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---
title: Ringtail
modified: 2026-02-18
tags:
- infrastructure
- host
---
# Ringtail
Service host and gaming PC. Custom-built PC running NixOS.
## Specifications
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
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| **Motherboard ** | ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero (Wi-Fi AC) |
| **CPU ** | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X (8-core/16-thread, 3.4 GHz) |
| **RAM ** | 32 GB DDR4 (4x8 GB Corsair Vengeance CMK16GX4M2B3200C16, running at 2133 MT/s) |
| **GPU ** | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (AD103, 16 GB VRAM) |
| **Monitor ** | HP OMEN 27i IPS (2560x1440, 165 Hz, DisplayPort) |
| **Storage (boot) ** | Samsung 970 PRO 1TB NVMe |
| **Storage (SATA) ** | Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, 850 EVO 500GB, 840 PRO 120GB |
| **Peripherals ** | Das Keyboard 4, Logitech MX Master 3, 8BitDo Ultimate 2 controller |
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| **OS ** | NixOS 25.11 (Sway/Wayland) |
| **Tailscale hostname ** | `ringtail.tail8d86e.ts.net` |
## Software
Managed declaratively via `nixos/ringtail/configuration.nix` .
- **Desktop:** Sway (Wayland compositor) with wezterm terminal
- **Shell:** Fish (default login shell)
- **Gaming:** Steam
- **Dotfiles:** chezmoi (requires `.chezmoiignore` updates in dotfiles repo for Linux)
- **Secrets:** 1Password CLI + GUI (CLI integration via desktop app biometric unlock)
## Maintenance Notes
**NixOS rebuild:** From the blumeops repo, run `mise run provision-ringtail` or on ringtail directly:
```bash
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/nixos#ringtail
```
**NVIDIA drivers:** Uses proprietary (closed-source) drivers. The `--unsupported-gpu` flag is passed to sway via greetd since sway officially only supports open-source drivers.
**Chezmoi:** The dotfiles repo (`github.com/eblume/dotfiles` ) is macOS-centric. A `.chezmoiignore` needs to be added to skip macOS-only files on Linux (Brewfile, macOS-specific PATH/SSH_AUTH_SOCK). This is tracked as a separate task outside blumeops.
## Related
- [[hosts]] - Device inventory
- [[tailscale]] - Network configuration
