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beatzaplentyandClaude Sonnet 4.6 c770feebc9 fix(pxe-boot): disable dnsmasq DNS listener to avoid port 53 conflict
dnsmasq binds port 53 by default even when only proxy DHCP is needed.
systemd-resolved already owns port 53 on the pxe-boot container, so
dnsmasq crashes at startup. Setting port=0 disables the DNS listener
entirely — pxe-boot only needs the proxy DHCP path for iPXE chainloading.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-27 14:29:30 +10:00

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{ config, lib, pkgs, inputs, vars, ... }:
let
pxeRoot = "/srv/pxe";
httpRoot = "${pxeRoot}/http";
tftpRoot = "${pxeRoot}/tftp";
pxeBaseUrl = "http://${vars.pxeServerIp}";
bootIpxe = pkgs.writeText "boot.ipxe" ''
#!ipxe
dhcp
echo Booting from PXE server...
chain ${pxeBaseUrl}/menu.ipxe
'';
autoexecIpxe = pkgs.writeText "autoexec.ipxe" ''
#!ipxe
dhcp
chain ${pxeBaseUrl}/boot.ipxe
'';
debianRelease = "bookworm";
debianMirror = "https://deb.debian.org/debian";
debianNetbootBase = "${debianMirror}/dists/${debianRelease}/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/amd64";
rockyRelease = "9";
rockyArch = "x86_64";
rockyMirror = "https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/${rockyRelease}";
rockyPxebootBase = "${rockyMirror}/BaseOS/${rockyArch}/os/images/pxeboot";
debianIpxe = pkgs.writeText "debian.ipxe" ''
#!ipxe
set base ${pxeBaseUrl}
kernel ''${base}/debian/linux
initrd ''${base}/debian/initrd.gz
boot
'';
fetchDebianNetboot = pkgs.writeShellScript "fetch-debian-netboot" ''
set -eu
dir="${httpRoot}/debian"
mirror="${debianNetbootBase}"
if [ -f "$dir/linux" ] && [ -f "$dir/initrd.gz" ]; then
echo "Debian ${debianRelease} netboot files already present; skipping download."
exit 0
fi
echo "Downloading Debian ${debianRelease} netboot kernel and initrd from $mirror ..."
${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -fsSL -o "$dir/linux.tmp" "$mirror/linux"
${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -fsSL -o "$dir/initrd.gz.tmp" "$mirror/initrd.gz"
mv "$dir/linux.tmp" "$dir/linux"
mv "$dir/initrd.gz.tmp" "$dir/initrd.gz"
echo "Debian ${debianRelease} netboot files staged."
'';
# Rocky Linux 9 iPXE script — boots vmlinuz+initrd.img from the staged
# /rocky/ directory and hands Anaconda the hosted Kickstart URL.
# net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 ensures the NIC is eth0 in both the
# installer and the installed system (matches the Kickstart NM config).
rockyFreeIpaIpxe = pkgs.writeText "rocky-freeipa.ipxe" ''
#!ipxe
set base ${pxeBaseUrl}
kernel ''${base}/rocky/vmlinuz inst.ks=''${base}/rocky-freeipa.ks inst.repo=${rockyMirror}/BaseOS/${rockyArch}/os/ net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 ip=dhcp quiet
initrd ''${base}/rocky/initrd.img
boot
'';
