From 43a1af6a1772d71f0bba93c08ba2180c47c6bce7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maaz Khokhar <khokharmaaz@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 00:06:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] made podman the default oci runtime removed the bootloader
 from the core table in markdown

---
 cheatsheet.md                     | 28 ++++++++++------------------
 modules/virtualization/podman.nix | 12 ++++++++----
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cheatsheet.md b/cheatsheet.md
index cb27db5..f1956e9 100644
--- a/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/cheatsheet.md
@@ -15,30 +15,22 @@ imports = [
 
 Base system setup: kernel, bootloader, primary user, SSH, unfree packages.
 
-| Option                          | Type                                             | Default          | Notes                                                                |
-| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `kernel`                        | `"stable"` \| `"lts"` \| `"latest"`              | `"lts"`          | Maps to `linuxPackages`, `linuxPackages_lts`, `linuxPackages_latest` |
-| `bootloader.type`               | `"grub"` \| `"systemd"`                          | `"grub"`         | Which bootloader path to use                                         |
-| `bootloader.grub.enable`        | bool                                             | `false`          | Set `true` when `type = "grub"`                                      |
-| `bootloader.grub.device`        | string                                           | `"nodev"`        | GRUB install target, e.g. `"/dev/sda"`                               |
-| `bootloader.systemd.enable`     | bool                                             | `false`          | Set `true` when `type = "systemd"`                                   |
-| `bootloader.systemd.efiSupport` | bool                                             | `true`           |                                                                      |
-| `user.name`                     | string                                           | `"river"`        |                                                                      |
-| `user.fullName`                 | string                                           | `"Maaz Khokhar"` |                                                                      |
-| `user.shell`                    | string (typed as list in options — likely a bug) | `"fish"`         | Used as `programs.${shell}.enable`                                   |
-| `allowUnfree`                   | bool                                             | `true`           |                                                                      |
-| `ssh.permitRootLogin`           | bool                                             | `false`          |                                                                      |
+| Option                | Type                                             | Default          | Notes                                                                |
+| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `kernel`              | `"stable"` \| `"lts"` \| `"latest"`              | `"lts"`          | Maps to `linuxPackages`, `linuxPackages_lts`, `linuxPackages_latest` |
+|  |
+| `user.name`           | string                                           | `"river"`        |                                                                      |
+| `user.fullName`       | string                                           | `"Maaz Khokhar"` |                                                                      |
+| `user.shell`          | string (typed as list in options — likely a bug) | `"fish"`         | Used as `programs.${shell}.enable`                                   |
+| `allowUnfree`         | bool                                             | `true`           |                                                                      |
+| `ssh.permitRootLogin` | bool                                             | `false`          |                                                                      |
 
 **Minimal core block:**
 
 ```nix
 homelab.core = {
   kernel = "lts";
-  bootloader = {
-    type = "systemd";
-    systemd.enable = true;
-  };
-  # user / allowUnfree / ssh all have sensible defaults
+ # user / allowUnfree / ssh all have sensible defaults
 };
 ```
 
diff --git a/modules/virtualization/podman.nix b/modules/virtualization/podman.nix
index fe5f94b..a11d2cf 100644
--- a/modules/virtualization/podman.nix
+++ b/modules/virtualization/podman.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ in
 {
   config = lib.mkMerge [
     (lib.mkIf cfg.podman.enable {
-      virtualisation.podman = {
-        enable = true;
+      virtualisation = {
+        oci-containers.backend = "podman";
+        podman = {
 
-        dockerCompat = true;
-        defaultNetwork.settings.dns_enabled = true;
+          enable = true;
+
+          dockerCompat = true;
+          defaultNetwork.settings.dns_enabled = true;
+        };
       };
 
       # For rootless containers