha256-dJcJ3jxeAeAkRvhODeIVrCflvX+S4E0wT/PyYzQBQWs=";
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.i2p-in-private-browsing;
           enable = lib.mkDefault config.services.i2p.enable;
         };
         sidebery = {
-          package = addon "sidebery" "{3c078156-979c-498b-8990-85f7987dd929}" "sha256-YONfK/rIjlsrTgRHIt3km07Q7KnpIW89Z9r92ZSCc6w=";
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.sidebery;
           enable = lib.mkDefault true;
         };
         sponsorblock = {
-          package = addon "sponsorblock" "sponsorBlocker@ajay.app" "sha256-hRsvLaAsVm3dALsTrJqHTNgRFAQcU7XSaGhr5G6+mFs=";
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.sponsorblock;
           enable = lib.mkDefault true;
         };
         ublacklist = {
-          package = addon "ublacklist" "@ublacklist" "sha256-RqY5iHzbL2qizth7aguyOKWPyINXmrwOlf/OsfqAS48=";
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.ublacklist;
           enable = lib.mkDefault true;
         };
         ublock-origin = {
-          package = addon "ublock-origin" "uBlock0@raymondhill.net" "sha256-eHlQrU/b9X/6sTbHBpGAd+0VsLT7IrVCnd0AQ948lyA=";
+          package = pkgs.firefox-extensions.ublock-origin;
           enable = lib.mkDefault true;
         };
       };
     })
     ({
-      sane.programs.web-browser = {
+      sane.programs.firefox = {
         inherit package;
 
+        mime.associations = let
+          inherit (cfg.browser) desktop;
+        in {
+          "text/html" = desktop;
+          "x-scheme-handler/http" = desktop;
+          "x-scheme-handler/https" = desktop;
+          "x-scheme-handler/about" = desktop;
+          "x-scheme-handler/unknown" = desktop;
+        };
+
+        # env.BROWSER = "${package}/bin/${cfg.browser.libName}";
+        env.BROWSER = cfg.browser.libName;  # used by misc tools like xdg-email, as fallback
+
         # uBlock filter list configuration.
         # specifically, enable the GDPR cookie prompt blocker.
         # data.toOverwrite.filterLists is additive (i.e. it supplements the default filters)
@@ -210,6 +219,7 @@ in
            }
           }
         '';
+        # TODO: this is better suited in `extraPrefs` during `wrapFirefox` call
         fs."${cfg.browser.dotDir}/${cfg.browser.libName}.overrides.cfg".symlink.text = ''
           // if we can't query the revocation status of a SSL cert because the issuer is offline,
           // treat it as unrevoked.
@@ -231,16 +241,22 @@ in
         '';
       };
     })
-    (mkIf config.sane.programs.web-browser.enabled {
+    (mkIf config.sane.programs.firefox.enabled {
       # TODO: move the persistence into the sane.programs API (above)
-      # flush the cache to disk to avoid it taking up too much tmp
-      sane.user.persist.byPath."${cfg.browser.cacheDir}" = lib.mkIf (cfg.persistCache != null) {
-        store = cfg.persistCache;
-      };
+      # flush the cache to disk to avoid it taking up too much tmp.
+      sane.user.persist.byPath."${cfg.browser.cacheDir}".store =
+        if (cfg.persistData != null) then
+          cfg.persistData
+        else
+          "cryptClearOnBoot"
+        ;
 
-      sane.user.persist.byPath."${cfg.browser.dotDir}/default" = lib.mkIf (cfg.persistData != null) {
-        store = cfg.persistData;
-      };
+      sane.user.persist.byPath."${cfg.browser.dotDir}/default".store =
+        if (cfg.persistData != null) then
+          cfg.persistData
+        else
+          "cryptClearOnBoot"
+        ;
     })
   ];
 }

