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 ## Deploy on a new machine
 * setup the filesystem as you see fit
 * check out repository to `/mnt/etc/nixos`
-* cd into `/mnt/etc/nixos`
-* run 'nixos-generate-config --root /mnt' (Note: it won't overwrite the configuration.nix in the folder)
-* create `machine/<machine-name>/default.nix`
-* add machine specific configuration to `default.nix`
+* run `nixos-generate-config --root /mnt` in `/mnt/etc/nixos`
+* create `machine/<machine-name>/default.nix` and add machine specific configuration to it
 * move `hardware-configuration.nix` to `machine/<machine-name>/hardware-configuration.nix`
-* run `nixos-install --no-root-passwd --flake .#hostname`
+* add your machine to `/mnt/etc/nixos/default.nix`
+* stage the machine-folder to the git-repository
+* run
+  * `nix-shell -p nixFlakes'
+  * 'sudo _NIXOS_REBUILD_REEXEC=1 nixos-install --no-root-passwd --flake .#hostname'
+  * ~~`nixos-install --no-root-passwd --flake .#hostname`~~