Merge branch 'main' into update-templates-services-2

Reviewed-on: https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/pulls/4237

.gitea/workflows/create-pr.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Shared script for creating pull requests in Gitea workflows
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Required environment variables:
+# - CI_BOT_TOKEN: Gitea bot token for authentication
+# - PR_BRANCH: Branch name for the pull request
+# - PR_TITLE: Title of the pull request
+# - PR_BODY: Body/description of the pull request
+
+if [[ -z "${CI_BOT_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: CI_BOT_TOKEN is not set" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${PR_BRANCH:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: PR_BRANCH is not set" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${PR_TITLE:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: PR_TITLE is not set" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${PR_BODY:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: PR_BODY is not set" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Push the branch
+git push origin "+HEAD:${PR_BRANCH}"
+
+# Create pull request
+resp=$(nix run --inputs-from . nixpkgs#curl -- -X POST \
+  -H "Authorization: token $CI_BOT_TOKEN" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "{
+    \"head\": \"${PR_BRANCH}\",
+    \"base\": \"main\",
+    \"title\": \"${PR_TITLE}\",
+    \"body\": \"${PR_BODY}\"
+  }" \
+  "https://git.clan.lol/api/v1/repos/clan/clan-core/pulls")
+
+pr_number=$(echo "$resp" | jq -r '.number')
+
+if [[ "$pr_number" == "null" ]]; then
+  echo "Error creating pull request:" >&2
+  echo "$resp" | jq . >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Created pull request #$pr_number"
+
+# Merge when checks succeed
+while true; do
+  resp=$(nix run --inputs-from . nixpkgs#curl -- -X POST \
+    -H "Authorization: token $CI_BOT_TOKEN" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d '{
+      "Do": "merge",
+      "merge_when_checks_succeed": true,
+      "delete_branch_after_merge": true
+    }' \
+    "https://git.clan.lol/api/v1/repos/clan/clan-core/pulls/$pr_number/merge")
+  msg=$(echo "$resp" | jq -r '.message')
+  if [[ "$msg" != "Please try again later" ]]; then
+    break
+  fi
+  echo "Retrying in 2 seconds..."
+  sleep 2
+done
+
+echo "Pull request #$pr_number merge initiated"

.gitea/workflows/update-clan-core-for-checks.yml

@@ -19,35 +19,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=clan-bot GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=clan-bot@clan.lol GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=clan-bot GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=clan-bot@clan.lol
           git commit -am "Update pinned clan-core for checks"
-          git push origin +HEAD:update-clan-core-for-checks
-          set -x
-          resp=$(nix run --inputs-from . nixpkgs#curl -- -X POST \
-            -H "Authorization: token $CI_BOT_TOKEN" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d '{
-              "head": "update-clan-core-for-checks",
-              "base": "main",
-              "title": "Update Clan Core for Checks",
-              "body": "This PR updates the pinned clan-core flake input that is used for checks."
-            }' \
-           "https://git.clan.lol/api/v1/repos/clan/clan-core/pulls")
-          pr_number=$(echo "$resp" | jq -r '.number')
 
-          # Merge when succeed
+          # Use shared PR creation script
-          while true; do
+          export PR_BRANCH="update-clan-core-for-checks"
-            resp=$(nix run --inputs-from . nixpkgs#curl -- -X POST \
+          export PR_TITLE="Update Clan Core for Checks"
-              -H "Authorization: token $CI_BOT_TOKEN" \
+          export PR_BODY="This PR updates the pinned clan-core flake input that is used for checks."
-              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+
-              -d '{
+          ./.gitea/workflows/create-pr.sh
-                "Do": "merge",
-                "merge_when_checks_succeed": true,
-                "delete_branch_after_merge": true
-              }' \
-              "https://git.clan.lol/api/v1/repos/clan/clan-core/pulls/$pr_number/merge")
-            msg=$(echo $resp | jq -r '.message')
-            if [[ "$msg" != "Please try again later" ]]; then
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "Retrying in 2 seconds..."
-            sleep 2
-          done

.gitea/workflows/update-private-flake-inputs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: "Update private flake inputs"
+on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 3 * * *" # Run daily at 3 AM
+jobs:
+  update-private-flake:
+    runs-on: nix
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Update private flake inputs
+        run: |
+          # Update the private flake lock file
+          cd devFlake/private
+          nix flake update
+          cd ../..
+
+          # Update the narHash
+          bash ./devFlake/update-private-narhash
+      - name: Create pull request
+        env:
+          CI_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=clan-bot GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=clan-bot@clan.lol GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=clan-bot GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=clan-bot@clan.lol
+
+          # Check if there are any changes
+          if ! git diff --quiet; then
+            git add devFlake/private/flake.lock devFlake/private.narHash
+            git commit -m "Update dev flake"
+            
+            # Use shared PR creation script
+            export PR_BRANCH="update-dev-flake"
+            export PR_TITLE="Update dev flake"
+            export PR_BODY="This PR updates the dev flake inputs and corresponding narHash."
+          else
+            echo "No changes detected in dev flake inputs"
+          fi

checks/backups/flake-module.nix

@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
         ...
       }:
       let
-        dependencies = [
+        dependencies =
-          self
+          [
-          pkgs.stdenv.drvPath
+            pkgs.stdenv.drvPath
-        ] ++ builtins.map (i: i.outPath) (builtins.attrValues self.inputs);
+          ]
+          ++ builtins.map (i: i.outPath) (builtins.attrValues (builtins.removeAttrs self.inputs [ "self" ]));
         closureInfo = pkgs.closureInfo { rootPaths = dependencies; };
       in
       {

checks/borgbackup/default.nix

@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ nixosLib.runTest (
 
       clientone =
         { config, pkgs, ... }:
-        let
-          dependencies = [
-            clan-core
-            pkgs.stdenv.drvPath
-          ] ++ builtins.map (i: i.outPath) (builtins.attrValues clan-core.inputs);
-          closureInfo = pkgs.closureInfo { rootPaths = dependencies; };
-
-        in
         {
 
           services.openssh.enable = true;
@@ -65,15 +57,6 @@ nixosLib.runTest (
 
           environment.systemPackages = [ clan-core.packages.${pkgs.system}.clan-cli ];
 
-          environment.etc.install-closure.source = "${closureInfo}/store-paths";
-          nix.settings = {
-            substituters = pkgs.lib.mkForce [ ];
-            hashed-mirrors = null;
-            connect-timeout = pkgs.lib.mkForce 3;
-            flake-registry = pkgs.writeText "flake-registry" ''{"flakes":[],"version":2}'';
-          };
-          system.extraDependencies = dependencies;
-
           clan.core.state.test-backups.folders = [ "/var/test-backups" ];
         };
 

checks/data-mesher/default.nix

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-{
-  pkgs,
-  nixosLib,
-  clan-core,
-  lib,
-  ...
-}:
-let
-  machines = [
-    "admin"
-    "peer"
-    "signer"
-  ];
-in
-nixosLib.runTest (
-  { ... }:
-  {
-    imports = [
-      clan-core.modules.nixosTest.clanTest
-    ];
-
-    hostPkgs = pkgs;
-    name = "service-data-mesher";
-
-    clan = {
-      directory = ./.;
-      inventory = {
-        machines = lib.genAttrs machines (_: { });
-        services = {
-          data-mesher.default = {
-            roles.peer.machines = [ "peer" ];
-            roles.admin.machines = [ "admin" ];
-            roles.signer.machines = [ "signer" ];
-          };
-        };
-      };
-    };
-
-    defaults =
-      { config, ... }:
-      {
-        environment.systemPackages = [
-          config.services.data-mesher.package
-        ];
-
-        clan.data-mesher.network.interface = "eth1";
-        clan.data-mesher.bootstrapNodes = [
-          "[2001:db8:1::1]:7946" # peer1
-          "[2001:db8:1::2]:7946" # peer2
-        ];
-
-        # speed up for testing
-        services.data-mesher.settings = {
-          cluster.join_interval = lib.mkForce "2s";
-          cluster.push_pull_interval = lib.mkForce "5s";
-        };
-      };
-
-    nodes = {
-      admin.clan.data-mesher.network.tld = "foo";
-    };
-
-    # TODO Add better test script.
-    testScript = ''
-
-      def resolve(node, success = {}, fail = [], timeout = 60):
-        for hostname, ips in success.items():
-            for ip in ips:
-                node.wait_until_succeeds(f"getent ahosts {hostname} | grep {ip}", timeout)
-
-        for hostname in fail:
-            node.wait_until_fails(f"getent ahosts {hostname}")
-
-      start_all()
-
-      admin.wait_for_unit("data-mesher")
-      signer.wait_for_unit("data-mesher")
-      peer.wait_for_unit("data-mesher")
-
-      # check dns resolution
-      for node in [admin, signer, peer]:
-        resolve(node, {
-            "admin.foo": ["2001:db8:1::1", "192.168.1.1"],
-            "peer.foo": ["2001:db8:1::2", "192.168.1.2"],
-            "signer.foo": ["2001:db8:1::3", "192.168.1.3"]
-        })
-    '';
-  }
-)

checks/data-mesher/sops/machines/admin/key.json

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "publickey": "age10zxkj45fah3qa8uyg3a36jsd06d839xfq64nrez9etrsf4km0gtsp45gsz",
-  "type": "age"
-}

checks/data-mesher/sops/machines/peer/key.json

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "publickey": "age1faqrml2ukc6unfm75d3v2vnaf62v92rdxaagg3ty3cfna7vt99gqlzs43l",
-  "type": "age"
-}

checks/data-mesher/sops/machines/signer/key.json

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "publickey": "age153mke8v2qksyqjc7vta7wglzdqr5epazt83nch0ur5v7kl87cfdsr07qld",
-  "type": "age"
-}

checks/data-mesher/sops/secrets/admin-age.key/secret

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:7xyb6WoaN7uRWEO8QRkBw7iytP5hFrA94VRi+sy/UhzqT9AyDPmxB/F8ASFsBbzJUwi0Oqd2E1CeIYRoDhG7JHnDyL2bYonz2RQ=,iv:slh3x774m6oTHAXFwcen1qF+jEchOKCyNsJMbNhqXHE=,tag:wtK8H8PZCESPA1vZCd7Ptw==,type:str]",
-	"sops": {
-		"kms": null,
-		"gcp_kms": null,
-		"azure_kv": null,
-		"hc_vault": null,
-		"age": [
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBPTzZ4RTVNb2I1MTBRMEcy\neU1Eek9GakkydEJBVm9kR3AyY1pEYkorNUYwCkh2WHhNQmc1eWI2cCtEUFFWdzJq\nS0FvQWtoOFkzRVBxVzhuczc0aVprbkkKLS0tIFRLdmpnbzY1Uk9LdklEWnQzZHM2\nVEx3dzhMSnMwaWE0V0J6VTZ5ZVFYMjgKdaICa/hprHxhH89XD7ri0vyTT4rM+Si0\niHcQU4x64dgoJa4gKxgr4k9XncjoNEjJhxL7i/ZNZ5deaaLRn5rKMg==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			}
-		],
-		"lastmodified": "2025-04-08T13:24:55Z",
-		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:TJWDHGSRBfOCW8Q+t3YxG3vlpf9a5u7B27AamnOk95huqIv0htqWV3RuV7NoOZ5v2ijqSe/pLfpwrmtdhO2sUBEvhdhJm8UzLShP7AbH9lxV+icJOsY7VSrp+R5W526V46ONP6p47b7fOQBbp03BMz01G191N68WYOf6k2arGxU=,iv:nEyTBwJ2EA+OAl8Ulo5cvFX6Ow2FwzTWooF/rdkPiXg=,tag:oYcG16zR+Fb5XzVsHhq2Qw==,type:str]",
-		"pgp": null,
-		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
-		"version": "3.9.4"
-	}
-}

checks/data-mesher/sops/secrets/peer-age.key/secret

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:JOOhvl0clDD/b5YO45CXR3wVopBSNe9dYBG+p5iD+nniN2OgOwBgYPNSCVtc+NemqutD12hFUSfCzXidkv0ijhD1JZeLar9Ygxc=,iv:XctQwSYSvKhDRk/XMacC9uMydZ8e9hnhpoWTgyXiFI0=,tag:foAhBlg4DwpQU2G9DzTo5g==,type:str]",
-	"sops": {
-		"kms": null,
-		"gcp_kms": null,
-		"azure_kv": null,
-		"hc_vault": null,
-		"age": [
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBBVWMvWkp5TnZQcGs5Ykhp\nWC91YkoyZERqdXpxQm5JVmRhaUhueEJETDJVCkM4V0hSYldkV1U2Q0d1TGh3eGNR\nVjJ1VFd6ZEN0SXZjSVEvcnV2WW0vbVUKLS0tIFRCNW9nWHdYaUxLSVVUSXM0OGtN\nVFMzRXExNkYxcFE3QWlxVUM3ay9INm8KV6r8ftpwarly3qXoU9y8KxKrUKLvP9KX\nGsP0pORsaM+qPMsdfEo35CqhAeQu0+6DWd7/67+fUMp6Jr0DthtTmg==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			}
-		],
-		"lastmodified": "2025-04-08T13:25:28Z",
-		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:scY9+/fcXhfHEdrsZJLOM6nfjpRaURgTVbCRepUjhUo24B4ByEsAo2B8psVAaGEHEsFRZuoiByqrGzKhyUASmUs+wn+ziOKBTLzu55fOakp8PWYtQ4miiz2TQffp80gCQRJpykcbUgqIKXNSNutt4tosTBL7osXwCEnEQWd+SaA=,iv:1VXNvLP6DUxZYEr1juOLJmZCGbLp33DlwhxHQV9AMD4=,tag:uFM1R8OmkFS74/zkUG0k8A==,type:str]",
-		"pgp": null,
-		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
-		"version": "3.9.4"
-	}
-}

checks/data-mesher/sops/secrets/signer-age.key/secret

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:i1YBJdK8XmWnVnZKBpmWggSN8JSOr8pm2Zx+CeE8qqeLZ7xwMO8SYCutM8l94M5vzmmX0CmwzeMZ/JVPbEwFd3ZAImUfh685HOY=,iv:N4rHNaX+WmoPb0EZPqMt+CT1BzaWO9LyoemBxKn+u/s=,tag:PnzSvdGwVnTMK8Do8VzFaQ==,type:str]",
-	"sops": {
-		"kms": null,
-		"gcp_kms": null,
-		"azure_kv": null,
-		"hc_vault": null,
-		"age": [
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSB4RXlmcVNGTnlkY2ZqZFlH\nVnh0eHhRNE5hRDNDVkt0TEE0bmRNN2JIVkN3CkxnaGM4Y3M3a0xoK2xMRzBLMHRV\nT1FzKzNRMFZOeWc2K3E5K2FzdUsvWmsKLS0tIENtVlFSWElHN3RtOUY2alhxajhs\naXI1MmR4WC9EVGVFK3dHM1gvVnlZMVUKCyLz0DkdbWfSfccShO1xjWfxhunEIbD0\n6imeIBhZHvVJmZLXnVl7B0pNXo6be7WSBMAUM9gUtCNh4zaChBNwGw==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			}
-		],
-		"lastmodified": "2025-04-08T13:25:52Z",
-		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:WFGysoXN95e/RxL094CoL4iueqEcSqCSQZLahwz9HMLi+8HWZIXr55a+jyK7piqR8nBS4BquU5fKhlC6BvEbZFt69t4onTA+LxS3D7A8/TO0CWS0RymUjW9omJUseRQWwAHtE7l0qI5hdOUKhQ+o5pU+2bc3PUlaONM0aOCCoFo=,iv:l1f4aVqLl5VAMfjNxDbxQEQp/qY/nxzgv2GTuPVBoBA=,tag:4PPDCmDrviqdn42RLHQYbA==,type:str]",
-		"pgp": null,
-		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
-		"version": "3.9.4"
-	}
-}

checks/data-mesher/vars/per-machine/admin/data-mesher-host-key/private_key/secret

