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+# Steps to add a new host
+
+1. Generate an SSH host key to be used for secrets
+`ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f /tmp/ssh_host_ed25519_key -C ""`
+1. Go to borgmatic.com, add the generated SSH key and create a new
+repository
+1. Add a new host entry to nix-secrets/secrets.nix
+1. Generate a repository passphrase in nix-secrets
+1. Commit nix-secrets and run `nix flake update` in nix-config
+1. Add a README.md and default.nix suited to the host
+1. Define (or generate with `nixos-generate-config`) a
+hardware-configuration.nix
+1. Define the disk layout to be used by disko
+1. Commit nix-config
+1. Boot the NixOS installer
+1. Copy the generated SSH host key to `/etc/ssh`
+1. Copy the git SSH key to `~/.ssh/`
+1. Run `git clone git@git.vimium.com:jordan/nix-config.git`
+