[infra] Nile Coworking Setup #115

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opened 2026-04-13 08:29:26 +00:00 by timur · 1 comment

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2026-04-13 08:29:26 +00:00

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Set up Ubuntu cowork machines for Nile office

Context
Developers share Ubuntu machines over slow internet. Each dev gets their own Linux user with sudo access to shared binaries and source code.

Tasks

Install system-wide tools: Zed (SSH remote dev), Nu shell (default), sccache
Create devs group; set ownership/permissions on /opt/code (setgid 2750)
Provision dev users: useradd -m -G devs,sudo -s $(which nu) <name>
Configure shared sccache cache at /var/cache/sccache (2775, devs group)
Set RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache and SCCACHE_DIR in /etc/environment
Snapshot machine with Code Zero baked into /opt/code

Notes

Zed remote dev preferred — only LSP/diffs over the wire, not full desktop
Pre-warm sccache after first full build so cache is hot for all users
Monitor /var/cache/sccache disk usage — fills quickly with Rust builds

## Set up Ubuntu cowork machines for Nile office **Context** Developers share Ubuntu machines over slow internet. Each dev gets their own Linux user with `sudo` access to shared binaries and source code. **Tasks** - [ ] Install system-wide tools: Zed (SSH remote dev), Nu shell (default), sccache - [ ] Create `devs` group; set ownership/permissions on `/opt/code` (setgid `2750`) - [ ] Provision dev users: `useradd -m -G devs,sudo -s $(which nu) <name>` - [ ] Configure shared sccache cache at `/var/cache/sccache` (`2775`, `devs` group) - [ ] Set `RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache` and `SCCACHE_DIR` in `/etc/environment` - [ ] Snapshot machine with Code Zero baked into `/opt/code` **Notes** - Zed remote dev preferred — only LSP/diffs over the wire, not full desktop - Pre-warm sccache after first full build so cache is hot for all users - Monitor `/var/cache/sccache` disk usage — fills quickly with Rust builds