From 8f0f15a2cd385cecdbfc083cdb81bf769e1f6275 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nwright <nathanwrightbusiness@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:26:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] nixos/sanoid: write config to standard location

---
 nixos/modules/services/backup/sanoid.nix | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/backup/sanoid.nix b/nixos/modules/services/backup/sanoid.nix
index b8b64075b1d5..ff033e0e2a94 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/backup/sanoid.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/backup/sanoid.nix
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ in
             "${cfg.package}/bin/sanoid"
             "--cron"
             "--configdir"
-            (pkgs.writeTextDir "sanoid.conf" configFile)
+            "/etc/sanoid"
           ]
           ++ cfg.extraArgs
         );
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ in
       after = [ "zfs.target" ];
       startAt = cfg.interval;
     };
+
+    environment.etc."sanoid/sanoid.conf".text = configFile;
   };
 
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