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
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-	"sops": {
-		"kms": null,
-		"gcp_kms": null,
-		"azure_kv": null,
-		"hc_vault": null,
-		"age": [
-			{
-				"recipient": "age10zxkj45fah3qa8uyg3a36jsd06d839xfq64nrez9etrsf4km0gtsp45gsz",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBKaTBoSFJVSTdZeW4wZG9p\nWFR1LzVmYS8xWmRqTlNtWFVkSW9jZXpVejJBCkpqZm12L1dDSmNhekVsK1JBOU9r\nZThScGdDakFlRzNsVXp1eE5yOStFSW8KLS0tIFRrTkZBQlRsR2VNcUJvNEkzS2pw\nNksvM296UkFWTkZDVVp1ZVZMNUs4cWsKWTteB1G9Oo38a81PeqKO09NUQetuqosC\nhrToQ6NMo5O7/StmVG228MHbJS3KLXsvh2AFOEPyZrbpB2Opd2wwoA==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			},
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSB6U2FWRThRNkVQdk9yZ0VE\nM09iSVhmeldMcDZVaFRDNGtjWTdBa0VIT2pJCkdtd04xSXdicDY3OHI1WXl5TndB\nemtQeW1SS2tVVllPUHhLUTRla3haZGMKLS0tIGN0NVNEN3RKeWM0azBBMnBpQU4r\nTFFzQ0lOcGt0ek9UZmZZRjhibTNTc0EKReUwYBVM1NKX0FD/ZeokFAAknwju5Azq\nGzl4UVJBi5Es0GWORdCGElPXMd7jMud1SwgY04AdZj/dzinCSW4CZw==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			}
-		],
-		"lastmodified": "2025-04-08T13:25:10Z",
-		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:0vl9Gt4QeH+GJcnl8FuWSaqQXC8S6Pe50NmeDg5Nl2NWagz8aLCvOFyTqX/Icp/bTi1XQ5icHHhF3YhM+QAvdUL3aO0WGbh92dPRnFuvlZsdtwCFhT+LyHyYHFf6yP+0h/uFpJv9fE6xY22CezA6ZVQ8ywi1epaC548Gr27uVe4=,iv:G4hZVCLkIpbg9uwB7Y8xtHLdnlmBvFrPjxSoqdyHNvM=,tag:uvKwakhUY2aa7v0tmR/o8A==,type:str]",
-		"pgp": null,
-		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
-		"version": "3.9.4"
-	}
-}

checks/data-mesher/vars/per-machine/admin/data-mesher-host-key/public_key/value

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
-MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAm204bpSFi4jOjZuXDpIZ/rcJBrbG4zAc7OSA4rAVSYE=
------END PUBLIC KEY-----

checks/data-mesher/vars/per-machine/peer/data-mesher-host-key/private_key/secret

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
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-	"sops": {
-		"kms": null,
-		"gcp_kms": null,
-		"azure_kv": null,
-		"hc_vault": null,
-		"age": [
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1faqrml2ukc6unfm75d3v2vnaf62v92rdxaagg3ty3cfna7vt99gqlzs43l",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSB4OFluVThBdUJSTmRVTk94\neFZnLytvcnNSdmQvR3ZkT2UvWFVieFV1SUFNCm9jWHlyZXRwaVdFaG9ocnd4S3FU\ndTZ2dklBbkFVL0hVT0Y2L1o5dnUyNG8KLS0tIGFvYlBJR3l2b3F6OU9uMTFkYjli\nNVFLOWQzOStpU2kzb0xyZUFCMnBmMVUK5Jzssf1XBX25bq0RKlJY8NwtKIytxL/c\nBPPFDZywJiUgw1izsdfGVkRhhSFCQIz+yWIJWzr01NU2jLyFjSfCNw==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			},
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSAzYW92c3Q4SktwSnJ1TkRJ\nZEJyZk96cG8ybkpPQzYzVk0xZGs0eCtISVR3CmhDaWxTem1FMjJKNmZNaTkxN01n\nenUvdFI1UkFmL1lzNlM5N0Ixd0dpc1EKLS0tIHpyS2VHaHRRdUovQVgvRmRHaXh3\naFpSNURjTWkxaW9TOXpKL2IvcUFEbmMKq4Ch7DIL34NetFV+xygTdcpQjjmV8v1n\nlvYcjUO/9c3nVkxNMJYGjuxFLuFc4Gw+AyawCjpsIYXRskYRW4UR1w==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			}
-		],
-		"lastmodified": "2025-04-08T13:25:43Z",
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-		"pgp": null,
-		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
-		"version": "3.9.4"
-	}
-}

checks/data-mesher/vars/per-machine/peer/data-mesher-host-key/public_key/value

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
-MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAv5dICFue2fYO0Zi1IyfYjoNfR6713WpISo7+2bSjL18=
------END PUBLIC KEY-----

checks/data-mesher/vars/per-machine/signer/data-mesher-host-key/private_key/secret

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:U8F7clQ2Tuj8zy5EoEga/Mc9N3LLZrlFf5m7UJKrP5yybFRCJSBs05hOcNe+LQZdEAvvr0Qbkry1pQyE84gCVbxHvwkD+l3GbguBuLMsW96bHcmstb6AvZyhMDBpm73Azf4lXhNaiB8p2pDWdxV77E+PPw1MNYI=,iv:hQhN6Ak8tB6cXSCnTmmQqHEpXWpWck3uIVCk5pUqFqU=,tag:uC4ljcs92WPlUOfwSkrK9Q==,type:str]",
-	"sops": {
-		"kms": null,
-		"gcp_kms": null,
-		"azure_kv": null,
-		"hc_vault": null,
-		"age": [
-			{
-				"recipient": "age153mke8v2qksyqjc7vta7wglzdqr5epazt83nch0ur5v7kl87cfdsr07qld",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBvV05lejQrdUQvQjZPOG9v\nZ01naXlYZ1JxWHhDT1M1aUs1RWJDSU1acVFFCmdHY094aGRPYWxpdVVxSFVHRU9v\nNnVaeTlpSEdtSWRDMmVMSjdSOEQ4ZlEKLS0tIFo5NVk2bzBxYjZ5ZWpDWTMrQ2VF\nVThWUk0rVXpTY2svSCtiVDhTQ2kvbFkKEM2DBuFtdEj1G/vS1TsyIfQxSFFvPTDq\nCmO7L/J5lHdyfIXzp/FlhdKpjvmchb8gbfJn7IWpKopc7Zimy/JnGQ==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			},
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSArNzVUaHkzUzVEMlh1Q3Qr\nOEo0aDJIMG91amJiZG50MEhqblRCTWxRRVVRCk4xZlp4SkJuUHc2UnFyU1prczkz\nNGtlQlRlNnBDRFFvUGhReTh6MTBZaXMKLS0tIGxtaXhUMDM0RU4yQytualdzdTFt\nWGRiVG54MnYrR2lqZVZoT0VkbmV5WUUKbzAnOkn8RYOo7z4RISQ0yN875vSEQMDa\nnnttzVrQuK0/iZvzJ0Zq8U9+JJJKvFB1tHqye6CN0zMbv55CLLnA0g==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			}
-		],
-		"lastmodified": "2025-04-08T13:26:07Z",
-		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:uMss4+BiVupFqX7nHnMo+0yZ8RPuFD8VHYK2EtJSqzgurQrZVT4tJwY50mz2gVmwbrm49QYKk5S+H29DU0cM0HiEOgB5P5ObpXTRJPagWQ48CEFrDpBzLplobxulwnN6jJ1dpL3JF3jfrzrnSDFXMvx+n5x/86/AYXYRsi/UeyY=,iv:mPT1svKrNGmYpbL9hh2Bxxakml69q+U6gQ0ZnEcbEyg=,tag:zcZx1lTw/bEsX/1g+6T04g==,type:str]",
-		"pgp": null,
-		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
-		"version": "3.9.4"
-	}
-}

checks/data-mesher/vars/per-machine/signer/data-mesher-host-key/public_key/value

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
-MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAeUkW5UIwA1svbNY71ePyJKX68UhxrqIUGQ2jd06w5WM=
------END PUBLIC KEY-----

checks/data-mesher/vars/shared/data-mesher-network-key/private_key/secret

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:nRlCMF58cnkdUAE2aVHEG1+vAckKtVt48Jr21Bklfbsqe1yTiHPFAMLL1ywgWWWd7FjI/Z8WID9sWzh9J8Vmotw4aJWU/rIQSeF8cJHALvfOxarJIIyb7purAiPoPPs6ggGmSmVFGB1aw8kH1JMcppQN8OItdQM=,iv:qTwaL2mgw6g7heN/H5qcjei3oY+h46PdSe3v2hDlkTs=,tag:jYNULrOPl9mcQTTrx1SDeA==,type:str]",
-	"sops": {
-		"kms": null,
-		"gcp_kms": null,
-		"azure_kv": null,
-		"hc_vault": null,
-		"age": [
-			{
-				"recipient": "age153mke8v2qksyqjc7vta7wglzdqr5epazt83nch0ur5v7kl87cfdsr07qld",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBRcG44cGFBWXk2Z0pmNklv\nTnJ5b0svLytzZmNNRkxCVU1zaDVhNUs2cld3CklsenpWd0g2OEdKKzBMQlNEejRn\nTlEvY01HYjdvVExadnN3aXZIRTZ4YlEKLS0tIGRPUXdNSHZCRDBMbno2MjJqRHBl\nSzdiSURDYitQWFpaSElkdmdicDVjMWsKweQiRqyzXmzabmU2fmgwHtOa9uDmhx9O\ns9NfUhC3ifooQUSeYp58b1ZGJQx5O5bn9q/DaEoit5LTOUprt1pUPA==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			},
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBiTEdlL29sVWFpSDNNaXRJ\ndTJDRkU4VzFPQ0M4MkFha2IxV2FXN2o3ZEFRCjF3UnZ5U1hTc3VvSTIzcWxOZjl0\ncHlLVEFqRk1UbGdxaUxEeDFqbFVYaU0KLS0tIFFyMnJkZnRHdWg4Z1IyRHFkY0I5\nQjdIMGtGLzRGMFM0ektDZ3hzZDdHSmMKvxOQuKgePom0QfPSvn+4vsGHhJ4BoOvW\nc27Vn4/i4hbjfJr4JpULAwyIwt3F0RaTA2M6EkFkY8otEi3vkcpWvA==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			},
-			{
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-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSA5ZzdsaVRnSmsrMGR1Ylg3\nZkpscTdwNUl5NUVXN3kvMU1icE0yZU1WSEJBClB6SlJYZUhDSElRREx5b0VueFUw\nNVFRU3BSU24yWEtpRnJoUC83SDVaUWsKLS0tIGVxNEo3TjlwakpDZlNsSkVCOXlz\nNDgwaE1xNjZkSnJBVlU5YXVHeGxVNFEKsXKyTzq9VsERpXzbFJGv/pbAghFAcXkf\nMmCgQHsfIMBJQUstcO8sAkxv3ced0dAEz8O6NUd0FS2zlhBzt29Rnw==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			},
-			{
-				"recipient": "age1faqrml2ukc6unfm75d3v2vnaf62v92rdxaagg3ty3cfna7vt99gqlzs43l",
-				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBkK1hDMGxCc1IvYXlJMnBF\nWncxaXBQa1RpTWdwUHc3Yk16My8rVHNJc2dFCkNlK2h0dy9oU3Z5ZGhwRWVLYVUz\ncVBKT2x5VnlhbXNmdHkwbmZzVG5sd0EKLS0tIHJaMzhDanF4Rkl3akN4MEIxOHFC\nYWRUZ08xb1UwOFNRaktkMjIzNXZmNkUK1rlbJ96oUNQZLmCmPNDOKxfDMMa+Bl2E\nJPxcNc7XY3WBHa3xFUbcqiPxWxDyaZjhq/LYQGpepiGonGMEzR5JOQ==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
-			}
-		],
-		"lastmodified": "2025-04-08T13:25:20Z",
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-		"pgp": null,
-		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
-		"version": "3.9.4"
-	}
-}

checks/data-mesher/vars/shared/data-mesher-network-key/public_key/value

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
-MCowBQYDK2VwAyEA/5j+Js7oxwWvZdfjfEO/3UuRqMxLKXsaNc3/5N2WSaw=
------END PUBLIC KEY-----

checks/flake-module.nix

@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ in
 
             service-dummy-test = import ./service-dummy-test nixosTestArgs;
             service-dummy-test-from-flake = import ./service-dummy-test-from-flake nixosTestArgs;
-            service-data-mesher = import ./data-mesher nixosTestArgs;
           };
 
           packagesToBuild = lib.removeAttrs self'.packages [

checks/flash/flake-module.nix

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
           name = "flash";
           nodes.target = {
             virtualisation.emptyDiskImages = [ 4096 ];
-            virtualisation.memorySize = 3000;
+            virtualisation.memorySize = 4096;
             environment.systemPackages = [ self.packages.${pkgs.system}.clan-cli ];
             environment.etc."install-closure".source = "${closureInfo}/store-paths";
 

clanModules/borgbackup/roles/client.nix

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ in
         pkgs.xkcdpass
       ];
       script = ''
-        ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$out"/borgbackup.ssh
+        ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/borgbackup.ssh
         xkcdpass -n 4 -d - > "$out"/borgbackup.repokey
       '';
     };

clanModules/disk-id/roles/default.nix

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  config,
   pkgs,
   ...
 }:
@@ -9,9 +8,14 @@
   config = {
 
     warnings = [
-      "The clan.disk-id module is deprecated and will be removed on 2025-07-15.
+      ''
-      Please migrate to user-maintained configuration or the new equivalent clan services
+        The clan.disk-id module is deprecated and will be removed on 2025-07-15.
-      (https://docs.clan.lol/reference/clanServices)."
+        For migration see: https://docs.clan.lol/guides/migrations/disk-id/
+
+        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+        !!! Please migrate. Otherwise you may not be able to boot your system after that date.  !!!
+        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+      ''
     ];
     clan.core.vars.generators.disk-id = {
       files.diskId.secret = false;

clanModules/importer/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The importer module allows users to configure importing modules in a flexible an
 
 It exposes the `extraModules` functionality of the inventory, without any added configuration.
 
