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+# Lyes' NixOS and dotfiles collection
+
+This repo is divided as such:
+- `hosts/` : Contains the configuration of hosts (hardware, networking...)
+- `modules/` : Contains the configuration of related pieces of software
+  - `common/` : Common configuration for all devices
+  - `desktop/` : Contains configuration relevant to desktop software
+  - `server/` : Contains configuration relevant to server software
+- `users/` : Contains user configuration (including home-manager)
+- `pkgs/` : Contains custom packages for my own use (for now not importable as
+  an external flake, may do it upon request)
+
+This repo uses flakes, which can construct the following targets:
+- `piaf` : For my framework 16 laptop
+- `zora` : For my servers hoster at the [Crans](https://crans.org/)
+- `triforce` : For my custom ISO creation
+
+Unless indicated otherwise by a comment (when code is taken from elsewhere),
+everything in this repo is under the MIT-0 LICENSE. Meaning, you can copy
+everything here without any restriction (not even attribution).