some small notes

packages/default.nix

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 {
   # Custom packages for Home-lab infrastructure
   
-  # Home-lab specific tools and utilities
-  home-lab-tools = pkgs.callPackage ./home-lab-tools.nix { };
+  # Home-lab administration command-line tool
+  lab = pkgs.callPackage ./home-lab-tools.nix { };
   
   # Re-export commonly used packages with custom configurations
   inherit (pkgs)

packages/home-lab-tools.nix

@@ -1,38 +1,142 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, writeShellScriptBin, ... }:
+{ lib, stdenv, writeShellScriptBin, rsync, openssh, ... }:
 
-writeShellScriptBin "home-lab-tools" ''
+writeShellScriptBin "lab" ''
   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   
   # Home-lab administration tools
-  # Placeholder for custom utilities and scripts
+  # Deploy and manage NixOS configurations across home lab infrastructure
   
-  case "$1" in
-    "status")
-      echo "Home-lab infrastructure status:"
-      echo "  congenital-optimist: $(systemctl is-active tailscale || echo 'unknown')"
-      echo "  sleeper-service: Checking connectivity..."
-      ;;
-    "backup")
-      echo "Initiating backup procedures..."
-      echo "This would trigger backup scripts across the infrastructure"
-      ;;
-    "monitor")
-      echo "System monitoring overview:"
-      echo "Use this space for custom monitoring commands"
-      ;;
+  set -euo pipefail
+  
+  # Configuration
+  HOMELAB_ROOT="/home/geir/Home-lab"
+  TEMP_CONFIG_DIR="/tmp/home-lab-config"
+  
+  # Color output
+  RED='\033[0;31m'
+  GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+  YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+  BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+  NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+  
+  log() {
+    echo -e "''${BLUE}[lab]''${NC} $1"
+  }
+  
+  success() {
+    echo -e "''${GREEN}[lab]''${NC} $1"
+  }
+  
+  warn() {
+    echo -e "''${YELLOW}[lab]''${NC} $1"
+  }
+  
+  error() {
+    echo -e "''${RED}[lab]''${NC} $1" >&2
+  }
+  
+  # Deployment function
+  deploy_machine() {
+    local machine="$1"
+    local mode="''${2:-boot}"  # boot, test, or switch
+    
+    case "$machine" in
+      "sleeper-service")
+        local target_host="sma@sleeper-service"
+        ;;
+      "grey-area")
+        local target_host="sma@grey-area"
+        ;;
+      "reverse-proxy")
+        local target_host="sma@reverse-proxy"
+        ;;
+      *)
+        error "Unknown machine: $machine"
+        error "Available machines: sleeper-service, grey-area, reverse-proxy"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+    
+    log "Deploying $machine (mode: $mode)"
+    
+    # Sync configuration to target machine
+    log "Syncing configuration to $target_host..."
+    if ! ${rsync}/bin/rsync -av --delete "$HOMELAB_ROOT/" "$target_host:$TEMP_CONFIG_DIR/"; then
+      error "Failed to sync configuration to $machine"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Deploy the configuration
+    log "Running nixos-rebuild $mode on $machine..."
+    if ! ${openssh}/bin/ssh "$target_host" "cd $TEMP_CONFIG_DIR && sudo nixos-rebuild $mode --flake .#$machine"; then
+      error "Failed to deploy configuration to $machine"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    success "Successfully deployed $machine"
+  }
+  
+  # Show deployment status
+  show_status() {
+    log "Home-lab infrastructure status:"
+    
+    # Check congenital-optimist (local)
+    if /run/current-system/sw/bin/systemctl is-active --quiet tailscaled; then
+      success "  congenital-optimist: ✓ Online (local)"
+    else
+      warn "  congenital-optimist: ⚠ Tailscale inactive"
+    fi
+    
+    # Check remote machines
+    for machine in sleeper-service grey-area reverse-proxy; do
+      if ${openssh}/bin/ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes "sma@$machine" "echo OK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        success "  $machine: ✓ Online"
+      else
+        warn "  $machine: ⚠ Unreachable"
+      fi
+    done
+  }
+  
+  # Main command handling
+  case "''${1:-}" in
     "deploy")
-      echo "Deploying configurations..."
-      echo "This would handle nixos-rebuild across machines"
+      if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
+        error "Usage: lab deploy <machine> [mode]"
+        error "Machines: sleeper-service, grey-area, reverse-proxy"
+        error "Modes: boot (default), test, switch"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      
+      machine="$2"
+      mode="''${3:-boot}"
+      
+      if [[ ! "$mode" =~ ^(boot|test|switch)$ ]]; then
+        error "Invalid mode: $mode. Use boot, test, or switch"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      
+      deploy_machine "$machine" "$mode"
       ;;
+      
+    "status")
+      show_status
+      ;;
+      
     *)
-      echo "Home-lab Tools"
-      echo "Usage: $0 {status|backup|monitor|deploy}"
+      echo "Home-lab Management Tool"
+      echo ""
+      echo "Usage: lab <command> [options]"
       echo ""
       echo "Available commands:"
-      echo "  status  - Check infrastructure status"
-      echo "  backup  - Run backup procedures"
-      echo "  monitor - Show monitoring overview"
-      echo "  deploy  - Deploy configurations"
+      echo "  deploy <machine> [mode]  - Deploy configuration to a machine"
+      echo "                            Machines: sleeper-service, grey-area, reverse-proxy"  
+      echo "                            Modes: boot (default), test, switch"
+      echo "  status                   - Check infrastructure connectivity"
+      echo ""
+      echo "Examples:"
+      echo "  lab deploy sleeper-service boot    # Deploy and set for next boot"
+      echo "  lab deploy grey-area switch        # Deploy and switch immediately"
+      echo "  lab status                         # Check all machines"
       ;;
   esac
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