-## Usage:
+## Usage
 
 ```nix
 inventory.services = {

clanModules/sshd/roles/server.nix

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ in
         pkgs.openssh
       ];
       script = ''
-        ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_ed25519
+        ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_ed25519
       '';
     };
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ in
         pkgs.openssh
       ];
       script = ''
-        ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_rsa
+        ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_rsa
       '';
     };
 

clanModules/sshd/shared.nix

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             pkgs.openssh
           ];
           script = ''
-            ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$out"/id_ed25519
+            ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/id_ed25519
           '';
         };
 

clanServices/admin/default.nix

@@ -9,15 +9,37 @@
     interface =
       { lib, ... }:
       {
-        options.allowedKeys = lib.mkOption {
+
-          default = { };
+        options = {
-          type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.str;
+          allowedKeys = lib.mkOption {
-          description = "The allowed public keys for ssh access to the admin user";
+            default = { };
-          example = {
+            type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.str;
-            "key_1" = "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQD...";
+            description = "The allowed public keys for ssh access to the admin user";
+            example = {
+              "key_1" = "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQD...";
+            };
+          };
+
+          rsaHostKey.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Generate RSA host key";
+
+          # TODO: allow per-server domains that we than collect in the inventory
+          #certicficateDomains = lib.mkOption {
+          #  type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+          #  default = [ ];
+          #  example = [ "git.mydomain.com" ];
+          #  description = "List of domains to include in the certificate. This option will not prepend the machine name in front of each domain.";
+          #};
+
+          certificateSearchDomains = lib.mkOption {
+            type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+            default = [ ];
+            example = [ "mydomain.com" ];
+            description = ''
+              List of domains to include in the certificate.
+              This option will prepend the machine name in front of each domain before adding it to the certificate.
+            '';
           };
         };
-
       };
 
     perInstance =
@@ -27,10 +49,15 @@
           { ... }:
           {
             imports = [
-              ../../clanModules/sshd
+              # We don't have a good way to specify dependencies between
-              ../../clanModules/root-password
+              # clanServices for now. When it get's implemtende, we should just
+              # use the ssh and users modules here.
+              ./ssh.nix
+              ./root-password.nix
             ];
 
+            _module.args = { inherit settings; };
+
             users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = builtins.attrValues settings.allowedKeys;
           };
       };

clanServices/admin/root-password.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# We don't have a way of specifying dependencies between clanServices for now.
+# When it get's added this file should be removed and the users module used instead.
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+
+  users.mutableUsers = false;
+  users.users.root.hashedPasswordFile =
+    config.clan.core.vars.generators.root-password.files.password-hash.path;
+
+  clan.core.vars.generators.root-password = {
+    files.password-hash.neededFor = "users";
+
+    files.password.deploy = false;
+
+    runtimeInputs = [
+      pkgs.coreutils
+      pkgs.mkpasswd
+      pkgs.xkcdpass
+    ];
+
+    prompts.password.type = "hidden";
+    prompts.password.persist = true;
+    prompts.password.description = "You can autogenerate a password, if you leave this prompt blank.";
+
+    script = ''
+      prompt_value="$(cat "$prompts"/password)"
+      if [[ -n "''${prompt_value-}" ]]; then
+        echo "$prompt_value" | tr -d "\n" > "$out"/password
+      else
+        xkcdpass --numwords 5 --delimiter - --count 1 | tr -d "\n" > "$out"/password
+      fi
+      mkpasswd -s -m sha-512 < "$out"/password | tr -d "\n" > "$out"/password-hash
+    '';
+  };
+}

clanServices/admin/ssh.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  settings,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  stringSet = list: builtins.attrNames (builtins.groupBy lib.id list);
+
+  domains = stringSet settings.certificateSearchDomains;
+
+in
+{
+
+  services.openssh = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings.PasswordAuthentication = false;
+
+    settings.HostCertificate = lib.mkIf (
+      settings.certificateSearchDomains != [ ]
+    ) config.clan.core.vars.generators.openssh-cert.files."ssh.id_ed25519-cert.pub".path;
+
+    hostKeys =
+      [
+        {
+          path = config.clan.core.vars.generators.openssh.files."ssh.id_ed25519".path;
+          type = "ed25519";
+        }
+      ]
+      ++ lib.optional settings.rsaHostKey.enable {
+        path = config.clan.core.vars.generators.openssh-rsa.files."ssh.id_rsa".path;
+        type = "rsa";
+      };
+  };
+
+  clan.core.vars.generators.openssh = {
+    files."ssh.id_ed25519" = { };
+    files."ssh.id_ed25519.pub".secret = false;
+    migrateFact = "openssh";
+    runtimeInputs = [
+      pkgs.coreutils
+      pkgs.openssh
+    ];
+    script = ''
+      ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_ed25519
+    '';
+  };
+
+  programs.ssh.knownHosts.clan-sshd-self-ed25519 = {
+    hostNames = [
+      "localhost"
+      config.networking.hostName
+    ] ++ (lib.optional (config.networking.domain != null) config.networking.fqdn);
+    publicKey = config.clan.core.vars.generators.openssh.files."ssh.id_ed25519.pub".value;
+  };
+
+  clan.core.vars.generators.openssh-rsa = lib.mkIf settings.rsaHostKey.enable {
+    files."ssh.id_rsa" = { };
+    files."ssh.id_rsa.pub".secret = false;
+    runtimeInputs = [
+      pkgs.coreutils
+      pkgs.openssh
+    ];
+    script = ''
+      ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_rsa
+    '';
+  };
+
+  clan.core.vars.generators.openssh-cert = lib.mkIf (settings.certificateSearchDomains != [ ]) {
+    files."ssh.id_ed25519-cert.pub".secret = false;
+    dependencies = [
+      "openssh"
+      "openssh-ca"
+    ];
+    validation = {
+      name = config.clan.core.settings.machine.name;
+      domains = lib.genAttrs settings.certificateSearchDomains lib.id;
+    };
+    runtimeInputs = [
+      pkgs.openssh
+      pkgs.jq
+    ];
+    script = ''
+      ssh-keygen \
+        -s $in/openssh-ca/id_ed25519 \
+        -I ${config.clan.core.settings.machine.name} \
+        -h \
+        -n ${lib.concatMapStringsSep "," (d: "${config.clan.core.settings.machine.name}.${d}") domains} \
+        $in/openssh/ssh.id_ed25519.pub
+      mv $in/openssh/ssh.id_ed25519-cert.pub "$out"/ssh.id_ed25519-cert.pub
+    '';
+  };
+
+  clan.core.vars.generators.openssh-ca = lib.mkIf (settings.certificateSearchDomains != [ ]) {
+    share = true;
+    files.id_ed25519.deploy = false;
+    files."id_ed25519.pub" = {
+      deploy = false;
+      secret = false;
+    };
+    runtimeInputs = [
+      pkgs.openssh
+    ];
+    script = ''
+      ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/id_ed25519
+    '';
+  };
+
+  programs.ssh.knownHosts.ssh-ca = lib.mkIf (settings.certificateSearchDomains != [ ]) {
+    certAuthority = true;
+    extraHostNames = builtins.map (domain: "*.${domain}") settings.certificateSearchDomains;
+    publicKey = config.clan.core.vars.generators.openssh-ca.files."id_ed25519.pub".value;
+  };
+}

clanServices/borgbackup/default.nix

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
                     pkgs.xkcdpass
                   ];
                   script = ''
-                    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$out"/borgbackup.ssh
+                    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/borgbackup.ssh
                     xkcdpass -n 4 -d - > "$out"/borgbackup.repokey
                   '';
                 };

clanServices/borgbackup/tests/vm/default.nix

@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@
         clan-core,
         ...
       }:
-      let
-        dependencies = [
-          clan-core
-          pkgs.stdenv.drvPath
-        ] ++ builtins.map (i: i.outPath) (builtins.attrValues clan-core.inputs);
-        closureInfo = pkgs.closureInfo { rootPaths = dependencies; };
-
-      in
       {
 
         services.openssh.enable = true;
@@ -59,15 +51,6 @@
 
         environment.systemPackages = [ clan-core.packages.${pkgs.system}.clan-cli ];
 
-        environment.etc.install-closure.source = "${closureInfo}/store-paths";
-        nix.settings = {
-          substituters = pkgs.lib.mkForce [ ];
-          hashed-mirrors = null;
-          connect-timeout = pkgs.lib.mkForce 3;
-          flake-registry = pkgs.writeText "flake-registry" ''{"flakes":[],"version":2}'';
-        };
-        system.extraDependencies = dependencies;
-
         clan.core.state.test-backups.folders = [ "/var/test-backups" ];
       };
 

clanServices/data-mesher/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+This service will set up data-mesher.
+
+## Usage
+
+```nix
+inventory.instances = {
+  data-mesher = {
+    module = {
+      name = "data-mesher";
+      input = "clan-core";
+    };
+    roles.admin.machines.server0 = {
+      settings = {
+        bootstrapNodes = {
+          node1 = "192.168.1.1:7946";
+          node2 = "192.168.1.2:7946";
+        };
+
+        network = {
+          hostTTL = "24h";
+          interface = "tailscale0";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+    roles.peer.machines.server1 = { };
+    roles.signer.machines.server2 = { };
+  };
+}
+```

clanServices/data-mesher/admin.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  settings,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+
+  services.data-mesher.initNetwork =
+    let
+      # for a given machine, read it's public key and remove any new lines
+      readHostKey =
+        machine:
+        let
+          path = "${config.clan.core.settings.directory}/vars/per-machine/${machine}/data-mesher-host-key/public_key/value";
+        in
+        builtins.elemAt (lib.splitString "\n" (builtins.readFile path)) 1;
+    in
+    {
+      enable = true;
+      keyPath = config.clan.core.vars.generators.data-mesher-network-key.files.private_key.path;
+
+      tld = settings.network.tld;
+      hostTTL = settings.network.hostTTL;
+
+      # admin and signer host public keys
+      signingKeys = builtins.map readHostKey (builtins.attrNames settings.bootstrapNodes);
+    };
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+{ ... }:
+let
+  sharedInterface =
+    { lib, ... }:
+    {
+      options = {
+        bootstrapNodes = lib.mkOption {
+          type = lib.types.nullOr (lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.str);
+          # the default bootstrap nodes are any machines with the admin or signers role
+          # we iterate through those machines, determining an IP address for them based on their VPN
+          # currently only supports zerotier
+          # default = builtins.foldl' (
+          #   urls: name:
+          #   let
+          #     ipPath = "${config.clan.core.settings.directory}/vars/per-machine/${name}/zerotier/zerotier-ip/value";
+          #   in
+          #   if builtins.pathExists ipPath then
+          #     let
+          #       ip = builtins.readFile ipPath;
+          #     in
+          #     urls ++ [ "[${ip}]:${builtins.toString settings.network.port}" ]
+          #   else
+          #     urls
+          # ) [ ] (dmLib.machines config).bootstrap;
+          description = ''
+            A list of bootstrap nodes that act as an initial gateway when joining
+            the cluster.
+          '';
+          example = {
+            "node1" = "192.168.1.1:7946";
+            "node2" = "192.168.1.2:7946";
+          };
+        };
+
+        network = {
+          interface = lib.mkOption {
+            type = lib.types.str;
+            description = ''
+              The interface over which cluster communication should be performed.
+              All the ip addresses associate with this interface will be part of
+              our host claim, including both ipv4 and ipv6.
+
+              This should be set to an internal/VPN interface.
+            '';
+            example = "tailscale0";
+          };
+
+          port = lib.mkOption {
+            type = lib.types.port;
+            default = 7946;
+            description = ''
+              Port to listen on for cluster communication.
+            '';
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+in
+{
+  _class = "clan.service";
+  manifest.name = "data-mesher";
+  manifest.description = "Set up data-mesher";
+  manifest.categories = [ "System" ];
+  manifest.readme = builtins.readFile ./README.md;
+
+  roles.admin = {
+    interface =
+      { lib, ... }:
+      {
+
+        imports = [ sharedInterface ];
+
+        options = {
+
+          network = {
+            tld = lib.mkOption {
+              type = lib.types.str;
+              default = "clan";
+              description = "Top level domain to use for the network";
+            };
+
+            hostTTL = lib.mkOption {
+              type = lib.types.str;
+              default = "${toString (24 * 28)}h";
+              example = "24h";
+              description = "The TTL for hosts in the network, in the form of a Go time.Duration";
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    perInstance =
+      { settings, roles, ... }:
+      {
+        nixosModule = {
+          imports = [
+            ./admin.nix
+            ./shared.nix
+          ];
+          _module.args = { inherit settings roles; };
+        };
+      };
+  };
+
+  roles.signer = {
+    interface =
+      { ... }:
+      {
+        imports = [ sharedInterface ];
+      };
+    perInstance =
+      { settings, roles, ... }:
+      {
+        nixosModule = {
+          imports = [
+            ./signer.nix
+            ./shared.nix
+          ];
+          _module.args = { inherit settings roles; };
+        };
+      };
+  };
+
+  roles.peer = {
+    interface =
+      { ... }:
+      {
+        imports = [ sharedInterface ];
+      };
+    perInstance =
+      { settings, roles, ... }:
+      {
+        nixosModule = {
+          imports = [
+            ./peer.nix
+            ./shared.nix
+          ];
+          _module.args = { inherit settings roles; };
+        };
+      };
+  };
+
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/flake-module.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+let
+  module = lib.modules.importApply ./default.nix { };
+in
+{
+  clan.modules = {
+    data-mesher = module;
+  };
+  perSystem =
+    { ... }:
+    {
+      clan.nixosTests.service-data-mesher = {
+        imports = [ ./tests/vm/default.nix ];
+        clan.modules."@clan/data-mesher" = module;
+      };
+    };
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/peer.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/shared.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+{
+  config,
+  settings,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+
+  services.data-mesher = {
+    enable = true;
+    openFirewall = true;
+
+    settings = {
+      log_level = "warn";
+      state_dir = "/var/lib/data-mesher";
+
+      # read network id from vars
+      network.id = config.clan.core.vars.generators.data-mesher-network-key.files.public_key.value;
+
+      host = {
+        names = [ config.networking.hostName ];
+        key_path = config.clan.core.vars.generators.data-mesher-host-key.files.private_key.path;
+      };
+
+      cluster = {
+        port = settings.network.port;
+        join_interval = "30s";
+        push_pull_interval = "30s";
+        interface = settings.network.interface;
+        bootstrap_nodes = (builtins.attrValues settings.bootstrapNodes);
+      };
+
+      http.port = 7331;
+      http.interface = "lo";
+    };
+  };
+
+  # Generate host key.
+  clan.core.vars.generators.data-mesher-host-key = {
+    files =
+      let
+        owner = config.users.users.data-mesher.name;
+      in
+      {
+        private_key = {
+          inherit owner;
+        };
+        public_key.secret = false;
+      };
+
+    runtimeInputs = [
+      config.services.data-mesher.package
+    ];
+
+    script = ''
+      data-mesher generate keypair \
+          --public-key-path "$out"/public_key \
+          --private-key-path "$out"/private_key
+    '';
+  };
+
+  clan.core.vars.generators.data-mesher-network-key = {
+    # generated once per clan
+    share = true;
+
+    files =
+      let
+        owner = config.users.users.data-mesher.name;
+      in
+      {
+        private_key = {
+          inherit owner;
+        };
+        public_key.secret = false;
+      };
+
+    runtimeInputs = [
+      config.services.data-mesher.package
