I'm also using nix flakes, to keep the setup reproducible.
If you want to get started, I can recommend the following:
1. Install nixos. That will only take a few minutes, and you end up with a system in which you have a "/etc/nixos/configuration.nix" file. Now you can edit the config file, run "nix-rebuild switch", and the changes have been applied. Every change results in a new entry in the bootloader menu, so you can always rollback.
2. Check out this great blog series: https://www.jjpdev.com/posts/home-router-nixos/ It helped me a lot.
3. Use https://search.nixos.org/options to search config options (the stuff in your config file).
Note: The blogpost still uses the classic way of managing network devices. I use Systemd, which I think is nicer and more flexible.