Remember that if you want to clear the state from one launch to the next, you should delete the `nixos.qcow2` file that is created.
# Account creation / access
Mastodon throws a hissyfit when trying to create accounts / login if it's not being **accessed** on port 443. This is a problem with the way we've set up port forwarding.
My current (terrible) solution is to run
```
nixos-rebuild build-vm --flake .#mastodon
# start a proxy server to the server on port 1234 (you can pick your favourite port)
Then configure Firefox by going to `about:config` and setting `network.proxy.allow_hijacking_localhost` to `true`, and in `about:preferences` set the proxy to manual `localhost` port `1234`, and enable `Proxy DNS` at the bottom.
Navigate to <https://social.local.gd>, and click "create account"
- email verification is WIP, but should be accessible at <https://social.local.gd/letter_opener>