Sovran_SystemsOS/custom-add-ons.md

Custom Add-ons for Sovran_SystemsOS and The Sovran Pro

Add-ons are extra features you can have enabled before your Sovran Pro is shipped to you or you can enable them yourself.

The information about each Feature

1. Since Sovran_SystemsOS runs Bitcoin Knots by default as opposed to Bitcion Core, you can customize your Sovran Pro's Bitcoin node to run Bitcoin Core.

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin

2. BIP-110 keeps Bitcoin more efficient as Peer to Peer Cash and you can run it along side your Bitocoin node.

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0110.mediawiki

3. The Bitcoin Mempool can be added and can be accessed via Tor or on your local network.

https://github.com/mempool/mempool

4. The Haven Relay for NOSTR (NOTES AND OTHER STUFF TRANSMITED BY RELAYS) is a Decenterized Social Media/File Sharing.

https://github.com/barrydeen/haven

5. You can run the new Element Voice and Video calling backend.

https://github.com/element-hq/element-call

6. You can run the Gnome Remote Desktop to view your desktop from another computer in the nextwork.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop

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The DIY for each Feature

All code belongs in the custom.nix file located at /etc/nixos/custom.nix.

If you would like to enable these features yourself after you have received your Sovran Pro, then open the terminal app and type or paste in

ssh root@localhost

Type in the password in the diaolog box if necessary. It is the same password to run the Sovran_Systems_Updater app.

Then press enter.

Next, type or paste in

nano /etc/nixos/custom.nix

Then press enter.

Next type or paste the codes below (Code for each Feature) each on their own line into the termainl/nano window right above the last }

Once done, press ctr s then ctr x to save and exit.

Last, type or paste in

nixos-rebuild switch --impure

Then press enter.

After it is done bulding, reboot your Sovran Pro typeing or pasting in

reboot

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The code for each Feature (All Features are disabled by default)

1. The code to enable Bitcoin Core is as follows:

sovran_systemsOS.features.bitcoin-core = lib.mkForce true;

2. The code to enable BIP-110 is as follows:

sovran_systemsOS.features.bip110 = lib.mkForce true;

3. The code to enable Mempool is as follows:

sovran_systemsOS.features.mempool = lib.mkForce true;

4. The code to enable Haven Relay is as follows (also Haven will need a new domain to work):

sovran_systemsOS.features.haven = lib.mkForce true;
sovran_systemsOS.nostr_npub = "pasteyournpubhere";

5. The code to enable Element Calling is as follows (also Element Calling will need a new domain to work):

sovran_systemsOS.features.element-calling = lib.mkForce true;

6. The code to enable Gnome Remote Desktop is as follows:

sovran_systemsOS.features.rdp = lib.mkForce true;

Next, in a open the terminal app and in the new window paste this in:

ssh root@localhost

Press enter

Type in the password if required. It will be the same password to run the Sovran_SystemsOS_Updater app.

Last, paste in this command to see the log in information to log in from any RDP client software (i.e. Remmina) from any computer on your home network

cat /var/lib/gnome-remote-desktop/rdp-credentials