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+# Installing on a new machine
+
+1) Install [NixOS](https://nixos.org/) from an ISO via USB
+2) Reboot machine
+3) Edit /etc/nixos/configuration and add `git` to packages
+4) Clone this repo
+5) Copy new `host/` configuration for the new machine
+6) Copy /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration to `host/<host>/hardware.nix`
+7) Edit `flake.nix` to point to the new `host`
+8) `git add .`
+9) Run `sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#nixos`
+
 # Building NixOS VM
 `nix build .#nixosConfigurations.nixosvm.config.system.build.vm`
 https://gist.github.com/FlakM/0535b8aa7efec56906c5ab5e32580adf