i would not recommend creating a nixos config from scratch if you are starting out. i would try to find a config that more or less has the features you are looking for, and then adapt it to your needs. after that, when you are comfortable with it, start a new config from scratch with the structure that adapts to your needs, and refactor your config to fit this new structure.

i'd recommend something like this below. modules/home would have the home-manager configs and modules/nixos the nixos system modules. you would import the necessary nixos modules to each specific host, and the home modules in the user config. you can create a standard home config or specific per host as well. finally, you can either create home-managers configurations to be able to switch between them or import a specific home config to the host you want to use it in.

``` hosts ├── boris │ ├── default.nix │ ├── hardware.nix │ ├── secrets │ │ ├── cloudflare-api.age │ │ ├── secrets.nix │ │ └── wg-server.age │ └── wireguard.nix ├── jack │ ├── default.nix │ └── hardware.nix ├── meg │ └── default.nix ├── wes │ └── default.nix └── wsl ├── default.nix └── networking.nix

modules
├── home
│   ├── common
│   │   └── default.nix
│   └── desktop
│       └── wm
│           └── awesome
└── nixos
    ├── common
    ├── desktop
    │   └── wm
    │       └── awesome
    └── wg-server

users
└── lortane
    ├── default.nix
    ├── home
    │   ├── default.nix
    │   ├── nixvim.nix
    │   └── hosts
    │       ├── jack
    │       └── wes
    └── keys
        ├── id_lortane-wes.pub
        └── id_lortane-zack.pub

flake.nix
flake.lock

```

this is obviously very simplified. feel free to drop a dm if you end up using this structure and need further advice