refactor: Improve NixOS configuration modularity and add Traefik setup utility

common.nix

@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
-{ pkgs, allParticipantNames, ... }: {
+{ pkgs, lib ? pkgs.lib, cloudServerNames, isLiveIso ? false, ... }: 
+
+let
+  # Only include isoImage config when building ISO
+  isoConfig = lib.optionalAttrs isLiveIso {
+    isoImage = {
+      makeEfiBootable = true;
+      makeUsbBootable = true;
+    };
+  };
+in
+
+isoConfig // {
   system.stateVersion = "25.05";
 
-  # Conditional ISO image settings
+  networking = {
-  ${pkgs.lib.mkIf isLiveIso {
+    wireless.enable = true;
-    isoImage.makeEfiBootable = true;
+    networkmanager.enable = true;
-    isoImage.makeUsbBootable = true;
+    hostName = if isLiveIso then "workshop-live" else "workshop-vm";
-  }}
+  };
-
-    networking.wireless.enable = true;
-  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
-  networking.hostName = "workshop-live";
 
   # Enable Docker for local development
   virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
@@ -33,7 +41,6 @@
     xterm
     docker
     docker-compose
-    # For local abra installation
     bash
     wget
     jq
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@
         sleep 3
       done
       
-      # Install abra for workshop user (DO NOT change installation method)
+      # Install abra for workshop user
       if [ ! -f /home/workshop/.local/bin/abra ]; then
         sudo -u workshop mkdir -p /home/workshop/.local/bin
         cd /home/workshop
@@ -101,6 +108,21 @@
 
             # Ensure abra is in PATH
             export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+
+            setup-traefik() {
+              echo "🔧 Setting up local Traefik proxy..."
+              
+              if ! command -v abra &> /dev/null; then
+                echo "❌ Abra not found. Run 'sudo systemctl restart workshop-abra-setup'"
+                return 1
+              fi
+
+              abra app new traefik -S --domain=traefik.workshop.local
+              abra app deploy traefik.workshop.local
+              
+              echo "✅ Traefik deployed! Dashboard: http://traefik.workshop.local"
+              echo "🚀 Now you can deploy apps with 'deploy <recipe>'"
+            }
       
             deploy() {
               if [ -z "$1" ]; then
@@ -116,13 +138,11 @@
               echo "🚀 Deploying $recipe locally..."
               echo "Domain: $domain"
         
-              # Check if abra is available
               if ! command -v abra &> /dev/null; then
                 echo "❌ Abra not found. Run 'sudo systemctl restart workshop-abra-setup'"
                 return 1
               fi
         
-              # Deploy with abra
               abra app new "$recipe" -S --domain="$domain"
               abra app deploy "$domain"
         
@@ -214,10 +234,8 @@
   services.xserver = {
     enable = true;
     desktopManager.xfce.enable = true;
-    displayManager = {
+    displayManager.lightdm.enable = true;
-      lightdm.enable = true;
+    # Don't set autoLogin here - it conflicts with the VM config
-      autoLogin.enable = false; # Manual desktop start
-    };
   };
 
   # Don't auto-start GUI, let user choose

flake.nix

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
       system = "x86_64-linux";
       pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
 
-      # All possible participant names for the workshop
+      # Server names for cloud connections
-      allParticipantNames = [
+      cloudServerNames = [
         "hopper"
-        "curie"
+        "curie" 
         "lovelace"
         "noether"
         "hamilton"
@@ -33,25 +33,11 @@
         "rich"
       ];
 
-      # Dynamic participant count (default 3, max 15)
+      # Common configuration
-      participantsEnv = builtins.getEnv "PARTICIPANTS";
+      commonConfig = { isLiveIso ? false }: 
-      numParticipants =
+        import ./common.nix { 
-        if participantsEnv != "" && builtins.match "^[0-9]+$" participantsEnv != null
+          inherit pkgs cloudServerNames isLiveIso;
-        then
+        };
-          let num = builtins.fromJSON participantsEnv;
-          in if num >= 1 && num <= 15 then num else 3
-        else 3;
-
-      # Selected participant names based on count
-      # Selected participant names based on count
-      participantNames = builtins.genList
-        (i: builtins.elemAt allParticipantNames i)
-        numParticipants;
-
-      # Common configuration for both live-iso and local-vm
-      commonConfig =
-        { isLiveIso ? false, ... } @ args:
-        import ./common.nix (args // { inherit pkgs allParticipantNames participantNames; });
     in
     {
       packages.${system} = {
@@ -60,10 +46,8 @@
         live-iso = nixos-generators.nixosGenerate {
           inherit system;
           format = "iso";
-
           modules = [
-            commonConfig
+            (commonConfig { isLiveIso = true; })
-            { isLiveIso = true; }
           ];
         };
       };
@@ -79,9 +63,11 @@
       nixosConfigurations.workshop-vm = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         inherit system;
         modules = [
-          commonConfig
+          "${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix"
-          { isLiveIso = false; }
+          
-          ({ config, pkgs, ... }: {
+          (commonConfig { isLiveIso = false; })
+          
+          ({ config, pkgs, lib, ... }: {
             boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
             boot.loader.generic-extlinux-compatible.enable = true;
 
@@ -90,9 +76,8 @@
             networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
             networking.firewall.enable = false;
 
-            # Auto-login for VM
+            # Fix the auto-login conflict with mkForce
-            services.getty.autologinUser = "workshop";
+            services.displayManager.autoLogin = lib.mkForce {
-            services.displayManager.autoLogin = {
               enable = true;
               user = "workshop";
             };
@@ -110,4 +95,3 @@
       };
     };
 }
-