/*
Manages the remote build configuration, /etc/nix/machines
See also
- ./nix.nix
- nixos/modules/services/system/nix-daemon.nix
*/
{ config, lib, ... }:
let
inherit (lib)
any
concatMapStrings
concatStringsSep
filter
getVersion
mkIf
mkMerge
mkOption
optional
optionalString
types
versionAtLeast
;
cfg = config.nix;
nixPackage = cfg.package.out;
isNixAtLeast = versionAtLeast (getVersion nixPackage);
buildMachinesText =
concatMapStrings
(machine:
(concatStringsSep " " ([
"${optionalString (machine.protocol != null) "${machine.protocol}://"}${optionalString (machine.sshUser != null) "${machine.sshUser}@"}${machine.hostName}"
(if machine.system != null then machine.system else if machine.systems != [ ] then concatStringsSep "," machine.systems else "-")
(if machine.sshKey != null then machine.sshKey else "-")
(toString machine.maxJobs)
(toString machine.speedFactor)
(let res = (machine.supportedFeatures ++ machine.mandatoryFeatures);
in if (res == []) then "-" else (concatStringsSep "," res))
(let res = machine.mandatoryFeatures;
in if (res == []) then "-" else (concatStringsSep "," machine.mandatoryFeatures))
]
++ optional (isNixAtLeast "2.4pre") (if machine.publicHostKey != null then machine.publicHostKey else "-")))
+ "\n"
)
cfg.buildMachines;
in
{
options = {
nix = {
buildMachines = mkOption {
type = types.listOf (types.submodule {
options = {
hostName = mkOption {
type = types.str;
example = "nixbuilder.example.org";
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The hostname of the build machine.
'';
};
protocol = mkOption {
type = types.enum [ null "ssh" "ssh-ng" ];
default = "ssh";
example = "ssh-ng";
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The protocol used for communicating with the build machine.
Use `ssh-ng` if your remote builder and your
local Nix version support that improved protocol.
Use `null` when trying to change the special localhost builder
without a protocol which is for example used by hydra.
'';
};
system = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
example = "x86_64-linux";
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The system type the build machine can execute derivations on.
Either this attribute or {var}`systems` must be
present, where {var}`system` takes precedence if
both are set.
'';
};
systems = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
example = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The system types the build machine can execute derivations on.
Either this attribute or {var}`system` must be
present, where {var}`system` takes precedence if
both are set.
'';
};
sshUser = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
example = "builder";
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The username to log in as on the remote host. This user must be
able to log in and run nix commands non-interactively. It must
also be privileged to build derivations, so must be included in
{option}`nix.settings.trusted-users`.
'';
};
sshKey = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
example = "/root/.ssh/id_buildhost_builduser";
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The path to the SSH private key with which to authenticate on
the build machine. The private key must not have a passphrase.
If null, the building user (root on NixOS machines) must have an
appropriate ssh configuration to log in non-interactively.
Note that for security reasons, this path must point to a file
in the local filesystem, *not* to the nix store.
'';
};
maxJobs = mkOption {
type = types.int;
default = 1;
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The number of concurrent jobs the build machine supports. The
build machine will enforce its own limits, but this allows hydra
to schedule better since there is no work-stealing between build
machines.
'';
};
speedFactor = mkOption {
type = types.int;
default = 1;
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The relative speed of this builder. This is an arbitrary integer
that indicates the speed of this builder, relative to other
builders. Higher is faster.
'';
};
mandatoryFeatures = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
example = [ "big-parallel" ];
description = lib.mdDoc ''
A list of features mandatory for this builder. The builder will
be ignored for derivations that don't require all features in
this list. All mandatory features are automatically included in
{var}`supportedFeatures`.
'';
};
supportedFeatures = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
example = [ "kvm" "big-parallel" ];
description = lib.mdDoc ''
A list of features supported by this builder. The builder will
be ignored for derivations that require features not in this
list.
'';
};
publicHostKey = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = lib.mdDoc ''
The (base64-encoded) public host key of this builder. The field
is calculated via {command}`base64 -w0 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_type_key.pub`.
If null, SSH will use its regular known-hosts file when connecting.
'';
};
};
});
default = [ ];
description = lib.mdDoc ''
This option lists the machines to be used if distributed builds are
enabled (see {option}`nix.distributedBuilds`).
Nix will perform derivations on those machines via SSH by copying the
inputs to the Nix store on the remote machine, starting the build,
then copying the output back to the local Nix store.
'';
};
distributedBuilds = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = lib.mdDoc ''
Whether to distribute builds to the machines listed in
{option}`nix.buildMachines`.
'';
};
};
};
# distributedBuilds does *not* inhibit /etc/machines generation; caller may
# override that nix option.
config = mkIf cfg.enable {
assertions =
let badMachine = m: m.system == null && m.systems == [ ];
in
[
{
assertion = !(any badMachine cfg.buildMachines);
message = ''
At least one system type (via system or
systems) must be set for every build machine.
Invalid machine specifications:
'' + " " +
(concatStringsSep "\n "
(map (m: m.hostName)
(filter (badMachine) cfg.buildMachines)));
}
];
# List of machines for distributed Nix builds
environment.etc."nix/machines" =
mkIf (cfg.buildMachines != [ ]) {
text = buildMachinesText;
};
# Legacy configuration conversion.
nix.settings = mkIf (!cfg.distributedBuilds) { builders = null; };
};
}