+    ];
+
+    script = ''
+      data-mesher generate keypair \
+          --public-key-path "$out"/public_key \
+          --private-key-path "$out"/private_key
+    '';
+  };
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/signer.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+{
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  name = "service-data-mesher";
+
+  clan = {
+    directory = ./.;
+    test.useContainers = true;
+    inventory = {
+
+      machines.peer = { };
+      machines.admin = { };
+      machines.signer = { };
+
+      instances = {
+        data-mesher =
+          let
+            bootstrapNodes = {
+              admin = "[2001:db8:1::1]:7946";
+              peer = "[2001:db8:1::2]:7946";
+              # signer = "2001:db8:1::3:7946";
+            };
+          in
+          {
+            roles.peer.machines.peer.settings = {
+              network.interface = "eth1";
+              inherit bootstrapNodes;
+            };
+            roles.signer.machines.signer.settings = {
+              network.interface = "eth1";
+              inherit bootstrapNodes;
+            };
+            roles.admin.machines.admin.settings = {
+              network.tld = "foo";
+              network.interface = "eth1";
+              inherit bootstrapNodes;
+            };
+          };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  nodes =
+    let
+      commonConfig =
+        { lib, config, ... }:
+        {
+          environment.systemPackages = [
+            config.services.data-mesher.package
+          ];
+
+          # speed up for testing
+          services.data-mesher.settings = {
+            cluster.join_interval = lib.mkForce "2s";
+            cluster.push_pull_interval = lib.mkForce "5s";
+          };
+
+        };
+    in
+    {
+      peer = commonConfig;
+      admin = commonConfig;
+      signer = commonConfig;
+    };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    def resolve(node, success = {}, fail = [], timeout = 60):
+      for hostname, ips in success.items():
+          for ip in ips:
+              node.wait_until_succeeds(f"getent ahosts {hostname} | grep {ip}", timeout)
+
+      for hostname in fail:
+          node.wait_until_fails(f"getent ahosts {hostname}")
+
+    start_all()
+
+    admin.wait_for_unit("data-mesher")
+    signer.wait_for_unit("data-mesher")
+    peer.wait_for_unit("data-mesher")
+
+    # check dns resolution
+    for node in [admin, signer, peer]:
+      resolve(node, {
+          "admin.foo": ["2001:db8:1::1", "192.168.1.1"],
+          "peer.foo": ["2001:db8:1::2", "192.168.1.2"],
+          "signer.foo": ["2001:db8:1::3", "192.168.1.3"]
+      })
+  '';
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/sops/machines/admin/key.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[
+  {
+    "publickey": "age1r99qtxl0v86wg8ndcem87yk5wag5xcsk98ngaumqzww6t7pyms0q5cyl80",
+    "type": "age"
+  }
+]

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/sops/machines/peer/key.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[
+  {
+    "publickey": "age1hgjs2yqxhcxfgtvhydnfe5wzlagxw2dw4hu658e8neduy0lkye0skmjfc7",
+    "type": "age"
+  }
+]

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/sops/machines/signer/key.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[
+  {
+    "publickey": "age1k6h9mespmnr9zhtwwqlhnla80x5jhpd4c2p7hp0nfanr5tspup0s0rld2f",
+    "type": "age"
+  }
+]

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/sops/secrets/admin-age.key/secret

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:87WFWukgpTGlH67MTkHxzTosABK/6flJObt+u9UrGSOzBr1lx4V5IsMQ9HAM4jvLpveBNH4hlFDCxbD5666n2oYylGoyBph2vAg=,iv:GKLcU7Xqmb0ImvY7M71NddkOlUDSPa/fcXrXny2iZ1o=,tag:589QMSZeXdmTxRFtMFasZg==,type:str]",
+	"sops": {
+		"age": [
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBFaXlqZEU0eHRZZjBncDE1\nV2hzTGZiVy9rM0NnWjc1NlpHVVZEUFd5S2pJCmo3Nm11bGQyWWt1R2tHS2pOYlpn\nY3lGa0w3UFpDT1RLSDU4cnJ2YVBkSU0KLS0tIEJjZVc1YXJqcHczYSt6WjV3ai93\nakdPd3VHWkVnWkdhNCtZakp4VXhBUG8Kg3xd9w5oW3/q+s59LkDy5N+xmvuvHRmh\njUv6KFLaB81yv3kb7bzj8E3aMzX0x2fMIDZ3EoPVggqA/sCWQu0p5Q==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			}
+		],
+		"lastmodified": "2025-07-09T10:02:45Z",
+		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:IWKfE1Y6SNg/SK+OOAmra5SwqAUfhepCNPClWPDWpOyJDwXSpk/OKl7hi3KFfIZOGupaC0xV2tTni0Uj6IBwf8zW2Mb/b1T+fWkGiyafoKlucfNPXPCob/fyf4Ju4iD/u1mD5BYYYqNTNqJWE+MCyQigL0MPE4tXGEPDa7htM6w=,iv:5RKArbEKnYjacopfL+4QhzGB8txqc3gnlwNPfRWQSlM=,tag:mdXf02nYiW7CexIbUUaMyw==,type:str]",
+		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
+		"version": "3.10.2"
+	}
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/sops/secrets/peer-age.key/secret

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:C9evAr01JpYiMBwuy31h+G9phm+uOYoQu+PegPFAMRbjgkjh0R+uolKtweedtHumMhzEkvz7y+BlfrriVh16ceyMozfzDEkVSWM=,iv:jM4Qx4B/j5Mvc3ybOf+10hKU19l1fCc5KcKulKgMP3c=,tag:mz01kIv5kU6u3f2+FeItYA==,type:str]",
+	"sops": {
+		"age": [
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSAydzZrdDVidGpyd1NXT0Fu\nUEtZV3I4S0p5Z095QjBGaXpwOExJSkxVclVJCm54Vk12czQ5dm5TUExNNzlEcFNp\nUWorcWc1c1pvL3pkUFlQY3BJUGhUS3MKLS0tIHd2a291M0xkcjJvTXNnelRNZXda\nQi93R3FQVm0xTXBGR3E3SVpIMzgvR3MKmps5ObV1nODBQ0TKgZ++RLkjCEQM6sMn\nzonKtBingYzfeq+0+cASVkHZJpt/t0G5wmTgivKfv0OIP5eNSgIWFw==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			}
+		],
+		"lastmodified": "2025-07-09T10:02:57Z",
+		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:Jk5eL2SmNpakrGF4N/31Q/PWShV5KYfA8NmlxEkD82UsIpPiIJ4Nec6NOoo7Y4bl/J53MLjK3u0/S6q7vv0Tih6+ze6hIddMJHTCp2qqclJvpH2xn6Ln+2ZK4okK2ZbWeSDF+LHc6nIpBak8JVjC/d8dQFT2L49Dkufc1nCD46w=,iv:oR0aQzjaEpFNrpWGc1TX6/zpg0WSfQjVG6VjAMwoLTI=,tag:pigUaCkVv91tynuaNoZenA==,type:str]",
+		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
+		"version": "3.10.2"
+	}
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/sops/secrets/signer-age.key/secret

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:bIx3chjDwy4epCyFuJoZlO7EglT/vEg6pdf6x+ISxqekGrrGNdiGtw3Z9foXWAPQrzngVztbwIlcEpUusKwoRPpdGIj5YzbGZbU=,iv:Gi1hjn6cL8z+LP5g6o3bUMsuIzoZRr8e3j3EBwG3p+Y=,tag:ttIfOLhDroV/WK57KBFd0w==,type:str]",
+	"sops": {
+		"age": [
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBHNVh6OGE4aGJxbFd2Zks1\nL1ZoNkgrQjFSVFFUL2UzOGNqRXFkZURTMkJRCnZMWk00enRndzNXQmFvMG1UekI0\nUjhwZW9sQnFvb0FGbVE0N042UjF2OTAKLS0tIEdickxQdDdaZkVmN3RsemJzSElY\nWThGQVNMcnpxRlJ3bC9wVE56blljQUUK21wWOBiQc0Kyvl047nJ1N6QKR0/5Dd6r\nlqhhdFWninzqfVXJUk2pcMio8RVlvBujDsyjrPuhbRceSi+bUXIn+w==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			}
+		],
+		"lastmodified": "2025-07-09T10:03:08Z",
+		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:kA2KCDZkZuR5rD7uU4xn5sIkizcnpGcoa3PYMbl73eux7JJYuSpUojFBRcYo1WCwMeOQUGsqo8LVF/rYhH4BVJ9LERs5zTLBaUsTarY8r/UK0Q5lNYZqIrqcb5LgOf1uCvfdXg5yfaFgPFJrEqjeekb9bx8xvhDZXpsND93rrUI=,iv:B6JqWWcQV/MxP4ucAIe7EnLiq9c4pnAUj3dnEp9IXJU=,tag:1i0Fv2i7Lak5JzIbPa2/cw==,type:str]",
+		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
+		"version": "3.10.2"
+	}
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/per-machine/admin/data-mesher-host-key/private_key/secret

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:2FgvnmawAdk+/k+RVWNsKQlUFUF+pZrrEBuupdG50uLNyxHd7Gi772gKNgHWyzZ/lpODg5mQi0rL+GmZYQwtZ7h76AGUEeQvuMMTzVUop69txxwhJD2dxZyhUAxZpibwo/St84ai+8+VksLkCSYfTXCulaeOVh4=,iv:YkPNq4zDj35PRNgt2kHEkHhbLcVc9dHP/zrAwdd94sM=,tag:KwW/74C7Z/+3dNoXB3NHwQ==,type:str]",
+	"sops": {
+		"age": [
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBoaS94M0JsR2Q5N21DNnFB\nUHgvelRTK3FKZkNKcTJFbEJ1VGFIM256MVVRCmw5YjdyTVlXMlFpWnczV2dTSzhu\nSm5mMVRPeU1pYVFZNEN5MjJFZHVTejgKLS0tIDB0V2hSRkt5QzFYald0TWVza1lC\ncGNXemhGcklENTJiV1QvTFZxUDNRRlUK2dVEzSbdDNXZy7rQi5/Vq4KyHq5rMtEz\npTI8i1rFKIAy4TC7to03bOIudOIzKSCCzX31xARkM6qON0vEU9aHFg==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			},
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1r99qtxl0v86wg8ndcem87yk5wag5xcsk98ngaumqzww6t7pyms0q5cyl80",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBEOEMzcExzTTF3MmpaenRN\ncS9RbnM0aStZSjNqbjF4QisrRjhoaDg1T0ZBCmFVOWJYZkFaOXBOUGJTdytYWk52\nVXV1MDdmSWQ1OS9iODAvN2c2Q3VGYXMKLS0tIEQxeWR4bmRoOWJ2Z1FyUk1PUk1n\nM0c5Ri9FdG9FNE9CZ29VSmgvN2xDdjgKjfG38gVOXXN2ftGiCPxMFbnh7lKM1USl\nqf11k+rgvR8M9XsDy2SnirKAaNmpks1dR6Zs5ppQuYJDEYyQCrEO5g==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			}
+		],
+		"lastmodified": "2025-07-09T10:02:45Z",
+		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:TEH57vUZ/swTsWQPJ1X3J//xa1Q1LYPETZS7fuXCH1LCK51u88XGqVpNzSETREQ8LAOt34qN284b03UQIBGTeTr7I9cqt+/l8ew/0rFTiO3aiaT49q9aBkeFZlA+gy47r4hkhMmzGQJMUenvnzTHwT3Pw2RES5Vjs/2TSitpqlA=,iv:ffIotRGKU8y6j/VDLKbTmA8dZJVP5vafeG4F3wd60tc=,tag:q4xOwzLw5jxDR0pPIy2irA==,type:str]",
+		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
+		"version": "3.10.2"
+	}
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/per-machine/admin/data-mesher-host-key/public_key/value

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAi6qF8u2uvPXlSflB4fzJNlOhj5PgAmRiv+JyyYOOgg4=
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/per-machine/peer/data-mesher-host-key/private_key/secret

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:LUNuEP/xSmzJ44sheoIYN6F24Qpr3svn6rTVUpr4KZA8uVJ9gPUd4ko4+pDisc9PyXCcxx+cYGRqr1cBp8Q3R+IyFFlR2HzuReQJaScvgjlntGtMJ2hin/aBp4pHS0F4nqPcKKROiZvIN4NHsxQ6XRVDOZbI3kE=,iv:BdRHjQXJL/OGgmqWaEDLit/zHgduNfPe3GUmYDrWLPw=,tag:N0n7CCiu+COgrfrwHUwQBQ==,type:str]",
+	"sops": {
+		"age": [
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1hgjs2yqxhcxfgtvhydnfe5wzlagxw2dw4hu658e8neduy0lkye0skmjfc7",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBCYlhrU2c1NnIyTzlVRHEx\nQTFxOUY1OWJXcHl1OHpPdWN1ZGpQV0UvZ1NzCnlKbmx0bllWMTd1ZnIxUHY0ZUU0\nVG9Jb3grSEdWeVpwaHoyQUxvNERqT00KLS0tIGtwZm5aMU1DOUhJbVVpVzIxZFow\nNVEvMy91SEg3M094MEFBSkVMRkhKZmMKuUzbEITGkYS39G14JXbKWLjiQFd4SVft\nWH34B97TFhOqusVF3zHsSCMxm/0BMeBvLxO/3RmzlwBtgNiKOqLwtQ==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			},
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSA2SUhJQW5EN0VKVHpQdlZC\nYTczdVJiRFdFNGtURFc2SmxKWFFycjZkQUgwCnRBVkJvUytuUDlhVlhFYno2cnBR\nRUdjL0lab1MwZzhGTklyVWZDVFJmN3cKLS0tIFRjOC9DS3llWGZWMGI2aThVYTRu\nVEFhK2Y2YkRTZHEyMWV0Q05ISHdhVVUKo9bPdV1dUeIkm4gI0r9V/s1dAfJC+H5Z\nEIUdYA7fl3jRZ01cSZ0iYWlvdl2jj0XzKafZsEQU7rL0jg9zbA2s2g==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			}
+		],
+		"lastmodified": "2025-07-09T10:02:59Z",
+		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:+JtuPacwUMHXtp93DZmkiVne7bQUP8J7VpoS8koM0oJWJqZoQRHd9qH/04lrpp8q/YoOXtqXwhViZvFLieJVRexiXf/AAHfAfMn0EI7ois9oHhscN88Ps9nY6JUxhNd0h0OrUA58KKhrkGoqreAKAPADtVhaVCmWbU7vMUu1StE=,iv:BmJnTsgMSbl4XsBUkhSLfKd0XjhrEQfurEkaRJ6uD/g=,tag:jg21c4y4bQp0RwWTXkxF1A==,type:str]",
+		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
+		"version": "3.10.2"
+	}
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/per-machine/peer/data-mesher-host-key/public_key/value

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MCowBQYDK2VwAyEA7kRKjQpj+BXPe5buvDZtBAcU1HIcfGmbuHZqaVm3zCo=
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/per-machine/signer/data-mesher-host-key/private_key/secret

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:armAfuTE0mkoy1fxAysCX/UPNM4/mt9P6/zEDwtagTSvQjMTwVzzsM+kRdLOUV4fbZ7HdqMceaZWzurAQJenXvWlBXgn87YFOFBSpf3OnpEwCTUs9H8dsVrdSUk4SrKjCjV33mybTrae/h9tMHdkRhKJzPD1+/8=,iv:x9KVGqT2Ug6B6PNwzL7NVDQqyOmFUptUsHAJEdn30dg=,tag:XSSO6JvXaXq8aezYvpF65Q==,type:str]",
+	"sops": {
+		"age": [
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1k6h9mespmnr9zhtwwqlhnla80x5jhpd4c2p7hp0nfanr5tspup0s0rld2f",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBIMVUwMEFzVjJhYXg5MXR4\nMzZPZUFrUWdEU2hPWUVDNHpVVENpdEdYSWtnCnN0R2pVdEIxYWZXYWNBb3N5bGNK\naVpWOXp5aWVJWG9vUWtMUnhYSmMyV0UKLS0tIEtMdFAybk1PN0t2M2lkaEYzUTY3\nVzVOdTBFbnlNVTAvRU5kU0dReEZ6MlUKNHIkAUUAqnuMtXbvXqLxQwuFALsnD/i0\naBCiz6J4S18uqt3kFbXAEksbD7jCexI8m5SMp4iuumWJ/Bx1lL4TWg==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			},
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBkbzBFSGt1dXI2bDN5TmFU\nY3N6djNmMTh2ek4vUzdHbTF6Z1hDQ2t5WVNJClEzZDZiaVpBekFrYTYweDNsNmk5\nTlhYZGRNd0llMndyMkZWMyt5N3pwTE0KLS0tIGJJbU9vbnBhSE5vRW1pRG83cEFJ\nR2xDTHk3VkJaVUZSVThRV3Jldkp6cnMK1V37txaSFYfLQM0qqRWjojyTN4fTJkRm\nGO3yHX9uwo/4D2xI7LM48n4vnNhSF05bWpq0X4r13fI4DofCJeEo1g==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			}
+		],
+		"lastmodified": "2025-07-09T10:03:11Z",
+		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:qD1w+DO8cWFDQMBOrmO9FvxvJRn+mlUbh13exTGgmsdPn3uzTXknIDDHeWfkpF699nSzS6wRmgrB21e55rBU6iHMx1TW16S8wvCoYMFwib8zTrJzND7EJr/gRwQa0N080kBY3xBivKLUFlctgKtFUYZ9GQ6UTQeq18QKPoROjww=,iv:1mt8Er6YHxQ42F5Kb+xNtjbCAzokbeoNlHesC9Uzmhk=,tag:provO4tKDzoL5PHDg5EmhA==,type:str]",
+		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
+		"version": "3.10.2"
+	}
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/per-machine/signer/data-mesher-host-key/public_key/value

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAVA6c25s+yNe5225PnELDV9FwbWi9ppLoTfgmdY8kILo=
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/shared/data-mesher-network-key/private_key/secret

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+	"data": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:VzcB/JABSPoFdKYhRSn+nKxasn9zO/9fyNMrg3XstBelQNPpbO8mhmcnSamc/7e5GkpoVWgLRSULvosv+o6sz9EHRZ3UpSLBBTkDGAJmoBnkR8DbstPA9EgScpQ9IGOUP5tQ0oEOcJC3FrivdbWIzeXjpWb9BrU=,iv:6BNUrubJ9aNCkgonDRNgdyckCTndkPVDLE4X3J5d2zA=,tag:YqHTiGslEkslzUk24bmPZg==,type:str]",
+	"sops": {
+		"age": [
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1hgjs2yqxhcxfgtvhydnfe5wzlagxw2dw4hu658e8neduy0lkye0skmjfc7",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBwK2lMUTkrSmM4dHQxU0tI\nRVV6Wm4wWlJMYXBGbGdubExrMi8vRnJjdVd3CjI3aFVpdHRURHp6UEk3ZEZMcDZT\nZWZWaGFWYmY2Mk1iQ1BjalZkUnpUUm8KLS0tIEhFUVhBUjg1dC9LWHg2TytkRTlX\nNnlJZkJQc2ExK1BwaVVFcEw2b3BLZjQK8kqf3ZP9uLtbjCJLSEYpAqgq9zOS2HrY\n5MbPAKQI8iCUfnegti6hU+/MxjvPlaX1vT4V0Kd3gT4Khjl+OPw0Og==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			},
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1r99qtxl0v86wg8ndcem87yk5wag5xcsk98ngaumqzww6t7pyms0q5cyl80",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBWeUk3ZW9rdnZBTk9vQlFZ\nTzFZVDAvcXZyQjdkcGNNbnA0T3UyM3lzVERvCjFreE9RdWxnb2xWWmI4amJVdHBv\nNE9JN2tFazRnSGhiM0FId2RCUHNKWVEKLS0tIGlmM3JNSVZtR21ndFliUVpLTzJO\ncHJ2SjI1OExQK2hEN01WdG9wZ3RmVTAKi0BXp9yV2/9a9NeT7aTSK2CfkQ5yColJ\nm0+uv5AJndZ9IsaZGJxNOdAOspYdvsW38hFdfjUtVuUCyIOPc20WUg==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			},
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1k6h9mespmnr9zhtwwqlhnla80x5jhpd4c2p7hp0nfanr5tspup0s0rld2f",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBkSUR1QVMvZ3F0NUxXd00z\nOWJGZFlsUy8vUmMxa1NoakZRVmJrSmd1RzBrCk1ZcDlBMFB0WVdWeFZaT3ZBTTh5\nS2RReWpUOGRBdGV6MDdjcEY5dFYrdjAKLS0tIG9oRWhUaWJZSElRdmlOZmRKSnNq\nUUNDZFdZbmM0c25MOGpvem1JSm9pVWsKxCLPivdHc6IN6Jbf9FujLGJaXP6ieO1S\nKsrs3Fe0RdYcEKI7P9EQNebQD2kKXficM0kKV5lRRVtW5024PftWoQ==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			},
+			{
+				"recipient": "age1qm0p4vf9jvcnn43s6l4prk8zn6cx0ep9gzvevxecv729xz540v8qa742eg",
+				"enc": "-----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\nYWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSB3amkyWWlxSTJkZEdMZFhL\nU2t5OGFIa25TRmdFM0ZNcUhFRHk0eDJQN2tjCm9UcUs2V0lEZ0hyNU9uaDVrckpj\nZ1JSQlhNeExjOER2aFJTM2NDS25PN2MKLS0tIFhmM21rT0Z4aUI5TUZyNnNBQ3Jy\nSDAxejhhZDZNQTVCNjNUSTBsZncra1kKFFQrFxNMyg0AEMb1wpKBc7LOVtEHyFZW\n/o7L52fTNa0GFJ3SVEdqg0PpnRzTyA8F5L77FBGKtx6auCVVHyZZ9g==\n-----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----\n"
+			}
+		],
+		"lastmodified": "2025-07-09T10:02:48Z",
+		"mac": "ENC[AES256_GCM,data:HooesDb1S24Cfb7H0lVTA8fAjM2QAN9MaJFvOSHniR6ICJAX8t8X0xfWIFRFuwPjAxi4kpBYSjW0420Yz9lZ2m4Fxswo1TV3lzHDVN2u9hdrsfpKXg5fW+2oZihuvCRStDagT3l2fKv+C+gBnGs1qyCM60BStvrEiQxTxTTHfho=,iv:kL8N0qBj4q+ZJbNJ8Y8RcV1KpUUMvNCpdwKbTPGpG6k=,tag:o2PmRsSkqTP5Idq7veGDOw==,type:str]",
+		"unencrypted_suffix": "_unencrypted",
+		"version": "3.10.2"
+	}
+}

clanServices/data-mesher/tests/vm/vars/shared/data-mesher-network-key/public_key/value

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MCowBQYDK2VwAyEA/MuamRX6ZLcJunm7lZvlai0OZh++YuqMa56GiTwO68A=
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----

clanServices/emergency-access/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   manifest.name = "clan-core/emergency-access";
   manifest.description = "Set recovery password for emergency access to machine";
   manifest.categories = [ "System" ];
+  manifest.readme = builtins.readFile ./README.md;
 
   roles.default.perInstance = {
     nixosModule =

clanServices/hello-world/flake-module.nix

@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ in
       unit-test-module = (
         self.clanLib.test.flakeModules.makeEvalChecks {
           inherit module;
-          inherit self inputs;
+          inherit inputs;
+          fileset = lib.fileset.unions [
+            # The hello-world service being tested
+            ../../clanServices/hello-world
+            # Required modules
+            ../../nixosModules/clanCore
+          ];
           testName = "hello-world";
           tests = ./tests/eval-tests.nix;
           # Optional arguments passed to the test

clanServices/importer/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The importer module allows users to configure importing modules in a flexible and structured way.
 It exposes the `extraModules` functionality of the inventory, without any added configuration.
 
-## Usage:
+## Usage
 
