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From: =?UTF-8?q?m=C3=BCde?= <git@darkest.space>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 00:03:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?hive-forge:=20disable=20F3=20(federation)=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20defaults=20to=20RO=20nix-store=20path?=
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forgejo's F3 federation subsystem resolves its data dir relative to
the binary, which under nixos lands at /run/current-system/sw/bin/data/f3
(read-only nix store) and fatals the daemon at boot. we don't
federate; turn it off.
---
 nix/modules/hive-forge.nix | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nix/modules/hive-forge.nix b/nix/modules/hive-forge.nix
index b35ea33..885acec 100644
--- a/nix/modules/hive-forge.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/hive-forge.nix
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ in
                 DEFAULT_PRIVATE = "private";
               };
               log.LEVEL = "Warn";
+              # F3 (federation) computes its data dir relative to the
+              # forgejo binary, which lands in the read-only nix
+              # store and crashes the daemon at boot. We don't
+              # federate; turn it off.
+              "F3".ENABLED = false;
             };
           };
           environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.forgejo ];