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+# Setup
+
+on formatted drive:
+
+```sh
+nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
+vim /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix
+```
+insert
+```nix
+boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/ d i s k ";
+networking.hostName = "TudbuT-Nix m a c h i n e";'
+```
+quit and:
+```sh
+nix-shell -p git
+rm configuration.nix
+cd /mnt/etc/nixos
+git clone https://git.tudbut.de/tudbut/nix-setup
+exit
+nixos-install
+```
diff --git a/dropfile.script.nix b/dropfile.script.nix
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+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+
+pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "dropfile" ''
+  #!/bin/bash
+  echo dropping files:
+  for f in $@ ; do
+  	echo "https://data.tudbut.de/$(basename $f)"
+  done
+  sleep 2
+
+  echo "rm $(for f in $@ ; do basename "$f" ; done)" | sftp -P 23 root@tudbut.de:/var/www/html/
+''
diff --git a/pushfile.script.nix b/pushfile.script.nix
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+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+
+pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "pushfile" ''
+  #!/bin/bash
+  echo pushing files to data.tudbut.de:
+  scp -P 23 $@ root@tudbut.de:/var/www/html
+  for f in $@ ; do
+  	echo "https://data.tudbut.de/$(basename $f)"
+  done
+''