From 29edcb1502bc2076484ce0829cc3aeb9e5e40a53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohammad Rafiq <rafiq@rrv.sh>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 11:25:41 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs(README.md): add section on system setup

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 README.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1140d2f..c280494 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ Option declarations for user specific configuration are kept to:
 System configurations, to this end, should include the window manager, lockscreen, terminal etc. for that system.
 
 These desktop programs will be **configured** in home-manager for each user, but those configurations consult the osConfig variable passed in by home-manager.
+
+# System Setup
+
+The following files are **required** for system activation:
+
+- /persist/home/${mainUser}/.ssh/id_ed25519
+
+This private key will be used by sops-nix to decrypt the secrets in [[secrets/secrets.yaml]]. The secrets inside the yaml file should also be set, or otherwise removed alongside their declarations (in [[modules/nixos/system/secrets.nix]]) and references.