doc: server git pull without PATH, keep flakes bootstrap config in repo

- nixos-server.nix: comment for pull when sudo git not found
- readme: add 'Pull when git is not in PATH' and full-path fallback
- add server-configuration-with-flakes.nix for one-time scp to enable flakes

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# One-time on server: clone repo to /etc/dotfiles (root needs git access). # One-time on server: clone repo to /etc/dotfiles (root needs git access).
# If private repo: use SSH (ssh:// or git@) and add root's key to GitHub, or use HTTPS + token. # If private repo: use SSH (ssh:// or git@) and add root's key to GitHub, or use HTTPS + token.
# Then: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/dotfiles/nixos#nixos-server # Then: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/dotfiles/nixos#nixos-server
# If sudo git is not found: sudo nix run nixpkgs#git -- -C /etc/dotfiles pull origin main
# Timer runs every 15 min: git fetch, pull if origin/main changed, rebuild. # Timer runs every 15 min: git fetch, pull if origin/main changed, rebuild.
{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:

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SSH keys for danny (not in repo): from your machine `scp ~/.ssh/*.pub danny@server:/tmp/`, then on server `mkdir -p ~/.ssh; cat /tmp/*.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys`. SSH keys for danny (not in repo): from your machine `scp ~/.ssh/*.pub danny@server:/tmp/`, then on server `mkdir -p ~/.ssh; cat /tmp/*.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys`.
After that, a timer pulls and rebuilds every 15 min when `main` changes. Config lives in `hosts/nixos-server.nix` and `hosts/nixos-server-hardware.nix`. After that, a timer pulls and rebuilds every 15 min when `main` changes. Config lives in `hosts/nixos-server.nix` and `hosts/nixos-server-hardware.nix`.
**Pull when git is not in PATH** (e.g. before first rebuild or when `sudo git` says "command not found"):
```bash
sudo nix run nixpkgs#git -- -C /etc/dotfiles pull origin main
```
Then run `sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/dotfiles/nixos#nixos-server` as usual. After that, git is in the system profile; for manual pulls you can use `sudo /run/current-system/sw/bin/git -C /etc/dotfiles pull origin main` if `sudo git` still isnt in PATH.

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# One-time: copy to server /etc/nixos/configuration.nix then nixos-rebuild switch (enables flakes for daemon).
{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
{
imports = [ ./hardware-configuration.nix ];
boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
networking.hostName = "nixos-server";
time.timeZone = "Europe/Copenhagen";
nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
users.users.danny = {
isNormalUser = true;
extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
};
services.openssh.enable = true;
}