@@ -437,6 +437,100 @@ "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.alin.ovh/mycal"
       }
     },
+    "nix-rosetta-builder": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixos-generators": "nixos-generators",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1745249216,
+        "narHash": "sha256-bNuaIdGrs8LfintWymo9KQTILwVxsw5T6zdfxZY6K0g=",
+        "owner": "cpick",
+        "repo": "nix-rosetta-builder",
+        "rev": "5cf6aa1f3f2fbb70443d33b5ef7779b7c7063392",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cpick",
+        "repo": "nix-rosetta-builder",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixlib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1736643958,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tmpqTSWVRJVhpvfSN9KXBvKEXplrwKnSZNAoNPf/S/s=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "1418bc28a52126761c02dd3d89b2d8ca0f521181",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixlib_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1736643958,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tmpqTSWVRJVhpvfSN9KXBvKEXplrwKnSZNAoNPf/S/s=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "1418bc28a52126761c02dd3d89b2d8ca0f521181",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixos-generators": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixlib": "nixlib",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nix-rosetta-builder",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1737057290,
+        "narHash": "sha256-3Pe0yKlCc7EOeq1X/aJVDH0CtNL+tIBm49vpepwL1MQ=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixos-generators",
+        "rev": "d002ce9b6e7eb467cd1c6bb9aef9c35d191b5453",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixos-generators",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixos-generators_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixlib": "nixlib_2",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1751903740,
+        "narHash": "sha256-PeSkNMvkpEvts+9DjFiop1iT2JuBpyknmBUs0Un0a4I=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixos-generators",
+        "rev": "032decf9db65efed428afd2fa39d80f7089085eb",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixos-generators",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1755330281,
@@ -712,6 +806,8 @@ "elgit": "elgit",
         "golink": "golink",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "mycal": "mycal",
+        "nix-rosetta-builder": "nix-rosetta-builder",
+        "nixos-generators": "nixos-generators_2",
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "srvos",

@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ home-manager = {
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
-
+    nixos-generators = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/nixos-generators";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+    nix-rosetta-builder = {
+      url = "github:cpick/nix-rosetta-builder";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
     nur = {
       url = "github:nix-community/nur";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
@@ -137,6 +144,7 @@ nixpkgs.overlays = [
               angrr.overlays.default
             ];
           }
+          nix-rosetta-builder.darwinModules.default
           srvos.darwinModules.desktop
           angrr.darwinModules.angrr
           ./system/hosts/marvin.nix
@@ -189,5 +197,13 @@ ];
           };
         }
       );
+
+      packages = forAllSystems (system: {
+        minimal-iso = nixos-generators.nixosGenerate {
+          inherit system;
+          format = "iso";
+          modules = [ ./system/hosts/installer.nix ];
+        };
+      });
     };
 }

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  modulesPath,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  imports = [
+    "${modulesPath}/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix"
+
+    ../settings/programs/base.nix
+    ../settings/hardware/nvidia-gpu.nix
+    ../settings/hardware/keyboard.nix
+    ../settings/hardware/keyboard-lofree.nix
+  ];
+
+  services.picom.enable = false;
+
+  programs.neovim = {
+    enable = true;
+    defaultEditor = true;
+  };
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    ghq
+    git
+  ];
+
+  programs.fish = {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+  users.users.nixos.shell = pkgs.fish;
+  users.users.root.shell = pkgs.fish;
+}

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  config,
   pkgs,
   lib,
   ...
@@ -72,4 +73,19 @@ }
     ];
   };
 
+  nix.linux-builder = {
+    enable = !config.nix-rosetta-builder.enable;
+    systems = [
+      "x86_64-linux"
+      "aarch64-linux"
+    ];
+    speedFactor = 8;
+  };
+
+  nix-rosetta-builder = {
+    enable = true; # turn off to bootstrap
+    memory = "32GiB";
+    onDemand = true;
+    onDemandLingerMinutes = 180;
+  };
 }