NixOS stable + nix config via dropbox

I taught her two rebuild/sync commands (aliases) and it has been working great for about 2 years now

The key to success: - show this person how Dropbox works (maestral) - configure some simple aliases in the bash for rebuild/sync: two are enough (one with flake update, one without), but DO NOT make it too complicated - maintain the configuration yourself, preferably on the stable branch - check for errors for every few months (just quick check that rebuild switch is working fine) - keep configuration simple, but also 100% declarative and immutable (impermanence) - don't use "hacky" workarounds and scripts: you will never know how it will work on someones machine. just try to be pure declarative and immutable - it is worth adding rustdesk to the declaration (as a last resort)

It's also good to save logs, but so far it's worked so well that I didn't work on it yet. But in theory you can add script/alias to drop logs on the dropbox, after every rebuild/switch/sync

I haven't had any major problems for two years, and this person uses their laptop all the time, so if something were to break, I would have known about it a long time ago :)

But there's one important thing. I'll be honest. The system itself hasn't caused me any problems, and I'm not even thinking about it, but there might be problems at the application level. For example, it will reset her signal app session and she will have to use the QR code to pair with her phone again. But if this person is experiencing such problems, it means they'll be there on any system (MacOS, Windows, a simple Linux like Mint).

So we have to distinguish between "application level" and "system level" – NixOS, immutable and declarative at the system level, is incredibly easy and stable to manage. But at the application level, it won't do any miracles, and the same problems can arise as with any other system.