better cage setup

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Stefan Kempinger 2026-04-02 19:50:10 +02:00
parent b1ffddfc16
commit b5fc81fe01

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# Edit this configuration file to define what should be installed on
# your system. Help is available in the configuration.nix(5) man page
# and in the NixOS manual (accessible by running 'nixos-help').
{ config, pkgs, ... }:
{
imports = [
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boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/vda";
boot.loader.grub.useOSProber = true;
services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "modesetting" ];
hardware.graphics = {
enable = true;
extraPackages = with pkgs; [
# Required for modern Intel GPUs (Xe iGPU and ARC)
intel-media-driver # VA-API (iHD) userspace
vpl-gpu-rt # oneVPL (QSV) runtime
intel-media-driver # VA-API (iHD) userspace
vpl-gpu-rt # oneVPL (QSV) runtime
# Optional (compute / tooling):
intel-compute-runtime # OpenCL (NEO) + Level Zero for Arc/Xe
intel-compute-runtime # OpenCL (NEO) + Level Zero for Arc/Xe
# NOTE: 'intel-ocl' also exists as a legacy package; not recommended for Arc/Xe.
# libvdpau-va-gl # Only if you must run VDPAU-only apps
];
};
environment.sessionVariables = {
LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD"; # Prefer the modern iHD backend
# VDPAU_DRIVER = "va_gl"; # Only if using libvdpau-va-gl
};
# May help if FFmpeg/VAAPI/QSV init fails (esp. on Arc with i915):
hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
boot.kernelParams = [ "i915.enable_guc=3" ];
environment.sessionVariables = {
LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD";
QT_QPA_PLATFORM = "wayland";
WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS = "1";
};
networking.hostName = "nixos-lnf";
networking.wireless.enable = true;
networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
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users.users.user = {
isNormalUser = true;
description = "user";
extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" "video" ];
extraGroups = [
"networkmanager"
"wheel"
"video"
];
packages = with pkgs; [ ];
openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
"ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAINGHadFhDCUU/ta3p1FQgpm7NExHkyHNrJbNJP6np5w9 kempinger@ins.jku.at"
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];
};
security.sudo.extraRules = [
{
users = [ "user" ];
commands = [
{
command = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/systemctl restart cage-tty1.service";
options = [ "NOPASSWD" ];
}
];
}
];
nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
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kmsxx
libinput
vlc
jq
sway
ffmpeg
python3
(pkgs.writeScriptBin "run-on-output" ''
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Usage: run-on-output <index> <command...>
# Example: run-on-output 1 firefox --kiosk https://example.com
# run-on-output 2 vlc --fullscreen /path/to/video.mp4
set -euo pipefail
if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
echo "Usage: run-on-output <index> <command...>" >&2
exit 1
fi
IDX="$1"
shift
MYUID=$(id -u)
SOCK=$(ls /run/user/"$MYUID"/sway-ipc.* 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
if [[ -z "$SOCK" ]]; then
echo "Error: no sway IPC socket found for uid $MYUID" >&2
exit 1
fi
export SWAYSOCK="$SOCK"
# Inherit Wayland env from the running sway instance
export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=$(${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg -t get_version -r \
| ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.loaded_config_file' 2>/dev/null \
| xargs -I{} sh -c 'echo "wayland-1"' 2>/dev/null || echo "wayland-1")
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$MYUID"
OUT=$(${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg -t get_outputs -r \
| ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r ".[$((IDX-1))].name")
if [[ "$OUT" == "null" || -z "$OUT" ]]; then
echo "Error: no output found at index $IDX" >&2
${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg -t get_outputs -r \
| ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.[].name' | nl -v1 -ba >&2
exit 1
fi
echo "Launching on output $IDX ($OUT): $*"
# Workspace management only — no exec via swaymsg
${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg "[workspace=$IDX] kill" 2>/dev/null || true
sleep 0.3
${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg "workspace $IDX; move workspace to output $OUT"
# Launch directly — inherits full PATH and Wayland env from this shell
nohup "$@" >> /tmp/run-on-output-$IDX.log 2>&1 &
echo "Launched PID $! on workspace $IDX ($OUT)"
'')
jq
bash
(pkgs.writeScriptBin "kiosk-run" ''
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: kiosk-run <command...>" >&2
exit 1
fi
echo "Setting command: $*"
echo "$*" > /etc/cage/current-cmd
echo "Restarting cage..."
sudo systemctl kill cage-tty1.service
sudo systemctl start cage-tty1.service
echo "Done."
'')
];
programs.firefox.enable = true;
# ── Sway: multi-monitor Wayland compositor ─────────────────────────────────
programs.sway = {
enable = true;
wrapperFeatures.gtk = true;
# writable by the kiosk user at runtime
environment.etc."cage/current-cmd" = {
mode = "0777";
text = "ls -al";
};
# Script that runs inside the sway session.
# It detects every active output, pins a numbered workspace to each,
# then launches one VLC per workspace (→ per monitor).
environment.etc."sway/kiosk-start.sh" = {
mode = "0755";
text = ''
#!/usr/bin/env bash
exec >> /tmp/kiosk-start.log 2>&1
echo "[$(date)] kiosk-start.sh running"
sleep 2 # give sway more time to settle
readarray -t outputs < <(
${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg -t get_outputs \
| ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.[] | select(.active) | .name'
)
echo "[$(date)] Found outputs: ''${outputs[*]}"
# for i in "''${!outputs[@]}"; do
# ws=$(( i + 1 ))
# output="''${outputs[$i]}"
# echo "[$(date)] Launching VLC on output $output (workspace $ws)"
# ${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg "workspace $ws output $output"
# ${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg "workspace $ws"
# ${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg "exec ${pkgs.firefox}/bin/firefox"
# sleep 0.5
# done
echo "[$(date)] Done"
'';
};
# # Minimal sway config for the kiosk session
# environment.etc."sway/kiosk.conf".text = ''
# output * bg #000000 solid_color
# default_border none
# hide_edge_borders both
# input * {
# xkb_layout de
# }
# for_window [app_id="vlc"] fullscreen enable, inhibit_idle open
# for_window [class="vlc"] fullscreen enable, inhibit_idle open
# for_window [title="VLC.*"] fullscreen enable, inhibit_idle open
# exec /etc/sway/kiosk-start.sh
# '';
# Minimal sway config for the kiosk session
environment.etc."sway/kiosk.conf".text = ''
output * bg #000000 solid_color
default_border none
hide_edge_borders both
input * {
xkb_layout de
}
exec /etc/sway/kiosk-start.sh
'';
environment.sessionVariables = {
QT_QPA_PLATFORM = "wayland";
WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS = "1";
};
# ── greetd: replaces cage, autologins user and starts sway ─────────────────
services.greetd = {
enable = true;
settings = {
default_session = {
command = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/sway --config /etc/sway/kiosk.conf";
user = "user";
};
systemd.services.cage-tty1 = {
serviceConfig = {
Restart = "always";
RestartSec = "1s";
TimeoutStopSec = "1";
TimeoutAbortSec = "5";
KillSignal = "SIGKILL";
};
};
# ── SSH ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
services.cage = {
enable = true;
user = "user";
program = "/etc/cage/current-cmd";
};
services.getty.loginProgram = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/true";
services.openssh = {
enable = true;
settings = {
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};
};
nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
nix.settings.experimental-features = [
"nix-command"
"flakes"
];
system.stateVersion = "25.11";
}
}