hosts/common/programs/fontconfig.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# to preview fonts:
+# - `font-manager` (gui)
+#   - useful to determine official name; codepoint support
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  # nerdfonts takes popular open fonts and patches them to support a wider range of glyphs, notably emoji.
+  # any nerdfonts font includes icons such as these:
+  # - 󱊥 (battery charging)
+  # - 󰃝 (brightness)
+  # -  (gps / crosshairs)
+  # - 󰎈 (music note)
+  # - 󰍦 (message bubble)
+  # - 󰏲 (phone)
+  # -  (weather/sun-behind-clouds)
+  # used particularly by sxmo utilities, but also a few of my own (e.g. conky)
+  #
+  # nerdfonts is very heavy. each font is 20-900 MiB (2 MiB per "variation")
+  # lots of redundant data inside there, but no deduplication except whatever nix or the fs does implicitly.
+  wantedNerdfonts = [
+    # used explicitly by SXMO
+    # "DejaVuSansMono"  # 25 MiB
+    # good terminal/coding font. grab via nerdfonts for more emoji/unicode support
+    "Hack"  # 26 MiB
+    "Noto"  # 861 MiB
+  ];
+  nerdfontPkgs = builtins.map
+    (f: pkgs.nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ f ]; })
+    wantedNerdfonts;
+in
+{
+  fonts = lib.mkIf config.sane.programs.fontconfig.enabled {
+    fontconfig.enable = true;
+    fontconfig.defaultFonts = {
+      emoji = [
+        "Noto Color Emoji"
+        "Font Awesome 6 Free"
+        "Font Awesome 6 Brands"
+      ];
+      monospace = [
+        "Hack Nerd Font Propo"
+        # "DejaVuSansM Nerd Font Propo"
+        "NotoMono Nerd Font Propo"
+      ];
+      serif = [
+        "NotoSerif Nerd Font"
+        "DejaVu Serif"
+      ];
+      sansSerif = [
+        "NotoSans Nerd Font"
+        "DejaVu Sans"
+      ];
+    };
+    #vvv enables dejavu_fonts, freefont_ttf, gyre-fonts, liberation_ttf, unifont, noto-fonts-emoji
+    enableDefaultPackages = false;
+    packages = with pkgs; [
+      # TODO: reduce this font set.
+      # - probably need only one of dejavu/freefont/liberation
+      dejavu_fonts  # 10 MiB; DejaVu {Sans,Serif,Sans Mono,Math TeX Gyre}; also available as a NerdFonts (Sans Mono only)
+      font-awesome  #  2 MiB; Font Awesome 6 {Free,Brands}
+      freefont_ttf  # 11 MiB; Free{Mono,Sans,Serif}
+      gyre-fonts    #  4 MiB; Tex Gyre *; ttf substitutes for standard PostScript fonts
+      # hack-font     #  1 MiB; Hack; also available as a NerdFonts
+      liberation_ttf # 4 MiB; Liberation {Mono,Sans,Serif}; also available as a NerdFonts
+      noto-fonts-color-emoji  # 10 Mib; Noto Color Emoji
+      unifont       # 16 MiB; Unifont; provides LOTS of unicode coverage
+    ] ++ nerdfontPkgs;
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/fractal.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.sane.programs.fractal;
+in
+{
+  sane.programs.fractal = {
+    package = pkgs.fractal-nixified;
+    # package = pkgs.fractal-latest;
+    # package = pkgs.fractal-next;
+
+    configOption = with lib; mkOption {
+      default = {};
+      type = types.submodule {
+        options.autostart = mkOption {
+          type = types.bool;
+          default = true;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    persist.private = [
+      # XXX by default fractal stores its state in ~/.local/share/<build-profile>/<UUID>.
+      ".local/share/hack"    # for debug-like builds
+      ".local/share/stable"  # for normal releases
+    ];
+
+    suggestedPrograms = [ "gnome-keyring" ];
+
+    services.fractal = {
+      description = "auto-start and maintain fractal Matrix connection";
+      wantedBy = lib.mkIf cfg.config.autostart [ "default.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/fractal";
+        Type = "simple";
+        Restart = "always";
+        RestartSec = "20s";
+      };
+      # environment.G_MESSAGES_DEBUG = "all";
+    };
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/fwupd.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+{
+  services.fwupd = lib.mkIf config.sane.programs.fwupd.enabled {
+    # enables the dbus service, which i think the frontend speaks to.
+    enable = true;
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/g4music.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# N.B.: requires first-run setup on moby:
+# - UI will render transparent
+# - click the hamburger (top-right: immediately left from close button)
+#   > Preferences
+#     > Background-blur mode: change from "Always" to "Never"
+#
+# the background blur is probably some dconf setting somewhere.
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.g4music = {
+    persist.plaintext = [
+      # index?
+      ".cache/com.github.neithern.g4music"
+    ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/gajim.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.gajim = {
+    persist.private = [
+      # avatars, thumbnails...
+      ".cache/gajim"
+      # sqlite database labeled "settings". definitely includes UI theming
+      ".config/gajim"
+      # omemo keys, downloads, logs
+      ".local/share/gajim"
+    ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/git.nix

