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+{
+  pkgs,
+  metadata,
+  ...
+}: {
+  # Create a user for remote builds.
+  users.users.remotebuilder = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    createHome = false;
+    group = "remotebuilder";
+
+    # Allow SSH connections by the Nix client.
+    # This is matched with the ssh config IdentityFile on the client-side.
+    openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [metadata.hosts.muhammed.sshPubKey];
+  };
+  users.groups.remotebuilder = {};
+
+  # This is indirectly equivalent to giving root as it allows this user to
+  # replace store artifacts.
+  #
+  # See: https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.25/command-ref/conf-file?highlight=system-features#conf-trusted-users
+  nix.settings.trusted-users = ["remotebuilder"];
+}