In reply to @sigmasquadron:matrix.org

Actually since this is -install the flag is probably --option max-jobs 1

In reply to @no-mood:matrix.org
Okay, there's still one thing I'm not clear about with NixOS Anywhere.
Is there a way to install the files on the target machine's disk as if I were using nixos-install?

Which files, your systems closure?

nixos-anywhere does call nixos-install on the remote machine, see https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-anywhere/blob/51d347d35caec995d36d1450cb5bb183318c7fb7/src/nixos-anywhere.sh#L598

In reply to @phaer:matrix.org

Yes, it's just for initial setup by default.

If you feel adventurous and have a tested backup of your data you can try rerunning the system.build.formatScript which should be idempotent but please review the script and don't blame us if it eats your data 😇

In reply to @phaer:matrix.org

Which files, your systems closure?

nixos-anywhere does call nixos-install on the remote machine, see https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-anywhere/blob/51d347d35caec995d36d1450cb5bb183318c7fb7/src/nixos-anywhere.sh#L598

In reply to @no-mood:matrix.org
While with Disko-install it was crashing

currently using this config:
https://termbin.com/v5pk
then running:

nix build .\#nixosConfigurations.limette.config.system.build.diskoImagesScript 
sudo  ./result --build-memory 4096 --pre-format-files /tmp/secret.key /tmp/secret.ke
dd if=main.raw ... 

currently using this config:
https://termbin.com/v5pk
then running:

nix build .\#nixosConfigurations.limette.config.system.build.diskoImagesScript 
sudo  ./result --build-memory 4096 --pre-format-files /tmp/secret.key /tmp/secret.key
sudo dd if=main.raw ... 

I'm having trouble mixing in a passwordFile for vmVariantWithDisko. It doesn't seem to like merging this config:

  virtualisation.vmVariantWithDisko = {
    disko.devices.mdadm = let
        passwordFile = pkgs.writeText "secret.key" "!Pa55w0rd";
    in {
        raid0.content.passwordFile = passwordFile;
        raid5.content.passwordFile = passwordFile;
    };
  };

Gives me:
at «string»:1:1:
1| nixosConfigurations.saturn.config.virtualisation.vmVariantWithDisko.disko.devices.mdadm.raid0.content
| ^

   … while evaluating the attribute 'value'
     at /nix/store/vpzg5qjqwl76ichhjwwgmwc8v3j369q5-source/lib/modules.nix:809:9:
      808|     in warnDeprecation opt //
      809|       { value = builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating the option `${showOption loc}':" value;
         |         ^
      810|         inherit (res.defsFinal') highestPrio;

   (stack trace truncated; use '--show-trace' to show the full trace)

   error: No type option set in:
   {
     passwordFile = <derivation secret.key>;
   }