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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/system-state.chapter.md b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/system-state.chapter.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..6840cc3902578 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/system-state.chapter.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Necessary system state {#ch-system-state} + +Normally — on systems with a persistent `rootfs` — system services can persist state to +the filesystem without administrator intervention. + +However, it is possible and not-uncommon to create [impermanent systems], whose +`rootfs` is either a `tmpfs` or reset during boot. While NixOS itself supports +this kind of configuration, special care needs to be taken. + +[impermanent systems]: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Impermanence + + +```{=include=} sections +nixos-state.section.md +systemd-state.section.md +zfs-state.section.md +``` |