add symlink and message

config/base.nix

@@ -1,31 +1,25 @@
 { config, pkgs ? import <nixpkgs>, lib, ... }:
-#let
-#  installFiles = pkgs.runCommand "install-files" {
-#    #inherit (pkgs) coreutils;
-#  } ''
-#    mkdir -p $out
-#    cp -rv ${./initrd-include}/* $out/
-#  '';
-#in
-## above is the olde installFiles Declaration. 
+
 {
-    options.myPackages.installFiles = lib.mkOption {
+    options.customPkgs.installFiles = lib.mkOption {
     type = lib.types.package;
   };
+  _module.args = {
+    installFiles = config.customPkgs.installFiles;
+  };
   imports = [ 
     ../quickly.nix
     ## installer.nix is a system service to run a script on boot
     ../installer/installer.nix
     ];
-  #_module.args = { inherit installFiles; }; ##uncomment to pass installFiles to modules
+     ##uncomment to pass installFiles to modules
  config = {
-  myPackages.installFiles = pkgs.runCommand "install-files" {
-    #inherit (pkgs) coreutils;
-  } ''
+  customPkgs.installFiles = pkgs.runCommand "installFiles" {} ''
     mkdir -p $out
     cp -rv ${./initrd-include}/* $out/
     chmod +x -R $out/bin/
   '';
+
   services.getty.autologinUser = "nixos";
   security.sudo.wheelNeedsPassword = false;
    users.users.nixos = {
@@ -38,8 +32,10 @@
        tree
      ];
    };
+
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+
     environment.systemPackages = [
        pkgs.vim # Do not forget to add an editor to edit configuration.nix! The Nano editor is also installed by default.
        pkgs.wget
@@ -50,9 +46,10 @@
        pkgs.util-linux
        pkgs.nettools
        pkgs.nixos-facter
-       config.myPackages.installFiles
+       config.customPkgs.installFiles
     ];
-    system.autoUpgrade.channel = "https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-24.11/";
+
+  system.autoUpgrade.channel = "https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-24.11/";
   system.stateVersion = "24.11";
   };
 }

config/initrd-include/bin/install.sh

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash
-storePath=$(/run/current-system/sw/bin/nix-store -q installFiles)
+#storePath=$(/run/current-system/sw/bin/nix-store -q installFiles)
 
 echo "Installing system using disco and flake"
-
+echo "Input your sudo password when prompted"
+sleep 2s
+sudo -s
+cd ./installer
 #disko-install --disk main /dev/sda --flake $storePath/etc#zabbixProxy
-nix run 'github:nix-community/disko/latest#disko-install' -- --flake '$storePath/etc#zabbixProxy' --disk main /dev/sda
+nix run 'github:nix-community/disko/latest#disko-install' -- --flake './etc#zabbixProxy' --disk main /dev/sda
 
 echo "System should be installed?"

config/initrd-include/etc/configuration.nix

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
       ./diskco.nix                                                                                                                                                                                                    
     ];                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
+  config = {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
   # Bootloader.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
   boot.loader.grub.enable = true;                                                                                                                                                                                                       
   boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";                                                                                                                                                                                                 
@@ -162,5 +162,5 @@ fi
   # Before changing this value read the documentation for this option
   # (e.g. man configuration.nix or on https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html).
   system.stateVersion = "24.11"; # Did you read the comment?
-
+};
 }

installer/installer.nix

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ pkgs, config, lib, ... }:
+{ pkgs, config, lib, installFiles, ... }:
 {
   config = {
   systemd.services.custom-install = {
     description = "Custom installation script";
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     after = [ "network.target" ];
-    path = [ pkgs.util-linux pkgs.parted pkgs.nixos-install-tools pkgs.nixos-anywhere pkgs.disko ];
-    preStart = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/sleep 60";
+    path = [ pkgs.coreutils ];
+    preStart = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/sleep 4";
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "oneshot";
       RemainAfterExit = true;
@@ -16,14 +16,23 @@
     };
     
     script = ''
-      # Your installation commands here
-      if [ ! -f /etc/installation-completed ]; then
-        # Run your installation steps
-        "${config.myPackages.installFiles}/bin/install.sh"
-        # Mark as completed
-        touch /etc/installation-completed
-      fi
+    mkdir /home/nixos/installer
+    cp -R ${config.myPackages.installFiles}/ /home/nixos/installer
+    ln -s /home/nixos/installer/bin/installer.sh /home/nixos/installer.sh
+    echo "Installer files are available in /home/nixos/installer"
+    echo "The installer.sh script is available in directly in /home/nixos/installer.sh"
     '';
+
+    ## Old install script
+    #script = ''
+    #  # Your installation commands here
+    #  if [ ! -f /etc/installation-completed ]; then
+    #    # Run your installation steps
+    #    "${config.myPackages.installFiles}/bin/install.sh"
+    #    # Mark as completed
+    #    touch /etc/installation-completed
+    #  fi
+    #'';
   };
   };
 }