# Kickstart file for domain-controller.sweet.home.
# Installs Rocky Linux 9, sets a static IP, creates wayne with the
# admin SSH key, then on first reboot runs ipa-server-install via a
# systemd oneshot service. Passwords are generated at %post time,
# written to /root/ipa-credentials.txt (chmod 600), and read back by
# the first-boot script — never hardcoded here or in the repo.
rockyFreeIpaKs = pkgs.writeText "rocky-freeipa.ks" ''
#version=RHEL9
# Unattended Rocky Linux 9 + FreeIPA install
# Target: domain-controller.sweet.home 192.168.2.138
url --url=${rockyMirror}/BaseOS/${rockyArch}/os/
repo --name=appstream --baseurl=${rockyMirror}/AppStream/${rockyArch}/os/
lang en_US.UTF-8
keyboard us
timezone UTC --utc
# DHCP during install; static IP configured in %post via NM config file
network --bootproto=dhcp --device=link --activate
network --hostname=domain-controller.sweet.home
selinux --enforcing
firewall --enabled --service=ssh
rootpw --lock
user --name=wayne --groups=wheel --shell=/bin/bash
sshkey --username=wayne "${vars.adminSshKey}"
zerombr
clearpart --all --initlabel --drives=sda
# Keep net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 in the installed GRUB so the NIC
# stays eth0 after reboot (matches the NM connection file below).
bootloader --location=mbr --boot-drive=sda --append="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0"
part /boot --fstype=xfs --size=1024 --ondisk=sda
part swap --fstype=swap --size=2048 --ondisk=sda
part / --fstype=xfs --grow --size=1 --ondisk=sda --asprimary
%packages
@^minimal-environment
ipa-server
ipa-server-dns
%end
reboot
%post --log=/root/ks-post.log
set -euo pipefail
# -- Static IP: write NM connection file directly (NM not running in chroot) --
mkdir -p /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections
cat > /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/eth0.nmconnection << 'NMCONN'
[connection]
id=eth0
type=ethernet
interface-name=eth0
autoconnect=true
[ethernet]
[ipv4]
method=manual
addresses=192.168.2.138/24
gateway=192.168.2.254
dns=192.168.2.253;
dns-search=sweet.home;
[ipv6]
method=auto
NMCONN
chmod 600 /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/eth0.nmconnection
# -- /etc/hosts: FQDN must resolve to the real IP (not loopback) for IPA --
sed -i '/domain-controller/d' /etc/hosts
echo '192.168.2.138 domain-controller.sweet.home domain-controller' >> /etc/hosts
# -- Generate IPA passwords and store securely --
DM_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 24)
ADMIN_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 24)
printf 'Directory Manager: %s\nIPA Admin: %s\n' "$DM_PASS" "$ADMIN_PASS" \
> /root/ipa-credentials.txt
chmod 600 /root/ipa-credentials.txt
# -- First-boot script: reads passwords back, runs ipa-server-install --
cat > /usr/local/sbin/freeipa-first-boot.sh << 'FIRSTBOOT'
#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
exec >> /root/freeipa-install.log 2>&1
echo "=== FreeIPA first-boot install started at $(date) ==="
DM_PASS=$(grep '^Directory Manager:' /root/ipa-credentials.txt | awk '{print $NF}')
ADMIN_PASS=$(grep '^IPA Admin:' /root/ipa-credentials.txt | awk '{print $NF}')
ipa-server-install \
--realm=SWEET.HOME \
--domain=sweet.home \
--hostname=domain-controller.sweet.home \
--ds-password="$DM_PASS" \
--admin-password="$ADMIN_PASS" \
--setup-dns \
--forwarder=192.168.2.253 \
--no-dnssec-validation \
--no-ntp \
--unattended
echo "=== FreeIPA install complete at $(date) ==="
echo "Credentials: /root/ipa-credentials.txt (save to password manager)"
echo "CA backup: /root/cacert.p12 (encrypted with Directory Manager password)"
systemctl disable freeipa-first-boot.service
FIRSTBOOT
chmod 700 /usr/local/sbin/freeipa-first-boot.sh
# -- Systemd oneshot service: runs freeipa-first-boot.sh on first real boot --
cat > /etc/systemd/system/freeipa-first-boot.service << 'UNIT'
[Unit]
Description=FreeIPA first-boot installation
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
ConditionPathExists=/root/ipa-credentials.txt
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/freeipa-first-boot.sh
TimeoutStartSec=1800
RemainAfterExit=yes
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
UNIT
mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
ln -sf /etc/systemd/system/freeipa-first-boot.service \
/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/freeipa-first-boot.service
echo "Kickstart %post complete. FreeIPA installs on first reboot (~20 min)."
