No, if you use the installer CD it's a fully UI based install. No command line. No awareness it's even running nix.

Administration is through a web UI.

It could easily be pre-installed on a device like a NUC and delivered to my mom.

Did you read the FAQ?

I've got all this running on a branch but it's still rough. Once it's relatively stable it will be merged to master and the home page completely revamped.

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bix6 10 hours ago | parent [-]

No I didn’t read the FAQ, I read the get started section.

> Get a Nix environment set up on your host machine. HomeFree must be deployed from another machine with Nix installed. If you are on NixOS, you should be good to go. If you are on a different distribution of Linux, follow the instructions on how to install and use Nix.

	▲	colordrops 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Right, the published version is a super early technical preview. As mentioned in my top level comment the installer and admin UI are in a branch and I will update the website once these are released.