### installation
first, you must edit /etc/nixos/configuration.nix to include the following:
```
{
  config,
  pkgs,
  ...
}: {
  imports = [
    <...>
  ];

  nix.settings.experimental-features = [
    "nix-command"
    "flakes"
  ];

  <...>

  networking.hostname = "<hostname>";

  <...>

  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    git
  ];
}
```

then, run `sudo nixos-rebuild switch` once to apply those changes.

reboot, to make sure that everything applied properly.

make sure to `cp /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration ~/nixos/hosts/<hostname>` to apply the generated hardware config for your system

finally, run `sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /home/grey/nixos#<hostname>` to apply the flake.

reboot again, and you should now land on your desktop/login screen!

now you have access to `nh os switch ~/nixos`, and shouldn't touch the global config ever again.