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
+  # TODO: use formats.gitIni or lib.generators.toGitINI
+  # - see: <repo:nixos/nixpkgs:pkgs/pkgs-lib/formats.nix>
   mkCfg = lib.generators.toINI { };
 in
 {
@@ -11,7 +13,15 @@ in
     user.name = "Colin";
     user.email = "colin@uninsane.org";
 
-    alias.co = "checkout";
+    alias.br      = "branch";
+    alias.co      = "checkout";
+    alias.cp      = "cherry-pick";
+    alias.d       = "difftool";
+    alias.dif     = "diff";  # common typo
+    alias.difsum  = "diff --compact-summary";  #< show only the list of files which changed, not contents
+    alias.rb      = "rebase";
+    alias.st      = "status";
+    alias.stat    = "status";
 
     # difftastic docs:
     # - <https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/git.html>
@@ -22,5 +32,10 @@ in
 
     # render dates as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +TZ
     log.date = "iso";
+
+    sendemail.annotate = "yes";
+    sendemail.confirm = "always";
+
+    stash.showPatch = true;
   };
 }

hosts/common/programs/gnome-keyring.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.gnome-keyring = {
+    package = pkgs.gnome.gnome-keyring;
+  };
+  # adds gnome-keyring as a xdg-data-portal (xdg.portal)
+  services.gnome.gnome-keyring = lib.mkIf config.sane.programs.gnome-keyring.enabled {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/gnome-weather.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# preferences are saved via dconf; see `dconf dump /`
+# cache dir is just for weather data (or maybe a http cache)
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.gnome-weather = {
+    persist.plaintext = [
+      ".cache/libgweather"
+    ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/gpodder.nix

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ let
   wanted-feeds = feeds.filterByFormat ["podcast"] all-feeds;
 in {
   sane.programs.gpodder = {
-    package = pkgs.gpodder-configured;
+    package = pkgs.gpodder-adaptive-configured;
+    # package = pkgs.gpodder-configured;
     fs.".config/gpodderFeeds.opml".symlink.text = feeds.feedsToOpml wanted-feeds;
 
     # XXX: we preserve the whole thing because if we only preserve gPodder/Downloads

hosts/common/programs/gthumb.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.gthumb = {
+    # compile without webservices to avoid the expensive webkitgtk dependency
+    package = pkgs.gthumb.override { withWebservices = false; };
+    mime.associations = {
+      "image/gif" = "org.gnome.gThumb.desktop";
+      "image/heif" = "org.gnome.gThumb.desktop";  # apple codec
+      "image/png" = "org.gnome.gThumb.desktop";
+      "image/jpeg" = "org.gnome.gThumb.desktop";
+      "image/svg+xml" = "org.gnome.gThumb.desktop";
+      "image/webp" = "org.gnome.gThumb.desktop";
+    };
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/helix.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Helix text editor
+# debug log: `~/.cache/helix/helix.log`
+# binary name is `hx`
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.helix = {
+    # grammars need to be persisted when developing them
+    # - `hx --grammar fetch` and `hx --grammar build`
+    # but otherwise, they ship as part of HELIX_RUNTIME, in the nix store
+    # persist.plaintext = [ ".config/helix/runtime/grammars" ];
+    fs.".config/helix/config.toml".symlink.text = ''
+      # docs: <https://docs.helix-editor.com/configuration.html>
+      [editor.soft-wrap]
+      enable = true
+
+      [editor.whitespace.render]
+      space = "all"
+      tab = "all"
+      newline = "none"
+    '';
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/imagemagick.nix

