I have many unfinished blogposts about Nix. It is a very broad topic and it's hard not to get lost half-way through writing it. So I decided to try something different. Get a bit more personal and try to write about one of my weird obsessions and about a piece of technology that I learned to appreciate.

One is dishwasher and the other is Nix. And you'll be the judge which one is which. There surely is some kitchen sink joke in there, but let's just dive right in.

Contabo is an EU-based VPS provider with reasonably affordable pricing. However, it does come with some compromises. The billing structure is monthly with a setup fee, making it more suitable for specific workloads. Another limitation is the limited official OS support, specifically the absence of NixOS as an option. Online resources on setting up NixOS on Contabo are scarce and can be clunky or outdated. Here's my approach that's hopefully easy to follow.