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+# Set variables
+
+```sh
+disk=...
+zfs_pool=...
+swap_ratio=1.5
+```
+
+# Partition disk
+
+```sh
+parted -s "$disk" mklabel gpt
+```
+
+## boot
+
+### MBR
+
+We don't do MBR anymore!
+
+### EFI
+
+```sh
+parted -a optimal "$disk" mkpart primary fat32 1MiB 1001MiB
+parted "$disk" set 1 esp on
+
+mkfs.vfat -F32 "${disk}1"
+```
+
+## swap
+
+```sh
+swap_end=$(awk '/MemTotal/ { print int($2 / 1000 * '"$swap_ratio"') + 1001 }' /proc/meminfo)
+parted -a optimal "$disk" mkpart primary linux-swap 1001MiB "$swap_end"
+
+mkswap "${disk}2"
+swapon "${disk}2"
+```
+
+## zpool
+
+```sh
+parted -a optimal "$disk" mkpart primary "$swap_end" 100%
+
+zpool create \
+    -O mountpoint=none \
+    -O encryption=on \
+    -O keyformat=passphrase \
+    -O keylocation=prompt \
+    -O acltype=posixacl \
+    -O xattr=sa \
+    -O compression=zstd \
+    -O dnodesize=auto \
+    -O normalization=formD \
+    -o ashift=12 \
+    -o autotrim=on \
+    -R /mnt \
+    "$zfs_pool" "${disk}3"
+```
+
+### zfs volumes
+
+```sh
+zfs create -o mountpoint=none   "$zfs_pool/rootfs"
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy "$zfs_pool/rootfs/nixos"
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy "$zfs_pool/homefs"
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy "$zfs_pool/homefs/root"
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy "$zfs_pool/homefs/tyil"
+```
+
+# Mount partitions/volumes
+
+```sh
+mount -t zfs "$zfs_pool/rootfs/nixos" /mnt
+
+mkdir -pv -- /mnt/boot
+mount -t vfat "${disk}1" /mnt/boot
+
+mkdir -pv -- /mnt/home
+mount -t zfs "$zfs_pool/homefs" /mnt/home
+
+mkdir -pv -- /mnt/root
+mkdir -pv -- /mnt/home/tyil
+mount -t zfs "$zfs_pool/homefs/root" /mnt/root
+mount -t zfs "$zfs_pool/homefs/tyil" /mnt/home/tyil
+```
+
+# Install NixOS
+
+## Configure
+
+```sh
+nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
+```
+
+Apply configs in `/mnt/etc/nixos`
+
+```nix
+{
+    boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "zfs" ];
+    boot.zfs.devNodes = ...
+    boot.zfs.forceImportRoot = false;
+    networking.hostId   = $(head -c4 /dev/urandom | od -A none -t x4)
+    networking.hostName = ...
+}
+```
+
+## Install
+
+```sh
+cd /mnt && nixos-install
+```
+
+## Reboot
+
+```sh
+umount -lR /mnt
+zpool export "$zfs_pool"
+```