Nix flake discussion

[V3ntus]

Discussing Nix flake development, closely following what Spacebar server has setup (including at the very development shell and package outputs).

[MathMan05]

So, Fermi only needs a node-like runtime and @swc/core to build under normal conditions. Though these aren't exactly normal conditions. For now, you should pass in the current git hash as an env var called VER, as Fermi's build system can't automatically nab it otherwise. It's recommended to either to npm run build or bun bunBuild to run the build script. To host Fermi, you can either statically host it, or use the nodejs server in the repo, I personally statically host it for the main instance though due to Fermi being so simple and static hosting being cheaper. If you want to go down the nodejs server path there's more to do.

[V3ntus]

Let me double check the work needed for static hosting. I have not evaluated that path for a Nix package, but I agree it would be cheaper. If we do go the static route for this flake, looks like these need to happen:

• Build Fermi (using npm build for example).
• Host statically (likely using SWS (NixOS Wiki).
• Ensure SWS has rewrites outlined in howToStaticallyHost.md.

I wasn't sure I understood the assumptions section.

[MathMan05]

What don't you understand? I can explain anything you need

[V3ntus]

Do I need to generate my own 404.html?

index.html will be used when in that directory

That gets generated in dist/ yeah? No other action is needed?

stuff like /app will just use the html file at /app.html

Do I need to add another rewrite rule for this?

[MathMan05]

https://github.com/MathMan05/Fermi/blob/main/src/webpage/404.html
Fermi generates a 404.html

And for the second it depends on what the static host does by default.

[MathMan05]

@V3ntus we've been forced to make a spacebar fork, would you be interested in helping us improve the nix of the fork? It's alright if not

[V3ntus]

Hey @MathMan05 I will have to get back to you on that. I've decided to move to Matrix for my chat needs.

[MathMan05]

Fair enough, let me know when you decide