%end
'';
fetchRockyPxeboot = pkgs.writeShellScript "fetch-rocky-pxeboot" ''
set -eu
dir="${httpRoot}/rocky"
base="${rockyPxebootBase}"
if [ -f "$dir/vmlinuz" ] && [ -f "$dir/initrd.img" ]; then
echo "Rocky Linux ${rockyRelease} pxeboot files already present; skipping download."
exit 0
fi
echo "Downloading Rocky Linux ${rockyRelease} pxeboot kernel and initrd from $base ..."
${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -fsSL -o "$dir/vmlinuz.tmp" "$base/vmlinuz"
${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -fsSL -o "$dir/initrd.img.tmp" "$base/initrd.img"
mv "$dir/vmlinuz.tmp" "$dir/vmlinuz"
mv "$dir/initrd.img.tmp" "$dir/initrd.img"
echo "Rocky Linux ${rockyRelease} pxeboot files staged."
'';
systemRescueIpxe = pkgs.writeText "systemrescue.ipxe" ''
#!ipxe
set base ${pxeBaseUrl}
kernel ''${base}/systemrescue/sysresccd/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz initrd=sysresccd.img archisobasedir=sysresccd archiso_http_srv=''${base}/systemrescue/ ip=dhcp checksum
initrd ''${base}/systemrescue/sysresccd/boot/x86_64/sysresccd.img sysresccd.img
boot
'';
stageSystemRescue = pkgs.writeShellScript "stage-systemrescue" ''
set -eu
iso="${httpRoot}/images/systemrescue.iso"
staged="${httpRoot}/systemrescue"
tmp="${httpRoot}/.systemrescue.tmp"
previous="${httpRoot}/.systemrescue.previous"
if [ ! -e "$iso" ]; then
echo "SystemRescue ISO not found at $iso; skipping staging."
exit 0
fi
rm -rf "$tmp"
mkdir -p "$tmp"
${pkgs.libarchive}/bin/bsdtar -C "$tmp" -xf "$iso"
test -f "$tmp/sysresccd/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz"
test -f "$tmp/sysresccd/boot/x86_64/sysresccd.img"
chmod -R a+rX "$tmp"
rm -rf "$previous"
if [ -e "$staged" ]; then
mv "$staged" "$previous"
fi
mv "$tmp" "$staged"
rm -rf "$previous"
'';
menuIpxe = pkgs.writeText "menu.ipxe" ''
#!ipxe
set base ${pxeBaseUrl}
menu PXE Boot Menu
item auto-installer NixOS Auto-Installer
item nixos-minimal NixOS Minimal
item debian Debian Minimal
item rocky-freeipa FreeIPA Server (Rocky Linux 9)
item rescue Rescue Environment
item shell iPXE Shell
item reboot Reboot
choose target && goto ''${target}
:auto-installer
chain ''${base}/auto-installer/netboot.ipxe
:nixos-minimal
chain ''${base}/nixos-minimal/netboot.ipxe
:debian
chain ''${base}/debian.ipxe
:rocky-freeipa
chain ''${base}/rocky-freeipa.ipxe
:rescue
chain ''${base}/systemrescue.ipxe
:shell
shell
:reboot
reboot
'';
in
{
imports = [
../pxe-boot/stage-installer-artifacts.nix
../pxe-boot/mount-pxe-images.nix
];
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
ipxe
];
services = {
nginx = {
enable = true;
virtualHosts."pxe-boot" = {
default = true;
root = httpRoot;
locations."/" = {
extraConfig = ''
autoindex on;
'';
};
};
};