@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@
     };
     suggestedPrograms = [ "ghostscript" ];
   };
-  sane.programs.ghostscript = {};
 }

hosts/common/programs/jellyfin-media-player.nix

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 {
   sane.programs.jellyfin-media-player = {
     # package = pkgs.jellyfin-media-player;
-    package = pkgs.jellyfin-media-player-qt6;
+    # qt6 version is slightly buggy, but also most qtwebengine apps (e.g. zeal) are on qt5
+    #   so using qt6 would force yet *another* qtwebengine compile.
+    # package = pkgs.jellyfin-media-player-qt6;
 
     # jellyfin stores things in a bunch of directories: this one persists auth info.
     # it *might* be possible to populate this externally (it's Qt stuff), but likely to

hosts/common/programs/kitty/PaperColor_dark.conf

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# vim:ft=kitty
-
-## name: PaperColor Dark
-## author: Nikyle Nguyen
-## license: MIT
-## blurb: Dark color scheme inspired by Google's Material Design 
-
-# special
-foreground		#d0d0d0
-background		#1c1c1c
-cursor			#d0d0d0
-cursor_text_color	background
-
-# black
-color0			#1c1c1c
-color8			#585858
-
-# red
-color1			#af005f
-color9			#5faf5f
-
-# green
-# "color2" is the green color used by ls to indicate executability
-#   both as text color
-#   or as bg color when the text is blue (color4)
-color2			#246a28
-color10			#2df200
-
-# yellow
-color3			#d7af5f
-color11			#af87d7
-
-# blue
-color4			#78c6ef
-color12			#ffaf00
-
-# magenta
-color5			#808080
-color13			#ff5faf
-
-# cyan
-color6			#d7875f
-color14			#00afaf
-
-# white
-color7			#d0d0d0
-color15			#5f8787

