From 2c0e68ef9cda9cd0c977e9168c7788fb64ba1cbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian Schmitt <mrflos@chmok.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:52:30 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat: better vm doc, remove init options

---
 build-virtual-machine.md         | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 components/ConfigForm.vue        |  3 ---
 inventory/demo-configuration.nix |  2 --
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/build-virtual-machine.md b/build-virtual-machine.md
index 356d5aa..4934dba 100644
--- a/build-virtual-machine.md
+++ b/build-virtual-machine.md
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-# Build a virtual machine based on your generated configurations
+# Build images based on your generated configurations
 
-Your Nix configurations are located in the `inventory` folder you can build and run the configuration file you want by running from the NixiN root folder, for example for the demo configuration file:
+Your Nix configurations are located in the `inventory` folder you can build and run the configuration file you want by running nixos-generate from the NixiN root folder. If the build succeeds, the last output is a command located in your nix store to run your vm.
+
+## Images formats
+
+Check <https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-formats> to find available formats.
+
+For example, for qemu-kvm runner
 
 ```bash
-nix-build '<nixpkgs/nixos>' -A vm -I nixpkgs=channel:nixos-24.05 -I nixos-config=./inventory/demo-configuration.nix
-./result/bin/run-nixos-vm
-
+nixos-generate -c inventory/demo-configuration.nix -f vm
 ```
 
+(nixos-generate is installed by nix-shell, check `shell.nix` to see the packages added)
+
+## Cross compile
+
+Check <https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators?tab=readme-ov-file#cross-compiling>.
diff --git a/components/ConfigForm.vue b/components/ConfigForm.vue
index 7580f7e..7e4994e 100644
--- a/components/ConfigForm.vue
+++ b/components/ConfigForm.vue
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ export default {
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
       ];
 
-      boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
-      boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
-
       networking = {
       hostName = "{{ networkingHostname }}";
       domain = "{{ networkingDomain }}";
diff --git a/inventory/demo-configuration.nix b/inventory/demo-configuration.nix
index 79df389..cb2b741 100644
--- a/inventory/demo-configuration.nix
+++ b/inventory/demo-configuration.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
-  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   virtualisation.vmVariant.virtualisation.forwardPorts = [
     { from = "host"; host.port = 8001; guest.port = 8001; }
   ];