 ```nix
 inventory.instances = {

clanServices/sshd/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+The `sshd` Clan service manages SSH to make it easy to securely access your machines over the internet. The service uses `vars` to store the SSH host keys for each machine to ensure they remain stable across deployments.
+
+`sshd` also generates SSH certificates for both servers and clients allowing for certificate-based authentication for SSH.
+
+The service also disables password-based authentication over SSH, to access your machines you'll need to use public key authentication or certificate-based authentication.
+
+## Usage
+
+```nix
+{
+  inventory.instances = {
+    # By default this service only generates ed25519 host keys
+    sshd-basic = {
+      module = {
+        name = "sshd";
+        input = "clan-core";
+      };
+      roles.server.tags.all = { };
+      roles.client.tags.all = { };
+    };
+
+    # Also generate RSA host keys for all servers
+    sshd-with-rsa = {
+      module = {
+        name = "sshd";
+        input = "clan-core";
+      };
+      roles.server.tags.all = { };
+      roles.server.settings = {
+        hostKeys.rsa.enable = true;
+      };
+      roles.client.tags.all = { };
+    };
+  };
+}
+```

clanServices/sshd/default.nix

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 {
   _class = "clan.service";
   manifest.name = "clan-core/sshd";
-  manifest.description = "Enables secure remote access to the machine over ssh.";
+  manifest.description = "Enables secure remote access to the machine over SSH";
   manifest.categories = [
     "System"
     "Network"
   ];
+  manifest.readme = builtins.readFile ./README.md;
 
   roles.client = {
     interface =
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
                 pkgs.openssh
               ];
               script = ''
-                ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$out"/id_ed25519
+                ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/id_ed25519
               '';
             };
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
                   pkgs.openssh
                 ];
                 script = ''
-                  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$out"/id_ed25519
+                  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/id_ed25519
                 '';
               };
 
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@
                   pkgs.openssh
                 ];
                 script = ''
-                  ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_rsa
+                  ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_rsa
                 '';
               };
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
                   pkgs.openssh
                 ];
                 script = ''
-                  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_ed25519
+                  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "" -f "$out"/ssh.id_ed25519
                 '';
               };
             };

clanServices/state-version/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   manifest.name = "clan-core/state-version";
   manifest.description = "Automatically generate the state version of the nixos installation.";
   manifest.categories = [ "System" ];
+  manifest.readme = builtins.readFile ./README.md;
 
   roles.default = {
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
             warnings = [
               ''
                 The clan.state-version service is deprecated and will be
-                removed on 2025-07-15 in favor of a nix option. 
+                removed on 2025-07-15 in favor of a nix option.
 
                 Please migrate your configuration to use `clan.core.settings.state-version.enable = true` instead.
               ''

clanServices/trusted-nix-caches/default.nix

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   manifest.name = "clan-core/trusted-nix-caches";
   manifest.description = "This module sets the `clan.lol` and `nix-community` cache up as a trusted cache.";
   manifest.categories = [ "System" ];
+  manifest.readme = builtins.readFile ./README.md;
 
