Tool pick: vTunnel for host-VM networking

From finely tuned to total config carnage. We review listener homelabs to share what works, and what really doesn't.

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• NotAShelf/nvf: Modular, extensible and distro-agnostic Neovim configuration framework for Nix/NixOS
• suderman's nixos — system configurations & dotfiles
• NixOS impermanence — Lets you choose what files and directories you want to keep between reboots - the rest are thrown away.
• numtide/blueprint: Standard folder structure for Nix projects — blueprint is an opinionated library that maps a standard folder structure to flake outputs, allowing you to divide up your flake into individual files across these folders. This allows you to modularize and isolate these files so that they can be maintained individually and even shared across multiple projects.
• gmodena/nix-flatpak — Install flatpaks declaratively
• Adam's (A Manzer) nix-config
• Prowlarr
• nzbhydra2: Usenet meta search
• Kieran dots
• Fortyduex's nix config
• Fortydeux's Firewire
• Brad's nix config
• Brad's SMB
• Monty's Ansible
• Monty's Nix
• Monty's NXC
• ChrisLAS/hyprvibe: A riced up Hyprland desktop running ontop of NixOS.
• Namespace nixosModules options under "hyprvibe" to avoid potential collisions - hyprvibe Issue #10
• Pick: vtunnel — vTunnel is a tool that proxies IP traffic between guest and host networks by using the VSOCK protocol.
• Pick: Tab-Session-Manager — WebExtensions for restoring and saving window / tab states