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tarunkoyalwar/nixos-infect-hetzner — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2024-06-17

Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

TL;DR

A risky-but-fast script that converts a fresh Hetzner Cloud Linux server into a NixOS machine without reinstalling from scratch.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Converts Linux to NixOS
      Downloads and swaps files
      Rebuilds system in place
    Tech stack
      Shell script
      NixOS
      Hetzner Cloud
    Use cases
      Get NixOS on Hetzner
      Standardize infra as code
      Experiment with NixOS
    Audience
      Developers
      System administrators

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Turn a fresh Ubuntu or Debian server on Hetzner Cloud into a NixOS machine.

REASON 2

Standardize infrastructure across multiple servers using NixOS's code-first configuration.

REASON 3

Experiment with NixOS on cloud hosting without buying dedicated hardware.

REASON 4

Set up reproducible server configs on a provider that doesn't offer NixOS natively.

What's in the stack?

ShellNixOSHetzner Cloud

How it stacks up

tarunkoyalwar/nixos-infect-hetzner0verflowme/alarm-clock0verflowme/seclists
Language—CSS—
Last pushed2024-06-172022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyhardeasyeasy
Complexity4/52/51/5
Audienceops devopsvibe coderops devops

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Risky and destructive, only run on a brand-new server you can afford to lose.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through what tarunkoyalwar/nixos-infect-hetzner does before I run it on a fresh Hetzner server.
Prompt 2
Explain the risk in this script's 'infect' process and what could go wrong.
Prompt 3
Show me the steps to spin up a Hetzner server and convert it to NixOS with this script.
Prompt 4
Help me understand how this fork's Hetzner-specific patches differ from the original infect script.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is nixos-infect-hetzner?

A risky-but-fast script that converts a fresh Hetzner Cloud Linux server into a NixOS machine without reinstalling from scratch.

Is nixos-infect-hetzner actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2024-06-17).

How hard is nixos-infect-hetzner to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is nixos-infect-hetzner for?

Mainly ops devops.

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