   roles.default = {
 

clanServices/users/README.md

@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 ## Usage
 
-```
+```nix
-inventory.instances = {
+{
-
+  inventory.instances = {
-  # Deploy user alice on all machines. Don't prompt for password (will be
+    # Deploy user alice on all machines. Don't prompt for password (will be
-  # auto-generated).
+    # auto-generated).
-
+    user-alice = {
-  user-alice = {
+      module = {
-    module = {
+        name = "users";
-      name = "users";
+        input = "clan";
-      input = "clan";
+      };
+      roles.default.tags.all = { };
+      roles.default.settings = {
+        user = "alice";
+        prompt = false;
+      };
     };
-    roles.default.tags.all = { };
+
-    roles.default.settings = {
+    # Deploy user bob only on his laptop. Prompt for a password.
-      user = "alice";
+    user-bob = {
-      prompt = false;
+      module = {
+        name = "users";
+        input = "clan";
+      };
+      roles.default.machines.bobs-laptop = { };
+      roles.default.settings.user = "bob";
     };
   };
-
+}
-  # Deploy user bob only on his laptop. Prompt for a password.
-  user-bob = {
-    module = {
-      name = "users";
-      input = "clan";
-    };
-    roles.default.machines.bobs-laptop = { };
-    roles.default.settings.user = "bob";
-  };
 ```

clanServices/users/default.nix

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 { ... }:
 {
   _class = "clan.service";
-  manifest.name = "clan-core/users";
+  manifest.name = "clan-core/user";
-  manifest.description = "Automatically generates and configures a password for the specified user account.";
+  manifest.description = ''
+    An instance of this module will create a user account on the added machines,
+    along with a generated password that is constant across machines and user settings.
+  '';
   manifest.categories = [ "System" ];
+  manifest.readme = builtins.readFile ./README.md;
 
   roles.default = {
     interface =
-      { lib, ... }:
+      { config, lib, ... }:
       {
         options = {
           user = lib.mkOption {
@@ -19,7 +23,58 @@
             type = lib.types.bool;
             default = true;
             example = false;
-            description = "Whether the user should be prompted.";
+            description = ''
+              Whether the user should be prompted for a password.
+
+              Effects:
+
+              - *enabled* (`true`) - Prompt for a password during the machine installation or update workflow.
+              - *disabled* (`false`) - Generate a password during the machine installation or update workflow.
+
+              The password can be shown in two steps:
+
+              - `clan vars list <machine-name>`
+              - `clan vars get <machine-name> <name-of-password-variable>`
+            '';
+          };
+          regularUser = lib.mkOption {
+            type = lib.types.bool;
+            default = config.user != "root";
+            defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.user != \"root\"";
+            example = false;
+            description = ''
+              Whether the user should be a regular user or a system user.
+
+              Regular users are normal users that can log in and have a home directory.
+
+              System users are used for system services and do not have a home directory.
+
+              !!! Warning
+                  `root` cannot be a regular user.
+                  You must set this to `false` for `root`
+            '';
+          };
+          groups = lib.mkOption {
+            type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+            default = [ ];
+            example = [
+              "wheel"
+              "networkmanager"
+              "video"
+              "input"
+            ];
+            description = ''
+              Additional groups the user should be added to.
+              You can add any group that exists on your system.
+              Make sure these group exists on all machines where the user is enabled.
+
+              Commonly used groups:
+
+              - "wheel" - Allows the user to run commands as root using `sudo`.
+              - "networkmanager" - Allows the user to manage network connections.
+              - "video" - Allows the user to access video devices.
+              - "input" - Allows the user to access input devices.
+            '';
           };
         };
       };
@@ -35,9 +90,13 @@
             ...
           }:
           {
-            users.mutableUsers = false;
+            users.users.${settings.user} = {
-            users.users.${settings.user}.hashedPasswordFile =
+              isNormalUser = settings.regularUser;
-              config.clan.core.vars.generators."user-password-${settings.user}".files.user-password-hash.path;
+              extraGroups = settings.groups;
+
+              hashedPasswordFile =
+                config.clan.core.vars.generators."user-password-${settings.user}".files.user-password-hash.path;
+            };
 
             clan.core.vars.generators."user-password-${settings.user}" = {
 
@@ -80,4 +139,11 @@
           };
       };
   };
+
+  perMachine = {
+    nixosModule = {
+      # Immutable users to ensure that this module has exclusive control over the users.
+      users.mutableUsers = false;
+    };
+  };
 }

clanServices/users/tests/vm/default.nix

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     server = {
       users.users.testuser.group = "testuser";
       users.groups.testuser = { };
-      users.users.testuser.isNormalUser = true;
     };
   };
 

clanServices/zerotier/flake-module.nix

@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ in
       unit-test-module = (
         self.clanLib.test.flakeModules.makeEvalChecks {
           inherit module;
-          inherit self inputs;
+          inherit inputs;
+          fileset = lib.fileset.unions [
+            # The zerotier service being tested
+            ../../clanServices/zerotier
+            # Required modules
+            ../../nixosModules/clanCore
+            # Dependencies like clan-cli
+            ../../pkgs/clan-cli
+          ];
           testName = "zerotier";
           tests = ./tests/eval-tests.nix;
           testArgs = { };

devFlake/private.narHash

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sha256-LdjcFZLL8WNldUO2LbdqFlss/ERiGeXVqMee0IxV2z0=

devFlake/private/flake.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": [
+          "systems"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "ixx": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": [
+          "nuschtos",
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nuschtos",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1748294338,
+        "narHash": "sha256-FVO01jdmUNArzBS7NmaktLdGA5qA3lUMJ4B7a05Iynw=",
+        "owner": "NuschtOS",
+        "repo": "ixx",
+        "rev": "cc5f390f7caf265461d4aab37e98d2292ebbdb85",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NuschtOS",
+        "ref": "v0.0.8",
+        "repo": "ixx",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-dev": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1752039390,
+        "narHash": "sha256-DTHMN6kh1cGoc5hc9O0pYN+VAOnjsyy0wxq4YO5ZRvg=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "6ec4d5f023c3c000cda569255a3486e8710c39bf",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable-small",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nuschtos": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
+        "ixx": "ixx",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs-dev"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1749730855,
+        "narHash": "sha256-L3x2nSlFkXkM6tQPLJP3oCBMIsRifhIDPMQQdHO5xWo=",
+        "owner": "NuschtOS",
+        "repo": "search",
+        "rev": "8dfe5879dd009ff4742b668d9c699bc4b9761742",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NuschtOS",
+        "repo": "search",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs-dev": "nixpkgs-dev",
+        "nuschtos": "nuschtos",
+        "systems": "systems_2",
+        "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "treefmt-nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": []
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1752055615,
+        "narHash": "sha256-19m7P4O/Aw/6+CzncWMAJu89JaKeMh3aMle1CNQSIwM=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "rev": "c9d477b5d5bd7f26adddd3f96cfd6a904768d4f9",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}

devFlake/private/flake.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  description = "private dev inputs";
+
+  # Dev dependencies
+  inputs.nixpkgs-dev.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable-small";
+
+  inputs.flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  inputs.flake-utils.inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
+
+  inputs.nuschtos.url = "github:NuschtOS/search";
+  inputs.nuschtos.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-dev";
+
+  inputs.treefmt-nix.url = "github:numtide/treefmt-nix";
+  inputs.treefmt-nix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "";
+
+  inputs.systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default";
+
+  outputs = _: { };
+}

devFlake/update-private-narhash

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Used to update the private dev flake hash reference.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+echo "Updating $PWD/private.narHash" >&2
+
+nix --extra-experimental-features 'flakes nix-command' flake lock ./private
+nix --extra-experimental-features 'flakes nix-command' hash path ./private >./private.narHash
+
+echo OK

docs/mkdocs.yml

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ nav:
           - 🚀 Creating Your First Clan: guides/getting-started/index.md
           - 📀 Create USB Installer (optional): guides/getting-started/installer.md
           - ⚙️ Add Machines: guides/getting-started/add-machines.md
+          - ⚙️ Add User: guides/getting-started/add-user.md
           - ⚙️ Add Services: guides/getting-started/add-services.md
           - 🔐 Secrets & Facts: guides/getting-started/secrets.md
           - 🚢 Deploy Machine: guides/getting-started/deploy.md
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ nav:
       - Vars Backend: guides/vars-backend.md
       - Facts Backend: guides/secrets.md
       - Adding more machines: guides/more-machines.md
+      - Target Host: guides/target-host.md
       - Inventory:
           - Inventory: guides/inventory.md
       - Secure Boot: guides/secure-boot.md
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ nav:
           - Migrate existing Flakes: guides/migrations/migration-guide.md
           - Migrate inventory Services: guides/migrations/migrate-inventory-services.md
           - Facts Vars Migration: guides/migrations/migration-facts-vars.md
+          - Disk id: guides/migrations/disk-id.md
       - macOS: guides/macos.md
   - Reference:
       - Overview: reference/index.md
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ nav:
           - Overview: reference/clanServices/index.md
           - reference/clanServices/admin.md
           - reference/clanServices/borgbackup.md
+          - reference/clanServices/data-mesher.md
           - reference/clanServices/emergency-access.md
           - reference/clanServices/garage.md
           - reference/clanServices/hello-world.md
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ nav:
           - reference/cli/show.md
           - reference/cli/ssh.md
           - reference/cli/state.md
+          - reference/cli/templates.md
           - reference/cli/vars.md
           - reference/cli/vms.md
       - NixOS Modules:
@@ -197,7 +202,6 @@ theme:
     - navigation.instant
     - navigation.tabs
     - navigation.tabs.sticky
-    - navigation.footer
     - content.code.annotate
     - content.code.copy
     - content.tabs.link

docs/nix/default.nix

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  clan-core,
   pkgs,
   module-docs,
   clan-cli-docs,
@@ -19,7 +18,17 @@ pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   # Points to repository root.
   # so that we can access directories outside of docs to include code snippets
-  src = clan-core;
+  src = pkgs.lib.fileset.toSource {
+    root = ../..;
+    fileset = pkgs.lib.fileset.unions [
+      # Docs directory
+      ../../docs
+      # Icons needed for the build
+      ../../pkgs/clan-app/ui/icons
+      # Any other directories that might be referenced for code snippets
+      # Add them here as needed based on what mkdocs actually uses
+    ];
+  };
 
   nativeBuildInputs =
     [

docs/nix/flake-module.nix

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
       # Frontmatter for clanModules
       clanModulesFrontmatter =
         let
-          docs = pkgs.nixosOptionsDoc { options = self.clanLib.modules.frontmatterOptions; };
+          docs = pkgs.nixosOptionsDoc {
+            options = self.clanLib.modules.frontmatterOptions;
+            transformOptions = self.clanLib.docs.stripStorePathsFromDeclarations;
+          };
         in
         docs.optionsJSON;
 
@@ -82,10 +85,9 @@
           }
           ''
             export CLAN_CORE_PATH=${
-              self.filter {
+              inputs.nixpkgs.lib.fileset.toSource {
-                include = [
+                root = ../..;
-                  "clanModules"
+                fileset = ../../clanModules;
-                ];
               }
             }
             export CLAN_CORE_DOCS=${jsonDocs.clanCore}/share/doc/nixos/options.json
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@
       });
       packages = {
         docs = pkgs.python3.pkgs.callPackage ./default.nix {
-          clan-core = self;
           inherit (self'.packages)
             clan-cli-docs
             docs-options

docs/nix/get-module-docs.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   pkgs,
   clan-core,
 }:
+let
+  inherit (clan-core.clanLib.docs) stripStorePathsFromDeclarations;
+  transformOptions = stripStorePathsFromDeclarations;
+in
 {
   # clanModules docs
   clanModulesViaNix = lib.mapAttrs (
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@
           }).options
           ).clan.${name} or { };
         warningsAreErrors = true;
+        inherit transformOptions;
       }).optionsJSON
     else
       { }
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@
       (nixosOptionsDoc {
         inherit options;
         warningsAreErrors = true;
+        inherit transformOptions;
       }).optionsJSON
     ) rolesOptions
   ) modulesRolesOptions;
@@ -52,7 +58,15 @@
 
         (nixosOptionsDoc {
           transformOptions =
-            opt: if lib.strings.hasPrefix "_" opt.name then opt // { visible = false; } else opt;
+            opt:
+            let
+              # Apply store path stripping first
+              transformed = transformOptions opt;
+            in
+            if lib.strings.hasPrefix "_" transformed.name then
+              transformed // { visible = false; }
+            else
+              transformed;
           options = (lib.evalModules { modules = [ role.interface ]; }).options;
           warningsAreErrors = true;
         }).optionsJSON
@@ -72,5 +86,6 @@
         }).options
         ).clan.core or { };
       warningsAreErrors = true;
+      inherit transformOptions;
     }).optionsJSON;
 }

docs/nix/options/flake-module.nix

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-{ self, config, ... }:
+{
+  self,
+  config,
+  inputs,
+  privateInputs ? { },
+  ...
+}:
 {
   perSystem =
     {
-      inputs',
       lib,
+      pkgs,
       ...
     }:
     let
@@ -157,11 +163,16 @@
       };
     in
     {
-      packages.docs-options = inputs'.nuschtos.packages.mkMultiSearch {
+      packages = lib.optionalAttrs ((privateInputs ? nuschtos) || (inputs ? nuschtos)) {
-        inherit baseHref;
+        docs-options =
-        title = "Clan Options";
+          (privateInputs.nuschtos or inputs.nuschtos)
-        # scopes = mapAttrsToList mkScope serviceModules;
+          .packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.mkMultiSearch
-        scopes = [ (mkScope "Clan Inventory" serviceModules) ];
+            {
+              inherit baseHref;
+              title = "Clan Options";
+              # scopes = mapAttrsToList mkScope serviceModules;
+              scopes = [ (mkScope "Clan Inventory" serviceModules) ];
+            };
       };
     };
 }

docs/nix/render_options/__init__.py

@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
-from clan_lib.api.modules import (
+from clan_lib.errors import ClanError
+from clan_lib.services.modules import (
     CategoryInfo,
     Frontmatter,
     extract_frontmatter,
     get_roles,
 )
-from clan_lib.errors import ClanError
 
 # Get environment variables
 CLAN_CORE_PATH = Path(os.environ["CLAN_CORE_PATH"])
@@ -62,14 +62,11 @@ def sanitize(text: str) -> str:
     return text.replace(">", "\\>")
 
 
-def replace_store_path(text: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+def replace_git_url(text: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     res = text
-    if text.startswith("/nix/store/"):
+    name = Path(res).name
-        res = "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/src/branch/main/" + str(
+    if text.startswith("https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/src/branch/main/"):
-            Path(*Path(text).parts[4:])
+        name = str(Path(*Path(text).parts[7:]))
-        )
-    # name = Path(res).name
-    name = str(Path(*Path(text).parts[4:]))
     return (res, name)
 
 
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ def render_option(
 
     decls = option.get("declarations", [])
     if decls:
-        source_path, name = replace_store_path(decls[0])
+        source_path, name = replace_git_url(decls[0])
 
         name = name.split(",")[0]
         source_path = source_path.split(",")[0]
@@ -452,7 +449,6 @@ Each `clanService`:
 * Is a module of class **`clan.service`**
 * Can define **roles** (e.g., `client`, `server`)
 * Uses **`inventory.instances`** to configure where and how it is deployed
-* Replaces the legacy `clanModules` and `inventory.services` system altogether
 
 !!! Note
     `clanServices` are part of Clan's next-generation service model and are intended to replace `clanModules`.

docs/site/decisions/04-fetching-nix-from-python.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Benefits:
 * Caching mechanism is very simple.
 
 
-### Method 2: Direct access:
+### Method 2: Direct access
 
 Directly calling the evaluator / build sandbox via `nix build` and `nix eval`within the Python code
 

docs/site/guides/authoring/clanModules/index.md

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ clanModules/borgbackup
 
     ```nix title="flake.nix"
     # ...
+    # Sometimes this attribute set is defined in clan.nix
     clan-core.lib.clan {
         # 1. Add the module to the available clanModules with inventory support
         inventory.modules = {
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ The following shows how to add options to your module.
     Configuration can be set as follows.
 
     ```nix title="flake.nix"
+    # Sometimes this attribute set is defined in clan.nix
     clan-core.lib.clan {
         inventory.services = {
             custom-module.instance_1 = {

docs/site/guides/authoring/clanServices/index.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ i.e. `@hsjobeki/customNetworking`
 outputs = inputs: inputs.flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } ({
     imports = [ inputs.clan-core.flakeModules.default ];
     # ...
+    # Sometimes this attribute set is defined in clan.nix
     clan = {
         # If needed: Exporting the module for other people
         modules."@hsjobeki/customNetworking" = import ./service-modules/networking.nix;
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ To import the module use `importApply`
 outputs = inputs: flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } ({self, lib, ...}: {
     imports = [ inputs.clan-core.flakeModules.default ];
     # ...
+    # Sometimes this attribute set is defined in clan.nix
     clan = {
         # Register the module
         modules."@hsjobeki/messaging" = lib.importApply ./service-modules/messaging.nix { inherit self; };
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ Then wrap the module and forward the variable `self` from the outer context into
 outputs = inputs: flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } ({self, lib, ...}: {
     imports = [ inputs.clan-core.flakeModules.default ];
     # ...
+    # Sometimes this attribute set is defined in clan.nix
     clan = {
         # Register the module
         modules."@hsjobeki/messaging" = {

docs/site/guides/contributing/debugging.md

@@ -55,9 +55,37 @@ If you're using VSCode, it has a handy feature that makes paths to source code f
 
 ## Finding Print Messages
 
-To identify where a specific print message comes from, you can enable a helpful feature. Simply set the environment variable `export TRACE_PRINT=1`. When you run commands with `--debug` mode, each print message will include information about its source location.
+To trace the origin of print messages in `clan-cli`, you can enable special debugging features using environment variables:
+
+- Set `TRACE_PRINT=1` to include the source location with each print message:
+    ```bash
+    export TRACE_PRINT=1
+    ```
+    When running commands with `--debug`, every print will show where it was triggered in the code.
+
+- To see a deeper stack trace for each print, set `TRACE_DEPTH` to the desired number of stack frames (e.g., 3):
+    ```bash
+    export TRACE_DEPTH=3
+    ```
+
+### Additional Debug Logging
+
+You can enable more detailed logging for specific components by setting these environment variables:
+
+- `CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_SELECTORS=1` — verbose logs for flake.select operations
+- `CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_PREFETCH=1` — verbose logs for flake.prefetch operations
+- `CLAN_DEBUG_COMMANDS=1` — print the diffed environment of executed commands
+
+Example:
+```bash
+export CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_SELECTORS=1
+export CLAN_DEBUG_NIX_PREFETCH=1
+export CLAN_DEBUG_COMMANDS=1
+```
+
+These options help you pinpoint the source and context of print messages and debug logs during development.
+
 
-If you need more details, you can expand the stack trace information that appears with each print by setting the environment variable `export TRACE_DEPTH=3`.
 
 ## Analyzing Performance
 
@@ -105,7 +133,7 @@ git+file:///home/lhebendanz/Projects/clan-core
 │       ├───editor omitted (use '--all-systems' to show)
 └───templates
     ├───default: template: Initialize a new clan flake
-    └───new-clan: template: Initialize a new clan flake
+    └───default: template: Initialize a new clan flake
 ```
 
 You can execute every test separately by following the tree path `nix run .#checks.x86_64-linux.clan-pytest -L` for example.

docs/site/guides/disk-encryption.md

@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ CTRL+D
 4. Locally generate ssh host keys. You only need to generate ones for the algorithms you're using in `authorizedKeys`.
 
 ```bash
-ssh-keygen -q -N "" -t ed25519 -f ./initrd_host_ed25519_key
+ssh-keygen -q -N "" -C "" -t ed25519 -f ./initrd_host_ed25519_key
-ssh-keygen -q -N "" -t rsa -b 4096 -f ./initrd_host_rsa_key
+ssh-keygen -q -N "" -C "" -t rsa -b 4096 -f ./initrd_host_rsa_key
 ```
 
 5. Securely copy your local initrd ssh host keys to the installer's `/mnt` directory:

docs/site/guides/getting-started/add-machines.md

@@ -10,64 +10,23 @@ See the complete [list](../../guides/more-machines.md#automatic-registration) of
 
 ## Create a machine
 
-=== "flake.nix (flake-parts)"
+=== "clan.nix (declarative)"
 
-    ```{.nix hl_lines=12-15}
+    ```{.nix hl_lines="3-4"}
     {
-        inputs.clan-core.url = "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/archive/main.tar.gz";
+        inventory.machines = {
-        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
+            # Define a machine
-        inputs.flake-parts.follows = "clan-core/flake-parts";
+            jon = { };
-        inputs.flake-parts.inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
-
-        outputs =
-            inputs@{ flake-parts, ... }:
-            flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {
-                imports = [ inputs.clan-core.flakeModules.default ];
-                clan = {
-                    inventory.machines = {
-                        # Define a machine
-                        jon = { };
-                    };
-                };
-
-                systems = [
-                    "x86_64-linux"
-                    "aarch64-linux"
-                    "x86_64-darwin"
-                    "aarch64-darwin"
-                ];
         };
-    }
-    ```
 
-=== "flake.nix (classic)"
+        # Additional NixOS configuration can be added here.
-
+        # machines/jon/configuration.nix will be automatically imported.
-    ```{.nix hl_lines=11-14}
+        # See: https://docs.clan.lol/guides/more-machines/#automatic-registration
-    {
+        machines = {
-        inputs.clan-core.url = "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/archive/main.tar.gz";
+            # jon = { config, ... }: {
-        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
+            #   environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.asciinema ];
-
+            # };
-        outputs =
+        };
-            { self, clan-core, ... }:
-            let
-                clan = clan-core.lib.clan {
-                    inherit self;
-
-                    inventory.machines = {
-                        # Define a machine
-                        jon = { };
-                    };
-                };
-            in
-            {
-                inherit (clan.config)
-                    nixosConfigurations
-                    nixosModules
-                    clanInternals
-                    darwinConfigurations
-                    darwinModules
-                    ;
-            };
     }
     ```
 
