Host profiles

A host profile is a template that defines the role of a machine. It is chosen with profile: in etc/config.yaml. Profiles are inherited: each starts from another and adds its specifics.

Inheritance

Profiles

Profile	Purpose	Inherits from	Provides
`minimal`	Base for every host		Hardware, firewall, i18n, zsh, sudo
`server`	Server without display	`minimal`	No suspend, watchdog, limited boot
`desktop`	Workstation	`minimal`	GNOME, multimedia, office
`laptop`	Laptop computer	`desktop`	Battery/suspend, sensors, thermald
`portable`	Bootable USB drive	`minimal`	Extended hardware drivers
`gateway`	Zone gateway	`server`	Router, firewall, DNS/DHCP, VPN
`hcs`	VPN orchestration	`server`	Headscale + shared services
`vm`	Virtual machine	`server`	Guest tools (VirtualBox/QEMU/Xen)

Choosing a profile

hosts:
  - hostname: "poste"
    profile: "desktop"