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This is a setup for installing NixOS in Hyper-V as a guest.
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I don't have details handy anymore on the detailed steps I had to do on the Windows host
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(there's no NixWindows yet, unfortunately...), so you'll have to try googling that yourself, e.g. something like
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"linux on hyper-v" or "ubuntu on hyper-v". (You're welcome to send PRs with improvements of this guide.)
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Below, I'm providing only the info with what to do on the NixOS side of things.
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## Installation ##
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I basically followed the [guide for NixOS on VirtualBox](https://nixos.org/wiki/Installing_NixOS_in_a_VirtualBox_guest).
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However, some additional changes in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix` were required to really make it work
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(I don't include them as a .nix file, as they must be done **before `nixos-install`**, and I'm not sure how to proceed
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with cloning the nixos-hardware repo at this stage):
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    # REQUIRED - see: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/issues/9899
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    boot.initrd.kernelModules = ["hv_vmbus" "hv_storvsc"];
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    # OPTIONAL - use 800x600 resolution for text console, to make it easy to fit on screen
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    boot.kernelParams = ["video=hyperv_fb:800x600"];  # https://askubuntu.com/a/399960
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    # UNKNOWN - not sure if below are needed; were suggested for VirtualBox and I used them
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    boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
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    boot.initrd.checkJournalingFS = false;
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## Shared folder ##
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To share a folder between Windows host and Linux/NixOS guest, the typical solution seems to be to make a folder "shared"
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on Windows, then access it via Samba from NixOS.
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On the Windows host, I had to make an additional virtual switch in Hyper-V Manager, with mode "internal".
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Then in properties of the virtual network card on Windows host (attached to the virtual switch), I
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changed the IP to a fixed 10.0.0.100 (mask 255.255.255.240). I also added a special purpose user on the host, with some
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long randomly generated password, to act as Samba credentials for NixOS.
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To test that it works, I used the following commands:
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    $ nix-env -iA nixos.samba
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    $ smbclient -L //10.0.0.100 -U shares-guest%ReplaceWithSomeLongRandomlyGeneratedPassword
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    Domain=[DESKTOP-ABCD123] OS=[Windows 10 Pro 14393] Server=[Windows 10 Pro 6.3]
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    	Sharename       Type      Comment
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    	---------       ----      -------
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    	ADMIN$          Disk      Administracja zdalna
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    	C$              Disk      Domyślny udział
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    	IPC$            IPC       Zdalne wywołanie IPC 
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    	shared-space    Disk      
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    Connection to 10.0.0.100 failed (Error NT_STATUS_RESOURCE_NAME_NOT_FOUND)
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    NetBIOS over TCP disabled -- no workgroup available
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    $ nix-env -e samba
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Then I added the following lines in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`:
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    # Client for shared folder on Windows Hyper-V host
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    # Based on: nixpkgs.git/nixos/tests/samba.nix
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    fileSystems."/vm-share" = {
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      fsType = "cifs";
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      device = "//10.0.0.100/shared-space";
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      options = [ "username=shares-guest" "password=ReplaceWithSomeLongRandomlyGeneratedPassword" ];
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    };
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    networking.interfaces.eth1.ip4 = [{address="10.0.0.101"; prefixLength=28;}];
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