Hey, I am Saroj Mahato

SE @ PhonePe Infra | Distributed Systems | Platform Reliability

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• nix-systems github.com/devswork-in/nix-systems

  2026-06-28

  Nix-Systems (NixOS)

  

  Opinionated NixOS configs for my devices.

  Layout

  .
  ├── lib/                    # Helper functions (mkSystemConfig, mkAppImage)
  ├── profiles/               # Reusable profiles (base, desktop, server)
  ├── modules/
  │   ├── addons/             # Addon modules
  │   ├── apps/               # Application modules
  │   ├── core/               # Core system modules
  │   ├── desktop-utils/      # Desktop utilities and configurations
  │   ├── desktops/           # Desktop environment modules
  │   ├── server/             # Server configurations
  │   ├── services/           # Service modules
  │   └── extras/             # Additional modules
  ├── scheduled-scripts/      # Scheduled scripts
  ├── hosts/                  # Machine-specific configs
  ├── flake.nix               # Main configuration
  ├── config.nix              # User settings
  └── sync-config.nix         # Sync configuration

  Quick Start

  1. Boot NixOS ISO
  2. Run setup script:

  sudo sh -c 'curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devswork-in/nix-systems/main/setup.sh | bash -s /dev/nvme0n1 omnix'

  Warning: Wipes /dev/nvme0n1, repartitions & installs omnix flake.

  Systems

  omnix, blade, cospi, phoenix

  Commands

  See Usage for full details and Setup for installation.

  sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#<hostname> --impure  # Build & switch
  nix run nixpkgs#deploy-rs -- .#<hostname>               # Remote deploy
  nix-repo-sync-force                                     # Force sync
  nix-repo-sync-logs                                      # View logs
  nix-cleanup --dry-run                                   # Cleanup preview
  nix-cleanup                                             # Full cleanup
  nix run nixpkgs#nixos-rebuild -- build-vm --flake .#<hostname> --fast  # VM test

  Deployment

  Phoenix (ARM)

  Remote Build (Builds on target, fast):

  nixos-rebuild --flake .#phoenix-arm --target-host phoenix --build-host phoenix switch --no-reexec -S

  Local Build (Builds locally & pushes):

  nixos-rebuild --flake .#phoenix-arm --target-host phoenix switch --no-reexec

  Docs

  • Setup
  • Usage
  • Modules
  • Structure
  • Repo-Sync

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  This post was auto-generated from the devswork-in/nix-systems README. Last updated: 2026-06-28.

• awrit github.com/Creator54/awrit

  2026-06-27

  Awrit

  Personal fork of chase/awrit. See upstream for full documentation.

  Note: Force Push Ahead.

  Features & Roadmap

  • Built-in Google Sign-In support (GIS and direct sign-in)
  • 2-finger horizontal swipe for back/forward history navigation
  • Vim-style keyboard bindings for page navigation
  • Site-wise context zoom control (Alt+- / Alt+= / Ctrl+0)
  • Zen-inspired Omnibox with intelligent search suggestions
  • Interactive site permissions overlay via omnibox (camera, mic, geolocation)
  • Multi-window handling support
  • Bidirectional system clipboard interoperability (OSC 52 + bracketed paste)
  • Proper standard XDG storage paths for data and logs (~/.local/share/awrit)
  • Find in page functionality (Alt+/)
  • Zero-latency page swaps (“Flash Killer”)
  • Website click-to-copy and double/triple-click text selection
  • Custom error pages for network failures and crashes
  • Link hover status indicators
  • In-app DevTools toggling (F12 / Ctrl+Shift+I)
  • Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) support (--remote-debugging-port=9222)
  • Aggressive resource limits (30fps caps, disabled spellchecker)
  • Tear-free synchronized terminal output (2026 mode)
  • High-performance rendering (BGRA->RGBA dirty rects, SIMD pass)
  • Browser tabs support
  • Settings page UI
  • History navigation and cleanup
  • Cookies and site data management

  

  Install

  Nix (Recommended):

  # Run instantly without installing
  nix run github:creator54/awrit -- https://github.com/creator54/awrit
  
  # Or install to your user profile
  nix profile install github:creator54/awrit
  
  # For local development
  git clone https://github.com/creator54/awrit.git && cd awrit
  nix run .

  Standard Linux:

  git clone https://github.com/creator54/awrit.git
  cd awrit
  ./setup.sh
  ./awrit

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  This post was auto-generated from the Creator54/awrit README. Last updated: 2026-06-27.

• Why I moved to a minimal Astro setup

  2026-06-15

  Why I moved back to pure HTML/CSS

  The modern web ships megabytes of JavaScript just to render static text.

  I built this site to be fast and simple. No React hydration, no virtual DOM diffing, just a raw stream of HTML parsed instantly by the browser.

  Using a few Google Fonts and minimal CSS is enough to achieve a clean look that loads in milliseconds.

• Hello World — The Clean Slate

  2026-06-14

  Hello World — The Clean Slate

  Welcome to the new blog.

  I decided to start from scratch. This blog is built on Astro because it ships zero JavaScript by default.