hosts/common/programs/kitty/default.nix

@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-{ ... }:
-
-{
-  sane.programs.kitty.fs.".config/kitty/kitty.conf".symlink.text = ''
-    # docs: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/
-    # disable terminal bell (when e.g. you backspace too many times)
-    enable_audio_bell no
-
-    map ctrl+n new_os_window_with_cwd
-    include ${./PaperColor_dark.conf}
-  '';
-
-  #  include ${pkgs.kitty-themes}/themes/PaperColor_dark.conf
-
-  # THEME CHOICES:
-  #   docs: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty-themes
-  # theme = "1984 Light";  # dislike: awful, harsh blues/teals
-  # theme = "Adventure Time";  # dislike: harsh (dark)
-  # theme = "Atom One Light";  # GOOD: light theme. all color combos readable. not a huge fan of the blue.
-  # theme = "Belafonte Day";  # dislike: too low contrast for text colors
-  # theme = "Belafonte Night";  # better: dark theme that's easy on the eyes. all combos readable. low contrast.
-  # theme = "Catppuccin";  # dislike: a bit pale/low-contrast (dark)
-  # theme = "Desert";  # mediocre: colors are harsh
-  # theme = "Earthsong";  # BEST: dark theme. readable, good contrast. unique, but decent colors.
-  # theme = "Espresso Libre";  # better: dark theme. readable, but meh colors
-  # theme = "Forest Night";  # decent: very pastel. it's workable, but unconventional and muted/flat.
-  # theme = "Gruvbox Material Light Hard";  # mediocre light theme.
-  # theme = "kanagawabones";  # better: dark theme. colors are too background-y
-  # theme = "Kaolin Dark";  # dislike: too dark
-  # theme = "Kaolin Breeze";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh light theme, but some parts are poor contrast
-  # theme = "Later This Evening";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh dark theme, but cursor is poor contrast
-  # theme = "Material"; # decent: light theme, few colors.
-  # theme = "Mayukai";  # decent: not-too-harsh dark theme. the teal is a bit straining
-  # theme = "Nord";  # mediocre: pale background, low contrast
-  # theme = "One Half Light";  # better: not-too-harsh light theme. contrast could be better
-  # theme = "PaperColor Dark";  # BEST: dark theme, very readable still the colors are background-y
-  # theme = "Parasio Dark";  # dislike: too low contrast
-  # theme = "Pencil Light";  # better: not-too-harsh light theme. decent contrast.
-  # theme = "Pnevma";  # dislike: too low contrast
-  # theme = "Piatto Light";  # better: readable light theme. pleasing colors. powerline prompt is hard to read.
-  # theme = "Rosé Pine Dawn";  # GOOD: light theme. all color combinations are readable. it is very mild -- may need to manually tweak contrast. tasteful colors
-  # theme = "Rosé Pine Moon";  # GOOD: dark theme. tasteful colors. but background is a bit intense
-  # theme = "Sea Shells";  # mediocre. not all color combos are readable
-  # theme = "Solarized Light";  # mediocre: not-too-harsh light theme; GREAT background; but some colors are low contrast
-  # theme = "Solarized Dark Higher Contrast";  # better: dark theme, decent colors
-  # theme = "Sourcerer";  # mediocre: ugly colors
-  # theme = "Space Gray";  # mediocre: too muted
-  # theme = "Space Gray Eighties";  # better: all readable, decent colors
-  # theme = "Spacemacs";  # mediocre: too muted
-  # theme = "Spring";  # mediocre: readable light theme, but the teal is ugly.
-  # theme = "Srcery";  # better: highly readable. colors are ehhh
-  # theme = "Substrata";  # decent: nice colors, but a bit flat.
-  # theme = "Sundried";  # mediocre: the solar text makes me squint
-  # theme = "Symfonic";  # mediocre: the dark purple has low contrast to the black bg.
-  # theme = "Tango Light";  # dislike: teal is too grating
-  # theme = "Tokyo Night Day";  # medicore: too muted
-  # theme = "Tokyo Night";  # better: tasteful. a bit flat
-  # theme = "Tomorrow";  # GOOD: all color combinations are readable. contrast is slightly better than Rose. on the blander side
-  # theme = "Treehouse";  # dislike: the orange is harsh on my eyes.
-  # theme = "Urple";  # dislike: weird palette
-  # theme = "Warm Neon";  # decent: not-too-harsh dark theme. the green is a bit unattractive
-  # theme = "Wild Cherry";  # GOOD: dark theme: nice colors. a bit flat
-  # theme = "Xcodedark";  # dislike: bad palette
-  # theme = "citylights";  # decent: dark theme. some parts have just a bit low contrast
-  # theme = "neobones_light"; # better light theme. the background is maybe too muted
-  # theme = "vimbones";
-  # theme = "zenbones_dark";  # mediocre: readable, but meh colors
-  # theme = "zenbones_light";  # decent: light theme. all colors are readable. contrast is passable but not excellent. highlight color is BAD
-  # theme = "zenwritten_dark";  # mediocre: looks same as zenbones_dark
-}

hosts/common/programs/komikku.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.komikku = {
+    secrets.".local/share/komikku/keyrings/plaintext.keyring" = ../../../secrets/common/komikku_accounts.json.bin;
+    # downloads end up here, and without the toplevel database komikku doesn't know they exist.
+    persist.plaintext = [ ".local/share/komikku" ];
+  };
+}

