chore: Resolve comment https://github.com/UGA-Innovation-Factory/nixos-systems/pull/7#discussion_r2628646450

templates/user/README.md

@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ This file contains system-level NixOS configuration. Only needed for:
 
 External user modules:
 - Receive the same flake inputs as nixos-systems
-- Can set user options via user.nix (description, shell, extraGroups, etc.)
-- Can use all home-manager options via home.nix
+- Can set user options via user.nix (description, shell, home-manager, etc.)
 - Optionally provide system-level configuration (nixos.nix)
 - System zsh theme applied if `useZshTheme = true` (default)
 - System nvim config applied if `useNvimPlugins = true` (default)
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ External user modules:
 
 ## Development Workflow
 
-1. Create your user config repository with `user.nix`, `home.nix`, and/or `nixos.nix`
+1. Create your user config repository with `user.nix` and/or `nixos.nix`
 2. Set user options in user.nix OR in the main users.nix
 3. Test locally: `external = /path/to/local/repo;`
 4. Build: `nix build .#nixosConfigurations.hostname.config.system.build.toplevel`

templates/user/home.nix

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-{ inputs, ... }:
-
-# ============================================================================
-# User Home Manager Configuration Template (Optional)
-# ============================================================================
-# This file provides home-manager configuration for a user.
-# It will be imported into the NixOS system's home-manager configuration.
-#
-# This file is optional - if not present, no home-manager configuration
-# will be loaded from this external module.
-#
-# Usage in users.nix:
-#   myusername = {
-#     # Set user options here OR in the external module's user.nix
-#     description = "My Name";
-#     shell = pkgs.zsh;
-#     extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ];
-#
-#     external = builtins.fetchGit {
-#       url = "https://github.com/username/dotfiles";
-#       rev = "commit-hash";
-#     };
-#   };
-#
-# Or use user.nix in your external module to set user options.
-#
-# This module receives the same `inputs` flake inputs as the main
-# nixos-systems configuration (nixpkgs, home-manager, etc.).
-
-{
-  config,
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  osConfig, # Access to the OS-level config
-  ...
-}:
-
-{
-  # ========== Home Manager Configuration ==========
-
-  # User identity (required)
-  home.username = lib.mkDefault config.home.username; # Set by system
-  home.homeDirectory = lib.mkDefault config.home.homeDirectory; # Set by system
-  home.stateVersion = lib.mkDefault "25.11";
-
-  # ========== Packages ==========
-  home.packages = with pkgs; [
-    # Add your preferred packages here
-    # htop
-    # ripgrep
-    # fd
-    # bat
-  ];
-
-  # ========== Programs ==========
-
-  # Git configuration
-  programs.git = {
-    enable = true;
-    userName = "Your Name";
-    userEmail = "your.email@example.com";
-    extraConfig = {
-      init.defaultBranch = "main";
-    };
-  };
-
-  # Zsh configuration
-  programs.zsh = {
-    enable = true;
-    # System theme is applied automatically if useZshTheme = true in users.nix
-    # Add your custom zsh config here
-  };
-
-  # Neovim configuration
-  # programs.neovim = {
-  #   enable = true;
-  #   # System nvim config is applied automatically if useNvimPlugins = true
-  #   # Add your custom neovim config here
-  # };
-
-  # ========== Shell Environment ==========
-
-  home.sessionVariables = {
-    EDITOR = "vim";
-    # Add your custom environment variables
-  };
-
-  # ========== Dotfiles ==========
-
-  # You can manage dotfiles with home.file
-  # home.file.".bashrc".source = ./dotfiles/bashrc;
-  # home.file.".vimrc".source = ./dotfiles/vimrc;
-
-  # Or use programs.* options for better integration
-
-  # ========== XDG Configuration ==========
-
-  xdg.enable = true;
-  # xdg.configFile."app/config.conf".source = ./config/app.conf;
-}

templates/user/nixos.nix

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 # - Installing system packages that require root
 #
 # Note: User options (description, shell, extraGroups, etc.) should be set
-# in the main users.nix file, not here.
+# in your external module's user.nix or in the main users.nix file, not in
+# this nixos.nix.
 #
 # This module receives the same `inputs` flake inputs as the main
 # nixos-systems configuration.

templates/user/user.nix

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 # 2. Home-manager configuration (home.*, programs.*, services.*) when imported
 #    into home-manager
 #
-# This file is optional - if not present, these options should be set
-# directly in the main users.nix file.
+# This file is optional - if not present, the system will use the defaults
+# from the main users.nix file. Use this file to override or extend those
+# default user and home-manager options for this user.
 #
 # This module receives the same `inputs` flake inputs as the main
 # nixos-systems configuration (nixpkgs, home-manager, etc.).