nixos
4 posts
nix-config-tools
Rust CLI tools for managing nixos/nix-darwin configurations — now part of the @ewanc26/pkgs monorepo.
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Ewan's Project Documentation
docs.ewancroft.uk
Mar 6, 2026
Setting up NixOS to use an SSH CA
I've been experimenting with NixOS again recently — having had several failed attempts before due to the utterly impenetrable documentation — but I'm curious enough to spend a bit more effort on it. Even though I'm only running it in test VMs right now I still want to get a good feel for running it on a server, so I want to be able to log in using a signed certificate. Initially I did it the "easy" way by adding a cert-authority key for my user in configuration.nix:
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james(bl)og
jamesog.pckt.blog
Jan 30, 2026