hosts/common/programs/koreader/2-colin-NetworkManager-isConnected.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+-- as of 2023.05.1, koreader FTP browser always fails to load.
+-- it's convinced that it's offline, and asks to connect to wifi.
+-- this seems to be because of the following in <frontend/device/sdl/device.lua>:
+--
+-- function Device:initNetworkManager(NetworkMgr)
+--     function NetworkMgr:isWifiOn() return true end
+--     function NetworkMgr:isConnected()
+--         -- Pull the default gateway first, so we don't even try to ping anything if there isn't one...
+--         local default_gw = Device:getDefaultRoute()
+--         if not default_gw then
+--             return false
+--         end
+--         return 0 == os.execute("ping -c1 -w2 " .. default_gw .. " > /dev/null")
+--     end
+-- end
+--
+-- specifically, `os.execute` is not *expected* to return 0. it returns `true` on success:
+-- <https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#pdf-os.execute>
+-- this apparently changed from 5.1 -> 5.2
+--
+-- XXX: this same bug likely applies to `isCommand` and `runCommand` in <frontend/device/sdl/device.lua>
+-- - that would manifest as wikipedia links failing to open in external application (xdg-open)
+
+local logger = require("logger")
+logger.info("applying colin patch")
+
+local Device = require("device")
+logger.info("Device:" .. tostring(Device))
+
+local orig_initNetworkManager = Device.initNetworkManager
+Device.initNetworkManager = function(self, NetworkMgr)
+  logger.info("Device:initNetworkManager")
+  orig_initNetworkManager(self, NetworkMgr)
+  function NetworkMgr:isConnected()
+    logger.info("mocked `NetworkMgr:isConnected` to return true")
+    return true
+    -- unpatch to show that the boolean form works
+    -- local rc = os.execute("ping -c1 -w2 10.78.79.1 > /dev/null")
+    -- logger.info("ping rc: " .. tostring(rc))
+    -- return rc
+  end
+end

hosts/common/programs/koreader/default.nix

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+{ config, lib, pkgs, sane-lib, ... }:
+
+let
+  feeds = sane-lib.feeds;
+  allFeeds = config.sane.feeds;
+  wantedFeeds = feeds.filterByFormat [ "image" "text" ] allFeeds;
+  koreaderRssEntries = builtins.map (feed:
+    # format:
+    # { "<rss/atom url>", limit = <int>, download_full_article=<bool>, include_images=<bool>, enable_filter=<bool>, filter_element = "<css selector>"},
+    # limit = 0                    => download and keep *all* articles
+    # download_full_article = true => populate feed by downloading the webpage -- not just what's encoded in the RSS <article> tags
+    # - use this for articles where the RSS only encodes content previews
+    # - in practice, most articles don't work with download_full_article = false
+    # enable_filter         = true => only render content that matches the filter_element css selector.
+    let fields = [
+      (lib.escapeShellArg feed.url)
+      "limit = 5"
+      "download_full_article = true"
+      "include_images = true"
+      "enable_filter = false"
+      "filter_element = \"\""
+    ]; in "{ ${lib.concatStringsSep ", " fields } }"
+  ) wantedFeeds;
+in {
+  sane.programs.koreader = {
+    package = pkgs.koreader-from-src;
+    # koreader applies these lua "patches" at boot:
+    # - <https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/User-patches>
+    # - TODO: upstream this patch to koreader
+    # fs.".config/koreader/patches".symlink.target = "${./.}";
+    fs.".config/koreader/patches/2-colin-NetworkManager-isConnected.lua".symlink.target = "${./2-colin-NetworkManager-isConnected.lua}";
+
+    # koreader news plugin, enabled by default. file format described here:
+    # - <repo:koreader/koreader:plugins/newsdownloader.koplugin/feed_config.lua>
+    fs.".config/koreader/news/feed_config.lua".symlink.text = ''
+      return {--do NOT change this line
+        ${lib.concatStringsSep ",\n  " koreaderRssEntries}
+      }--do NOT change this line
+    '';
+
+    # koreader on aarch64 errors if there's no fonts directory (sandboxing thing, i guess)
+    fs.".local/share/fonts".dir = {};
+
+    # history, cache, dictionaries...
+    # could be more explicit if i symlinked the history.lua file to somewhere it can persist better.
+    persist.plaintext = [ ".config/koreader" ];
+  };
+}