@@ -89,15 +48,15 @@ See the complete [list](../../guides/more-machines.md#automatic-registration) of
 
     The option: `machines.<name>` is used to add extra *nixosConfiguration* to a machine
 
-```{.nix .annotate title="flake.nix" hl_lines="3-13 18-22"}
+Add the following to your `clan.nix` file for each machine.
-clan = {
+This example demonstrates what is needed based on a machine called `jon`:
+
+```{.nix .annotate title="clan.nix" hl_lines="3-6 15-19"}
+{
     inventory.machines = {
         jon = {
-            # Define targetHost here
+            # Define tags here (optional)
-            # Required before deployment
+            tags = [ ]; # (1)
-            deploy.targetHost = "root@jon"; # (1)
-            # Define tags here
-            tags = [ ];
         };
         sara = {
             deploy.targetHost = "root@sara";
@@ -116,9 +75,24 @@ clan = {
 }
 ```
 
-1. It is required to define a *targetHost* for each machine before deploying. Best practice has been, to use the zerotier ip/hostname or the ip from the from overlay network you decided to use.
+1. Tags can be used to automatically add this machine to services later on. - You dont need to set this now.
 2. Add your *ssh key* here - That will ensure you can always login to your machine via *ssh* in case something goes wrong.
 
+### (Optional) Create a `configuration.nix`
+
+```nix title="./machines/jon/configuration.nix"
+{
+    imports = [
+        # enables GNOME desktop (optional)
+        ../../modules/gnome.nix
+    ];
+
+    # Set nixosOptions here
+    # Or import your own modules via 'imports'
+    # ...
+}
+```
+
 ### (Optional) Renaming a Machine
 
 Older templates included static machine folders like `jon` and `sara`.

docs/site/guides/getting-started/add-services.md

@@ -17,102 +17,61 @@ To learn more: [Guide about clanService](../clanServices.md)
 
 ## Configure a Zerotier Network (recommended)
 
-```{.nix title="flake.nix" hl_lines="20-28"}
+```{.nix title="clan.nix" hl_lines="8-16"}
 {
-    inputs.clan-core.url = "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/archive/main.tar.gz";
+    inventory.machines = {
-    inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
+        jon = { };
-    inputs.flake-parts.follows = "clan-core/flake-parts";
+        sara = { };
-    inputs.flake-parts.inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
-
-    outputs =
-        inputs@{ flake-parts, ... }:
-        flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {
-            imports = [ inputs.clan-core.flakeModules.default ];
-            clan = {
-                inventory.machines = {
-                    jon = {
-                        targetHost = "root@jon";
-                    };
-                    sara = {
-                        targetHost = "root@jon";
-                    };
-                };
-                inventory.instances = {
-                    zerotier = { # (1)
-                        # Defines 'jon' as the controller
-                        roles.controller.machines.jon = {};
-                        # Defines all machines as networking peer.
-                        # The 'all' tag is a clan builtin.
-                        roles.peer.tags.all = {};
-                    };
-                }
-            };
-
-            systems = [
-                "x86_64-linux"
-                "aarch64-linux"
-                "x86_64-darwin"
-                "aarch64-darwin"
-            ];
     };
+
+    inventory.instances = {
+        zerotier = { # (1)
+            # Replace with the name (string) of your machine that you will use as zerotier-controller
+            # See: https://docs.zerotier.com/controller/
+            # Deploy this machine first to create the network secrets
+            roles.controller.machines."jon" = { }; # (2)
+            # Peers of the network
+            # this line means 'all' clan machines will be 'peers'
+            roles.peer.tags.all = { }; # (3)
+        };
+    };
+    # ...
+    # elided
 }
 ```
 
 1. See [reference/clanServices](../../reference/clanServices/index.md) for all available services and how to configure them.
    Or read [authoring/clanServices](../authoring/clanServices/index.md) if you want to bring your own
 
+2. Replace `__YOUR_CONTROLLER_` with the *name* of your machine.
+
+3. This line will add all machines of your clan as `peer` to zerotier
+
 ## Adding more recommended defaults
 
 Adding the following services is recommended for most users:
 
-```{.nix title="flake.nix" hl_lines="25-35"}
+```{.nix title="clan.nix" hl_lines="7-14"}
 {
-    inputs.clan-core.url = "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/archive/main.tar.gz";
+    inventory.machines = {
-    inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
+        jon = { };
-    inputs.flake-parts.follows = "clan-core/flake-parts";
+        sara = { };
-    inputs.flake-parts.inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
+    };
-
+    inventory.instances = {
-    outputs =
+        admin = { # (1)
-        inputs@{ flake-parts, ... }:
+            roles.default.tags.all = { };
-        flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {
+            roles.default.settings = {
-            imports = [ inputs.clan-core.flakeModules.default ];
+                allowedKeys = {
-            clan = {
+                    "my-user" = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3N..."; # (2)
-                inventory.machines = {
-                    jon = {
-                        targetHost = "root@jon";
-                    };
-                    sara = {
-                        targetHost = "root@jon";
-                    };
-                };
-                inventory.instances = {
-                    zerotier = {
-                        roles.controller.machines.jon = {};
-                        roles.peer.tags.all = {};
-                    };
-                    admin = { # (1)
-                        roles.default.tags.all = { };
-                        roles.default.settings = {
-                            allowedKeys = {
-                                "my-user" = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3N..."; # elided
-                            };
-                        };
-                    };
-                    state-version = { # (2)
-                        roles.default.tags.all = { };
-                    };
                 };
             };
-            systems = [
+        };
-                "x86_64-linux"
+        # ...
-                "aarch64-linux"
+        # elided
-                "x86_64-darwin"
-                "aarch64-darwin"
-            ];
     };
 }
 ```
 
 1. The `admin` service will generate a **root-password** and **add your ssh-key** that allows for convienient administration.
-
+2. Equivalent to directly setting `authorizedKeys` like in [configuring a machine](./add-machines.md#configuring-a-machine)
-2. The `state-version` service will generate a [nixos state version](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/FAQ/When_do_I_update_stateVersion) for each system once it is deployed.
+3. Adds `user = jon` as a user on all machines. Will create a `home` directory, and prompt for a password before deployment.

docs/site/guides/getting-started/add-user.md

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# How to add users
+
+!!! Note "Under construction"
+
+The users concept of clan is not done yet. This guide outlines some solutions from our community.
+Defining users can be done in many different ways. We want to highlight two approaches:
+
+- Using clan's [users](../../reference/clanServices/users.md) service.
+- Using a custom approach.
+
+## Adding Users using the [users](../../reference/clanServices/users.md) service
+
+To add a first *user* this guide will be leveraging two things:
+
+- [clanServices](../../reference/clanServices/index.md): Allows to bind arbitrary logic to something we call an `ìnstance`.
+- [clanServices/users](../../reference/clanServices/users.md): Implements logic for adding a single user perInstance.
+
+The example shows how to add a user called `jon`:
+
+```{.nix title="clan.nix" hl_lines="7-21"}
+{
+    inventory.machines = {
+        jon = { };
+        sara = { };
+    };
+    inventory.instances = {
+        jon-user = { # (1)
+            module.name = "users";
+
+            roles.default.tags.all = { }; # (2)
+
+            roles.default.settings = {
+                user = "jon"; # (3)
+                groups = [
+                    "wheel" # Allow using 'sudo'
+                    "networkmanager" # Allows to manage network connections.
+                    "video" # Allows to access video devices.
+                    "input" # Allows to access input devices.
+                ];
+            };
+        };
+        # ...
+        # elided
+    };
+}
+```
+
+1. Add `user = jon` as a user on all machines. Will create a `home` directory, and prompt for a password before deployment.
+2. Add this user to `all` machines
+3. Define the `name` of the user to be `jon`
+
+The `users` service creates a `/home/jon` directory, allows `jon` to sign in and will take care of the users password as part of [deployment](./deploy.md).
+
+For more information see [clanService/users](../../reference/clanServices/users.md)
+
+## Using a custom approach
+
+Some people like to define a `users` folder in their repository root.
+That allows to bind all user specific logic to a single place (`default.nix`)
+Which can be imported into individual machines to make the user avilable on that machine.
+
+```bash
+.
+├── machines
+│   ├── jon
+# ......
+├── users
+│   ├── jon
+│   │   └── default.nix # <- a NixOS module; sets some options
+# ... ... ...
+```
+
+## using [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager)
+
+When using clan's `users` service it is possible to define extraModules.
+In fact this is always possible when using clan's services.
+
+We can use this property of clan services to bind a nixosModule to the user, which configures home-manager.
+
+```{.nix title="clan.nix" hl_lines="22"}
+{
+    inventory.machines = {
+        jon = { };
+        sara = { };
+    };
+    inventory.instances = {
+        jon-user = {
+            module.name = "users";
+
+            roles.default.tags.all = { };
+
+            roles.default.settings = {
+                user = "jon",
+                groups = [
+                    "wheel"
+                    "networkmanager"
+                    "video"
+                    "input"
+                ];
+            };
+
+            roles.default.extraModules = [ ./users/jon/home.nix ]; # (1)
+        };
+        # ...
+        # elided
+    };
+}
+```
+
+1. Type `path` or `string`: Must point to a seperate file. Inlining a module is not possible
+
+!!! Note "This is inspiration"
+    Our community might come up with better solutions soon.
+    We are seeking contributions to improve this pattern if you have a nicer solution in mind.
+
+```nix title="users/jon/home.nix"
+# NixOS module to import home-manager and the home-manager configuration of 'jon'
+{ self, ...}:
+{
+  imports = [ self.inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.default ];
+  home-manager.users.jon = {
+    imports = [
+      ./home-configuration.nix
+    ];
+  };
+}
+```

docs/site/guides/getting-started/deploy.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Deploy a machine
 
-Now that you have created a new machine, we will walk through how to install it.
+Now that you have created a machines, added some services and setup secrets. This guide will walk through how to deploy it.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -10,256 +10,212 @@ Now that you have created a new machine, we will walk through how to install it.
     - [x] **Machine configuration**: See our basic [adding and configuring machine guide](./add-machines.md)
     - [x] **Initialized secrets**: See [secrets](secrets.md) for how to initialize your secrets.
 
-=== "**Physical Hardware**"
+## Physical Hardware
 
-    - [x] **USB Flash Drive**: See [Clan Installer](installer.md)
+!!! note "skip this if using a cloud VM"
 
-    !!! Steps
+Steps:
 
-        1. Create a NixOS installer image and transfer it to a bootable USB drive as described in the [installer](./installer.md).
+- Create a NixOS installer image and transfer it to a bootable USB drive as described in the [installer](./installer.md).
+- Boot the target machine and connect it to a network that makes it reachable from your setup computer.
+- Note down a reachable ip adress (*ipv4*, *ipv6* or *tor*)
 
-        2. Boot the target machine and connect it to a network that makes it reachable from your setup computer.
+---
 
-=== "**Cloud VMs**"
+The installer will generate a password and local addresses on boot, then run ssh with these preconfigured.
+The installer shows it's deployment relevant information in two formats, a text form, as well as a QR code.
 
-    - [x] Any cloud machine if it is reachable via SSH and supports `kexec`.
+Sample boot screen shows:
 
-    !!! Warning "NixOS can cause strange issues when booting in certain cloud environments."
+- Root password
-        If on Linode: Make sure that the system uses Direct Disk boot kernel (found in the configuration pannel)
+- IP address
+- Optional Tor and mDNS details
+
+```{ .bash .annotate .no-copy .nohighlight}
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ ┌───────────────────────────┐                                                       │
+│ │███████████████████████████│ # This is the QR Code (1)                             │
+│ │██ ▄▄▄▄▄ █▀▄█▀█▀▄█ ▄▄▄▄▄ ██│                                                       │
+│ │██ █   █ █▀▄▄▄█ ▀█ █   █ ██│                                                       │
+│ │██ █▄▄▄█ █▀▄ ▀▄▄▄█ █▄▄▄█ ██│                                                       │
+│ │██▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▄▀ ▀▄▀▄█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄██│                                                       │
+│ │███▀▀▀ █▄▄█ ▀▄   ▄▀▄█   ███│                                                       │
+│ │██▄██▄▄█▄▄▀▀██▄▀ ▄▄▄ ▄▀█▀██│                                                       │
+│ │██ ▄▄▄▄▄ █▄▄▄▄ █ █▄█ █▀ ███│                                                       │
+│ │██ █   █ █ █  █ ▄▄▄  ▄▀▀ ██│                                                       │
+│ │██ █▄▄▄█ █ ▄ ▄    ▄ ▀█ ▄███│                                                       │
+│ │██▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▄▄▄▄▄▄█▄▄▄▄▄█▄███│                                                       │
+│ │███████████████████████████│                                                       │
+│ └───────────────────────────┘                                                       │
+│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
+│ │Root password: cheesy-capital-unwell  # password (2)                             │ │
+│ │Local network addresses:                                                         │ │
+│ │enp1s0           UP    192.168.178.169/24 metric 1024 fe80::21e:6ff:fe45:3c92/64 │ │
+│ │enp2s0           DOWN                                                            │ │
+│ │wlan0            DOWN # connect to wlan (3)                                      │ │
+│ │Onion address: 6evxy5yhzytwpnhc2vpscrbti3iktxdhpnf6yim6bbs25p4v6beemzyd.onion    │ │
+│ │Multicast DNS: nixos-installer.local                                             │ │
+│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
+│ Press 'Ctrl-C' for console access                                                   │
+│                                                                                     │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+1.  This is not an actual QR code, because it is displayed rather poorly on text sites.
+    This would be the actual content of this specific QR code prettified:
+    ```json
+    {
+        "pass": "cheesy-capital-unwell",
+        "tor": "6evxy5yhzytwpnhc2vpscrbti3iktxdhpnf6yim6bbs25p4v6beemzyd.onion",
+        "addrs": [
+        "2001:9e8:347:ca00:21e:6ff:fe45:3c92"
+        ]
+    }
+    ```
+
+    To generate the actual QR code, that would be displayed use:
+    ```shellSession
+    echo '{"pass":"cheesy-capital-unwell","tor":"6evxy5yhzytwpnhc2vpscrbti3iktxdhpnf6yim6bbs25p4v6beemzyd.onion","addrs":["2001:9e8:347:ca00:21e:6ff:fe45:3c92"]}' | nix run nixpkgs#qrencode -- -s 2 -m 2 -t utf8
+    ```
+2.  The root password for the installer medium.
+    This password is autogenerated and meant to be easily typeable.
+3.  See [how to connect to wlan](./installer.md#optional-connect-to-wifi-manually).
+
+!!! tip
+    Use [KDE Connect](https://apps.kde.org/de/kdeconnect/) for easyily sharing QR codes from phone to desktop
+
+## Cloud VMs
+
+!!! note "skip this if using a physical machine"
+
+Clan supports any cloud machine if it is reachable via SSH and supports `kexec`.
+
+Steps:
+
+- Go to the configuration panel and note down how to connect to the machine via ssh.
+
+!!! tip "NixOS can cause strange issues when booting in certain cloud environments."
+    If on Linode: Make sure that the system uses "Direct Disk boot kernel" (found in the configuration panel)
 
 ## Setting `targetHost`
 
-=== "flake.nix (flake-parts)"
+In your nix files set the targetHost (reachable ip) that you retrieved in the previous step.
 