# TFTP is only used to deliver the initial iPXE bootloader. After iPXE
# starts, all further assets are fetched via nginx over HTTP.
atftpd = {
enable = true;
root = tftpRoot;
extraOptions = [
"--verbose=5"
];
};
openssh.settings.PermitRootLogin = "yes";
};
systemd = {
tmpfiles.rules = [
"d ${pxeRoot} 0755 root root -"
"d ${httpRoot} 0755 root root -"
"L+ ${httpRoot}/images - - - - ${vars.nfsShares.pxebootImages.mountpoint}"
"d ${httpRoot}/auto-installer 0755 root root -"
"d ${httpRoot}/nixos-minimal 0755 root root -"
"d ${httpRoot}/systemrescue 0755 root root -"
"d ${httpRoot}/debian 0755 root root -"
"d ${httpRoot}/ubuntu 0755 root root -"
"d ${httpRoot}/rescue 0755 root root -"
"d ${httpRoot}/rocky 0755 root root -"
"d ${tftpRoot} 0755 root root -"
"C+ ${httpRoot}/boot.ipxe 0644 root root - ${bootIpxe}"
"C+ ${httpRoot}/menu.ipxe 0644 root root - ${menuIpxe}"
"C+ ${httpRoot}/debian.ipxe 0644 root root - ${debianIpxe}"
"C+ ${httpRoot}/rocky-freeipa.ipxe 0644 root root - ${rockyFreeIpaIpxe}"
"C+ ${httpRoot}/rocky-freeipa.ks 0644 root root - ${rockyFreeIpaKs}"
"C+ ${httpRoot}/systemrescue.ipxe 0644 root root - ${systemRescueIpxe}"
"C+ ${tftpRoot}/autoexec.ipxe 0644 root root - ${autoexecIpxe}"
"C+ ${tftpRoot}/ipxe.efi 0644 root root - ${pkgs.ipxe}/ipxe.efi"
"C+ ${tftpRoot}/undionly.kpxe 0644 root root - ${pkgs.ipxe}/undionly.kpxe"
];
services = {
fetch-debian-netboot = {
description = "Download Debian ${debianRelease} netboot kernel and initrd for HTTP PXE boot";
after = [
"local-fs.target"
"systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service"
"network-online.target"
];
wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
serviceConfig = {
Type = "oneshot";
ExecStart = fetchDebianNetboot;
RemainAfterExit = true;
};
};
fetch-rocky-pxeboot = {
description = "Download Rocky Linux ${rockyRelease} pxeboot kernel and initrd for HTTP PXE boot";
after = [
"local-fs.target"
"systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service"
"network-online.target"
];
wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
serviceConfig = {
Type = "oneshot";
ExecStart = fetchRockyPxeboot;
RemainAfterExit = true;
};
};
stage-systemrescue = {
description = "Stage SystemRescue ISO contents for HTTP PXE boot";
after = [
"local-fs.target"
"systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service"
];
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
serviceConfig = {
Type = "oneshot";
ExecStart = stageSystemRescue;
};
};
};
};
services.dnsmasq = {
enable = true;
settings = {
# Disable DNS listener — only proxy DHCP is needed here.
# Without this dnsmasq tries to bind port 53 which systemd-resolved
# already owns, causing startup failure.
port = 0;
dhcp-range = [ "192.168.2.0,proxy" ];
dhcp-match = [
"set:ipxe,175"
"set:efi64,option:client-arch,7"
"set:efi64,option:client-arch,9"
];
dhcp-userclass = "set:ipxe,iPXE";
dhcp-boot = [
"tag:ipxe,tag:efi64,http://${vars.pxeServerIp}/boot.ipxe"
"tag:ipxe,http://${vars.pxeServerIp}/boot.ipxe"
"tag:efi64,ipxe.efi,,${vars.pxeServerIp}"
"undionly.kpxe,,${vars.pxeServerIp}"
];
};
};
networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ vars.ports.pxeBootHttp ];
networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ vars.ports.pxeBootTftp 67 ];
}