Successfully deployed ops-jrz1 Matrix platform to production VPS using
extracted modules from ops-base. Validated deployment workflow following
ops-base best practices: boot -> reboot -> verify.
Changes:
- Pin sops-nix to June 2024 version for nixpkgs 24.05 compatibility
- Configure sops secrets for Matrix registration token and ACME email
- Add encrypted secrets.yaml (safe to commit, encrypted with age)
- Document deployment process and lessons learned
All services verified running:
- Matrix homeserver (matrix-continuwuity): conduwuit 0.5.0-rc.8
- nginx: Proxying Matrix and Forgejo
- PostgreSQL 15.10: Database services
- Forgejo 7.0.12: Git platform
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- Add hardware-configuration.nix from VPS (45.77.205.49)
- Update configuration.nix with correct boot loader (/dev/vda) and network (ens3)
- Enable Matrix homeserver and dev-platform services in hosts/ops-jrz1.nix
- Configure for clarun.xyz domain with Matrix, Forgejo, and mautrix-slack
- Add SSH authorized keys and enable Nix flakes
Ready to deploy to replace ops-base configuration.
Matrix packages (mautrix-*, matrix-continuwuity) only exist in
nixpkgs-unstable, not in nixpkgs 24.05 stable. This commit updates
all module defaults and references to use pkgs-unstable.
Changes:
- Add pkgs-unstable to module function signatures (4 modules)
- Update package option defaults from pkgs.* to pkgs-unstable.*
- Configure pkgs-unstable in flake.nix to permit olm-3.2.16
- Add VM config permittedInsecurePackages for olm (mautrix dependency)
The olm library is deprecated with known CVEs but required by mautrix
bridges. This is acceptable for testing; production should migrate to
newer cryptography implementations when available.
This maintains our stable base system (NixOS 24.05) while using
unstable only for Matrix ecosystem packages under active development.
- Add ops-jrz1-vm NixOS configuration to flake outputs
- Create hosts/ops-jrz1-vm.nix with VM-specific settings
- Configure test credentials (root:test) for local testing
- Import all Matrix platform modules for validation
- Enable VM testing workflow to catch deployment issues early
The VM config uses specialArgs to pass pkgs-unstable for Matrix
packages while keeping the base system on nixpkgs 24.05 stable.
