use zfs

mini/install.txt

@@ -64,16 +64,45 @@ mkfs.fat -F 32 -n EFIBOOT $DISK-part1
 
 sleep 5
 
-# create the crypto containers with proper 4k sectors
+# ZFS zpool creation with encryption
-cryptsetup luksFormat --sector-size 4096 --batch-mode --verify-passphrase $DISK-part2
+zpool create \
-cryptsetup luksFormat --sector-size 4096 --batch-mode --verify-passphrase $DISK2
+    -o ashift=13 \
+    -o autotrim=off \
+    -O acltype=posixacl \
+    -O atime=off \
+    -O canmount=off \
+    -O compression=on \
+    -O dnodesize=auto \
+    -O utf8only=on \
+    -O normalization=formD \
+    -O xattr=sa \
+    -O mountpoint=none \
+    -O encryption=on \
+    -O keylocation=prompt \
+    -O keyformat=passphrase \
+    zpool $DISK-part2 $DISK2
 
-# open the containers
+sleep 5
-cryptsetup luksOpen $DISK-part2 crypt0
-cryptsetup luksOpen $DISK2 crypt1
 
-# create one large btrfs on them, RAID0 with strong checksum
+# show the pool
-mkfs.btrfs -f -d raid0 -m raid0 --checksum blake2 --features block-group-tree --label nix /dev/mapper/crypt0 /dev/mapper/crypt1
+zpool status
+
+sleep 5
+
+# create all the volumes
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/data
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/nix
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/tmp
+
+# we want 64 KB recordsize
+zfs set recordsize=64K zpool/data
+zfs set recordsize=64K zpool/nix
+zfs set recordsize=64K zpool/tmp
+
+sleep 5
+
+# show the pool
+zpool status
 
 sleep 5
 
@@ -81,27 +110,25 @@ sleep 5
 mount -t tmpfs none /mnt
 
 # Create directories to mount file systems on
-mkdir -p /mnt/{nix,home,boot,root,etc/nixos}
+mkdir -p /mnt/{data,nix,home,boot,root,etc/nixos,tmp}
 
 # mount the ESP
 mount $DISK-part1 /mnt/boot
 
-# mount large btrfs
+# mount volumes
-mount -t btrfs /dev/mapper/crypt0 -o device=/dev/mapper/crypt1 /mnt/nix
+mount -t zfs zpool/data /mnt/data
-
+mount -t zfs zpool/nix /mnt/nix
-# ensure tmp fills not the RAM
+mount -t zfs zpool/tmp /mnt/tmp
-mkdir -p /mnt/tmp /mnt/nix/tmp
-mount --bind /mnt/nix/tmp /mnt/tmp
 
 # bind mount persistent stuff to data
-mkdir -p /mnt/nix/data/{home,root,nixos/$HOST}
+mkdir -p /mnt/data/{home,root,nixos/$HOST}
-mount --bind /mnt/nix/data/home /mnt/home
+mount --bind /mnt/data/home /mnt/home
-mount --bind /mnt/nix/data/root /mnt/root
+mount --bind /mnt/data/root /mnt/root
-mount --bind /mnt/nix/data/nixos/$HOST /mnt/etc/nixos
+mount --bind /mnt/data/nixos/$HOST /mnt/etc/nixos
 
-# create fake /nix/data to have the right paths
+# create fake /data to have the right paths
-mkdir -p /nix/data
+mkdir -p /data
-mount --bind /mnt/nix/data /nix/data
+mount --bind /mnt/data /data
 
 # take a look
 mount
@@ -113,7 +140,7 @@ nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
 
 # copy config data from another machine including secrets
 
-sudo scp -r /nix/data/nixos root@192.168.13.100:/mnt/nix/data
+sudo scp -r /data/nixos root@192.168.13.100:/mnt/data
 
 # install
 
@@ -121,10 +148,8 @@ nixos-install --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' --no-root-pass
 
 # unmount all stuff and sync
 
-umount -Rl /nix/data /mnt
+umount -Rl /data /mnt
-cryptsetup luksClose crypt0
+zpool export -a
-cryptsetup luksClose crypt1
-sync
 
 # shutdown once
 
@@ -132,4 +157,4 @@ shutdown -h now
 
 # sync all /data after the install
 
-sudo -E rsync -va --delete --one-file-system /nix/data/ root@192.168.13.100:/nix/data/
+sudo -E rsync -va --delete --one-file-system /data/ root@192.168.13.100:/data/