hashtag erasing my darlings

flake.nix

@@ -11,18 +11,23 @@
       # to avoid problems caused by different versions of nixpkgs.
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+    impermanence.url = "github:nix-community/impermanence";
   };
 
-  outputs = {
+  outputs =
+    {
       self,
       nixpkgs,
       home-manager,
-  }@inputs: let
+      impermanence,
+    }@inputs:
+    let
       inherit (self) outputs;
       nix.registry.nixos.flake = inputs.self;
       environment.etc."nix/inputs/nixpkgs".source = nixpkgs.outPath;
       nix.nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${nixpkgs.outPath}" ];
-  in{
+    in
+    {
       nixosConfigurations = {
         homepc = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
           specialArgs = { inherit inputs outputs; };
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@
           system = "x86_64-linux";
           modules = [
             ./machines/workstation/configuration.nix
+            impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
             home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
             {
               home-manager.extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs outputs; };

global/eraseyourdarlings.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{lib, ...}:
+{
+  boot.initrd.postResumeCommands = lib.mkAfter ''
+    rm -rf /bin /etc /lib64 /srv /sys /tmp /usr /var
+  ''
+
+  {
+    environment.persistence."/persistent" = {
+      enable = true; # NB: Defaults to true, not needed
+      hideMounts = true;
+      directories = [
+        "/var/log"
+        "/var/lib/bluetooth"
+        "/var/lib/nixos"
+        "/var/lib/systemd/coredump"
+        "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"
+        {
+          directory = "/var/lib/colord";
+          user = "colord";
+          group = "colord";
+          mode = "u=rwx,g=rx,o=";
+        }
+      ];
+      files = [
+        "/etc/machine-id"
+        {
+          file = "/var/keys/secret_file";
+          parentDirectory = {
+            mode = "u=rwx,g=,o=";
+          };
+        }
+      ];
+      users.laythe = {
+        directories = [
+          "Downloads"
+          "Music"
+          "Pictures"
+          "Documents"
+          "Videos"
+          "VirtualBox VMs"
+          {
+            directory = ".local/share/Steam";
+            mode = "0777"
+          }
+          {
+            directory = ".local/share/flatpak";
+            mode = "0700"
+          }
+          {
+            directory = ".gnupg";
+            mode = "0700";
+          }
+          {
+            directory = ".ssh";
+            mode = "0700";
+          }
+          {
+            directory = ".nixops";
+            mode = "0700";
+          }
+          {
+            directory = ".local/share/keyrings";
+            mode = "0700";
+          }
+          ".local/share/direnv"
+        ];
+        files = [
+          ".screenrc"
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  }
+}