Generate a report
To generate a report, you will need to have Nix installed on the target machine.
Note
In the near-future we will add nixos-facter to nixpkgs. Until then, we recommend using the Numtide Binary Cache to avoid having to build everything from scratch.
This will scan your system and produce a JSON-based report in a file named facter.json
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- Used to track major breaking changes in the report format.
- Architecture of the target machine.
- Indicates whether the report was generated inside a virtualised environment, and if so, what type.
- All the various bits of hardware that could be detected.
- System Management BIOS information if available.
Tip
To use this report in your NixOS configuration, have a look at NixOS Facter Modules.