-    ```{.nix hl_lines="22"}
+```{.nix title="clan.nix" hl_lines="9"}
-    {
+{
-        inputs.clan-core.url = "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/archive/main.tar.gz";
+  # Ensure this is unique among all clans you want to use.
-        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
+  meta.name = "my-clan";
-        inputs.flake-parts.follows = "clan-core/flake-parts";
-        inputs.flake-parts.inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
 
-        outputs =
+  inventory.machines = {
-            inputs@{ flake-parts, ... }:
+    # Define machines here.
-            flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {
+    # The machine name will be used as the hostname.
-            systems = [
+    jon = {
-                "x86_64-linux"
+        deploy.targetHost = "root@192.168.192.4"; # (1)
-                "aarch64-linux"
+    };
-                "x86_64-darwin"
+  };
-                "aarch64-darwin"
+  # ...
-            ];
+  # elided
-            imports = [ inputs.clan-core.flakeModules.default ];
+}
+```
 
-            clan = {
+1. Use the ip address of your targetMachine that you want to deploy. If using the [flash-installer](./installer.md) it should display its local ip-address when booted.
-                inventory.machines = {
-                    jon = {
-                        # targetHost will get picked up by cli commands
-                        deploy.targetHost = "root@jon";
-                    };
-                };
-            };
-        };
-    }
-    ```
-
-=== "flake.nix (classic)"
-
-    ```{.nix hl_lines="14"}
-    {
-        inputs.clan-core.url = "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core/archive/main.tar.gz";
-        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "clan-core/nixpkgs";
-
-        outputs =
-            { self, clan-core, ... }:
-            let
-                clan = clan-core.lib.clan {
-                    inherit self;
-
-                    inventory.machines = {
-                        jon = {
-                            # targetHost will get picked up by cli commands
-                            deploy.targetHost = "root@jon";
-                        };
-                    };
-                };
-            in
-            {
-                inherit (clan.config)
-                    nixosConfigurations
-                    nixosModules
-                    clanInternals
-                    darwinConfigurations
-                    darwinModules
-                    ;
-            };
-    }
-    ```
 
 !!! warning
     The use of `root@` in the target address implies SSH access as the `root` user.
     Ensure that the root login is secured and only used when necessary.
 
-## Identify the Target Disk
+See also [how to set TargetHost](../target-host.md) for other methods.
 
-On the setup computer, SSH into the target:
+## Retrieve the hardware report
 
-```bash title="setup computer"
+By default clan uses [nixos-facter](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-facter) which captures detailed information about the machine or virtual environment.
-ssh root@<IP> lsblk --output NAME,ID-LINK,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT
+
+To generate the hardware-report (`facter.json`) run:
+
+```bash
+clan machines update-hardware-config <machineName>
 ```
 
-Replace `<IP>` with the machine's IP or hostname if mDNS (i.e. Avahi) is available.
+Example output:
 
-Which should show something like:
+```shell-session
-
+$ clan machines update-hardware-config jon
-```{.shellSession hl_lines="6" .no-copy}
+[jon] $ nixos-facter
-NAME        ID-LINK                                         FSTYPE   SIZE MOUNTPOINT
+Successfully generated: ./machines/jon/facter.json
-sda         usb-ST_16GB_AA6271026J1000000509-0:0                    14.9G
-├─sda1      usb-ST_16GB_AA6271026J1000000509-0:0-part1                 1M
-├─sda2      usb-ST_16GB_AA6271026J1000000509-0:0-part2      vfat     100M /boot
-└─sda3      usb-ST_16GB_AA6271026J1000000509-0:0-part3      ext4     2.9G /
-nvme0n1     nvme-eui.e8238fa6bf530001001b448b4aec2929              476.9G
-├─nvme0n1p1 nvme-eui.e8238fa6bf530001001b448b4aec2929-part1 vfat     512M
-├─nvme0n1p2 nvme-eui.e8238fa6bf530001001b448b4aec2929-part2 ext4   459.6G
-└─nvme0n1p3 nvme-eui.e8238fa6bf530001001b448b4aec2929-part3 swap    16.8G
 ```
 
-Look for the top-level disk device (e.g., nvme0n1 or sda) and copy its `ID-LINK`. Avoid using partition IDs like `nvme0n1p1`.
+See [update-hardware-config cli reference](../../reference/cli/machines.md#machines-update-hardware-config) for further configuration possibilities if needed.
 
-In this example we would copy `nvme-eui.e8238fa6bf530001001b448b4aec2929`
+## Configure your disk schema
+
+By default clan uses [disko](https://github.com/nix-community/disko) which allows for declarative disk partitioning.
+
+To setup a disk schema for a machine run
+
+```bash
+clan templates apply disk single-disk jon --set mainDisk ""
+```
+
+Which should fail and give the valid options for the specific hardware:
+
+```shellSession
+Invalid value  for placeholder mainDisk - Valid options:
+/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-WD_PC_SN740_SDDQNQD-512G-1201_232557804368
+```
+
+Re-run the command with the correct disk:
+
+```bash
+clan templates apply disk single-disk jon --set mainDisk "/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-WD_PC_SN740_SDDQNQD-512G-1201_232557804368"
+```
+
+Should now be succesfull
+
+```shellSession
+Applied disk template 'single-disk' to machine 'jon'
+```
+
+A disko.nix file should be created in `machines/jon`
+You can have a look and customize it if needed.
 
 !!! tip
     For advanced partitioning, see [Disko templates](https://github.com/nix-community/disko-templates) or [Disko examples](https://github.com/nix-community/disko/tree/master/example).
 
-## Fill in hardware specific machine configuration
+!!! Danger
+    Don't change the `disko.nix` after the machine is installed for the first time.
 
-Edit the following fields inside the `./machines/<machine_name>/configuration.nix`
+    Changing disko configuration requires wiping and reinstalling the machine.
 
-<!-- Note: Use "jon" instead of "<machine>" as "<" is not supported in title tag -->
+    Unless you really know what you are doing.
-
-```nix title="./machines/jon/configuration.nix" hl_lines="12 15 19"
-{
-    imports = [
-    # contains your disk format and partitioning configuration.
-    ../../modules/disko.nix
-    # this file is shared among all machines
-    ../../modules/shared.nix
-    # enables GNOME desktop (optional)
-    ../../modules/gnome.nix
-    ];
-
-    # Put your username here for login
-    users.users.user.name = "__YOUR_USERNAME__";
-
-    # Replace this __CHANGE_ME__ with the copied result of the lsblk command
-    disko.devices.disk.main.device = "/dev/disk/by-id/__CHANGE_ME__";
-
-    # IMPORTANT! Add your SSH key here
-    # e.g. > cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
-    users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [ "__YOUR_SSH_KEY__" ];
-
-    # ...
-}
-```
-
-!!! Info "Replace `__YOUR_USERNAME__` with the ip of your machine, if you use avahi you can also use your hostname"
-!!! Info "Replace `__CHANGE_ME__` with the appropriate `ID-LINK` identifier, such as `nvme-eui.e8238fa6bf530001001b448b4aec2929`"
-!!! Info "Replace `__YOUR_SSH_KEY__` with your personal key, like `ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAILoMI0NC5eT9pHlQExrvR5ASV3iW9+BXwhfchq0smXUJ jon@jon-desktop`"
 
 ## Deploy the machine
 
-**Finally deployment time!** Use the following command to build and deploy the image via SSH onto your machine.
+**Finally deployment time!** Use one of the following commands to build and deploy the image via SSH onto your machine.
-
-=== "**Image Installer**"
-
-    The installer will generate a password and local addresses on boot, then run ssh with these preconfigured.
-    The installer shows it's deployment relevant information in two formats, a text form, as well as a QR code.
-
-    Sample boot screen shows:
-
-    - Root password
-    - IP address
-    - Optional Tor and mDNS details
-
-    ```{ .bash .annotate .no-copy .nohighlight}
-    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-    │ ┌───────────────────────────┐                                                       │
-    │ │███████████████████████████│ # This is the QR Code (1)                             │
-    │ │██ ▄▄▄▄▄ █▀▄█▀█▀▄█ ▄▄▄▄▄ ██│                                                       │
-    │ │██ █   █ █▀▄▄▄█ ▀█ █   █ ██│                                                       │
-    │ │██ █▄▄▄█ █▀▄ ▀▄▄▄█ █▄▄▄█ ██│                                                       │
-    │ │██▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▄▀ ▀▄▀▄█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄██│                                                       │
-    │ │███▀▀▀ █▄▄█ ▀▄   ▄▀▄█   ███│                                                       │
-    │ │██▄██▄▄█▄▄▀▀██▄▀ ▄▄▄ ▄▀█▀██│                                                       │
-    │ │██ ▄▄▄▄▄ █▄▄▄▄ █ █▄█ █▀ ███│                                                       │
-    │ │██ █   █ █ █  █ ▄▄▄  ▄▀▀ ██│                                                       │
-    │ │██ █▄▄▄█ █ ▄ ▄    ▄ ▀█ ▄███│                                                       │
-    │ │██▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▄▄▄▄▄▄█▄▄▄▄▄█▄███│                                                       │
-    │ │███████████████████████████│                                                       │
-    │ └───────────────────────────┘                                                       │
-    │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
-    │ │Root password: cheesy-capital-unwell  # password (2)                             │ │
-    │ │Local network addresses:                                                         │ │
-    │ │enp1s0           UP    192.168.178.169/24 metric 1024 fe80::21e:6ff:fe45:3c92/64 │ │
-    │ │enp2s0           DOWN                                                            │ │
-    │ │wlan0            DOWN # connect to wlan (3)                                      │ │
-    │ │Onion address: 6evxy5yhzytwpnhc2vpscrbti3iktxdhpnf6yim6bbs25p4v6beemzyd.onion    │ │
-    │ │Multicast DNS: nixos-installer.local                                             │ │
-    │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
-    │ Press 'Ctrl-C' for console access                                                   │
-    │                                                                                     │
-    └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-    ```
-
-    1.  This is not an actual QR code, because it is displayed rather poorly on text sites.
-        This would be the actual content of this specific QR code prettified:
-        ```json
-        {
-            "pass": "cheesy-capital-unwell",
-            "tor": "6evxy5yhzytwpnhc2vpscrbti3iktxdhpnf6yim6bbs25p4v6beemzyd.onion",
-            "addrs": [
-            "2001:9e8:347:ca00:21e:6ff:fe45:3c92"
-            ]
-        }
-        ```
-
-        To generate the actual QR code, that would be displayed use:
-        ```shellSession
-        echo '{"pass":"cheesy-capital-unwell","tor":"6evxy5yhzytwpnhc2vpscrbti3iktxdhpnf6yim6bbs25p4v6beemzyd.onion","addrs":["2001:9e8:347:ca00:21e:6ff:fe45:3c92"]}' | nix run nixpkgs#qrencode -- -s 2 -m 2 -t utf8
-        ```
-    2.  The root password for the installer medium.
-        This password is autogenerated and meant to be easily typeable.
-    3.  See [how to connect to wlan](./installer.md#optional-connect-to-wifi-manually).
-
-    !!! tip
-        Use [KDE Connect](https://apps.kde.org/de/kdeconnect/) for easyily sharing QR codes from phone to desktop
-
-=== "**Cloud VM**"
-
-    Just run the command **Option B: Cloud VM** below
 
 ### Deployment Commands
 
 #### Using password auth
 
 ```bash
-clan machines install [MACHINE] --target-host <IP> --update-hardware-config nixos-facter
+clan machines install [MACHINE] --target-host <IP>
 ```
 
 #### Using QR JSON
 
 ```bash
-clan machines install [MACHINE] --json "[JSON]" --update-hardware-config nixos-facter
+clan machines install [MACHINE] --json "[JSON]"
 ```
 
 #### Using QR image file
 
 ```bash
-clan machines install [MACHINE] --png [PATH] --update-hardware-config nixos-facter
+clan machines install [MACHINE] --png [PATH]
 ```
 
 #### Option B: Cloud VM
 
 ```bash
-clan machines install [MACHINE] --target-host <IP> --update-hardware-config nixos-facter
+clan machines install [MACHINE] --target-host <IP>
 ```
 
 !!! success
@@ -318,4 +274,3 @@ clan {
 ```
 
 This is useful for machines that are not always online or are not part of the regular update cycle.
-

docs/site/guides/getting-started/index.md

@@ -38,31 +38,24 @@ By the end of this guide, you'll have a fresh NixOS configuration ready to push
 
 ## Add Clan CLI to Your Shell
 
-Add the Clan CLI into your environment:
+Create a new clan
 
 ```bash
-nix shell git+https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core#clan-cli --refresh
+nix run git+https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core#clan-cli --refresh -- flakes create
 ```
 
+This should prompt for a *name*:
+
 ```terminalSession
-clan --help
+Enter a name for the new clan: my-clan
 ```
 
-Should print the avilable commands.
+Enter a *name*, confirm with *enter*. A directory with that name will be created and initialized.
 
-Also checkout the [cli-reference documentation](../../reference/cli/index.md).
+!!! Note
+    This command uses the `default` template
 
-## Initialize Your Project
+    See `clan templates list` and the `--help` reference for how to use other templates.
-
-If you want to migrate an existing project, follow this [guide](../migrations/migration-guide.md).
-
-Set the foundation of your Clan project by initializing it by running:
-
-```bash
-clan flakes create my-clan
-```
-
-This command creates a `flake.nix` and some other files for your project.
 
 ## Explore the Project Structure
 
@@ -83,30 +76,47 @@ For example, you might see something like:
 └── README.md
 ```
 
-Don’t worry if your output looks different—the template evolves over time.
+Don’t worry if your output looks different — Clan templates evolve over time.
 
-??? info "Recommended way of sourcing the `clan` CLI tool"
+To interact with your newly created clan the you need to load the `clan` cli-package it into your environment by running:
 
-    The default template adds the `clan` CLI tool to the development shell.
+=== "Automatic (direnv, recommended)"
-    This means that you can access the `clan` CLI tool directly from the folder
+    - prerequisite: [install nix-direnv](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-direnv)
-    you are in right now.
 
-    In the `my-clan` directory, run the following command:
+    ```
+    direnv allow
+    ```
+
+=== "Manual (nix develop)"
 
     ```
     nix develop
     ```
 
-    This will ensure the `clan` CLI tool is available in your shell environment.
+verify that you can run `clan` commands:
 
-    To automatically add the `clan` CLI tool to your environment without having to
+```bash
-    run `nix develop` every time, we recommend setting up [direnv](https://direnv.net/).
+clan show
-
-```
-clan machines list
 ```
 
-If you see no output yet, that’s expected — [add machines](./add-machines.md) to populate it.
+You should see something like this:
+
+```shellSession
+Name: __CHANGE_ME__
+Description: None
+```
+
+To change the name of your clan edit `meta.name` in the `clan.nix` or `flake.nix` file
+
+```{.nix title="clan.nix" hl_lines="3"}
+{
+  # Ensure this is unique among all clans you want to use.
+  meta.name = "__CHANGE_ME__";
+
+  # ...
+  # elided
+}
+```
 
 ---
 
@@ -118,6 +128,7 @@ You can continue with **any** of the following steps at your own pace:
 - [x] [Initialize Clan](./index.md#initialize-your-project)
 - [ ] [Create USB Installer (optional)](./installer.md)
 - [ ] [Add Machines](./add-machines.md)
+- [ ] [Add a User](./add-user.md)
 - [ ] [Add Services](./add-services.md)
 - [ ] [Configure Secrets](./secrets.md)
 - [ ] [Deploy](./deploy.md) - Requires configured secrets

docs/site/guides/getting-started/secrets.md

@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ are loaded when using Clan:
   outputs =
     { self, clan-core, ... }:
     let
+      # Sometimes this attribute set is defined in clan.nix
       clan = clan-core.lib.clan {
         inherit self;