diff --git a/builds/utils.nix b/builds/utils.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c82333e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builds/utils.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, bash
+, feh
+, jq
+, curl
+, xrandr
+, makeWrapper
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "utils";
+  version = "1.00";
+
+  src = ./utils;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  buildInputs = [ bash feh xrandr jq curl ];
+
+  buildPhase = "";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+
+    for i in $(ls $src/sh); do
+      cp $src/sh/$i $out/bin
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/$i --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ bash feh xrandr jq curl ]}
+    done
+  '';
+
+  phases = [ "buildPhase" "installPhase" ];
+}
+
diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/builds/utils/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/Makefile
rename to builds/utils/Makefile
diff --git a/utils/TODO b/builds/utils/TODO
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/TODO
rename to builds/utils/TODO
diff --git a/utils/c/anaconda.c b/builds/utils/c/anaconda.c
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/c/anaconda.c
rename to builds/utils/c/anaconda.c
diff --git a/utils/c/boid.c b/builds/utils/c/boid.c
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/c/boid.c
rename to builds/utils/c/boid.c
diff --git a/utils/c/colors.c b/builds/utils/c/colors.c
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/c/colors.c
rename to builds/utils/c/colors.c
diff --git a/utils/c/scream.c b/builds/utils/c/scream.c
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/c/scream.c
rename to builds/utils/c/scream.c
diff --git a/utils/c/timer.c b/builds/utils/c/timer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/c/timer.c
rename to builds/utils/c/timer.c
diff --git a/utils/c/tmessage.c b/builds/utils/c/tmessage.c
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/c/tmessage.c
rename to builds/utils/c/tmessage.c
diff --git a/utils/c/xgetnewwindow.c b/builds/utils/c/xgetnewwindow.c
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/c/xgetnewwindow.c
rename to builds/utils/c/xgetnewwindow.c
diff --git a/utils/config.mk b/builds/utils/config.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/config.mk
rename to builds/utils/config.mk
diff --git a/utils/etc/southwest_tracker.py b/builds/utils/etc/southwest_tracker.py
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/etc/southwest_tracker.py
rename to builds/utils/etc/southwest_tracker.py
diff --git a/utils/man/colors.1 b/builds/utils/man/colors.1
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/man/colors.1
rename to builds/utils/man/colors.1
diff --git a/utils/man/rndutils.1 b/builds/utils/man/rndutils.1
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/man/rndutils.1
rename to builds/utils/man/rndutils.1
diff --git a/utils/man/timer.1 b/builds/utils/man/timer.1
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/man/timer.1
rename to builds/utils/man/timer.1
diff --git a/utils/man/trss.1 b/builds/utils/man/trss.1
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/man/trss.1
rename to builds/utils/man/trss.1
diff --git a/utils/man/xgetnewwindow.1 b/builds/utils/man/xgetnewwindow.1
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/man/xgetnewwindow.1
rename to builds/utils/man/xgetnewwindow.1
diff --git a/utils/sh/brightness b/builds/utils/sh/brightness
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/brightness
rename to builds/utils/sh/brightness
diff --git a/utils/sh/bspwm-toggle-gaps b/builds/utils/sh/bspwm-toggle-gaps
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/bspwm-toggle-gaps
rename to builds/utils/sh/bspwm-toggle-gaps
diff --git a/utils/sh/capture b/builds/utils/sh/capture
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/capture
rename to builds/utils/sh/capture
diff --git a/utils/sh/cfg b/builds/utils/sh/cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/cfg
rename to builds/utils/sh/cfg
diff --git a/utils/sh/connect b/builds/utils/sh/connect
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/connect
rename to builds/utils/sh/connect
diff --git a/utils/sh/discord b/builds/utils/sh/discord
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/discord
rename to builds/utils/sh/discord
diff --git a/utils/sh/disp b/builds/utils/sh/disp
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/disp
rename to builds/utils/sh/disp
diff --git a/utils/sh/fire b/builds/utils/sh/fire
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/fire
rename to builds/utils/sh/fire
diff --git a/utils/sh/firew b/builds/utils/sh/firew
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/firew
rename to builds/utils/sh/firew
diff --git a/utils/sh/git-credential-gitpass b/builds/utils/sh/git-credential-gitpass
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/git-credential-gitpass
rename to builds/utils/sh/git-credential-gitpass
diff --git a/utils/sh/git-survey b/builds/utils/sh/git-survey
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/git-survey
rename to builds/utils/sh/git-survey
diff --git a/utils/sh/keyboard b/builds/utils/sh/keyboard
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/keyboard
rename to builds/utils/sh/keyboard
diff --git a/utils/sh/machine b/builds/utils/sh/machine
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/machine
rename to builds/utils/sh/machine
diff --git a/utils/sh/net b/builds/utils/sh/net
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/net
rename to builds/utils/sh/net
diff --git a/utils/sh/nws b/builds/utils/sh/nws
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/nws
rename to builds/utils/sh/nws
diff --git a/utils/sh/pash-dmenu b/builds/utils/sh/pash-dmenu
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/pash-dmenu
rename to builds/utils/sh/pash-dmenu
diff --git a/utils/sh/pash-dmenu-backend b/builds/utils/sh/pash-dmenu-backend
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/pash-dmenu-backend
rename to builds/utils/sh/pash-dmenu-backend
diff --git a/utils/sh/paste b/builds/utils/sh/paste
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/paste
rename to builds/utils/sh/paste
diff --git a/utils/sh/pco b/builds/utils/sh/pco
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/pco
rename to builds/utils/sh/pco
diff --git a/utils/sh/sfeed_yt_add b/builds/utils/sh/sfeed_yt_add
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/sfeed_yt_add
rename to builds/utils/sh/sfeed_yt_add
diff --git a/utils/sh/snapcad b/builds/utils/sh/snapcad
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/snapcad
rename to builds/utils/sh/snapcad
diff --git a/utils/sh/ss b/builds/utils/sh/ss
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/ss
rename to builds/utils/sh/ss
diff --git a/utils/sh/status b/builds/utils/sh/status
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/status
rename to builds/utils/sh/status
diff --git a/utils/sh/statusbar b/builds/utils/sh/statusbar
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/statusbar
rename to builds/utils/sh/statusbar
diff --git a/utils/sh/tmenu b/builds/utils/sh/tmenu
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/tmenu
rename to builds/utils/sh/tmenu
diff --git a/utils/sh/tmenu-backend b/builds/utils/sh/tmenu-backend
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/tmenu-backend
rename to builds/utils/sh/tmenu-backend
diff --git a/utils/sh/tmenu_run b/builds/utils/sh/tmenu_run
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/tmenu_run
rename to builds/utils/sh/tmenu_run
diff --git a/utils/sh/toggle-contingency-mode b/builds/utils/sh/toggle-contingency-mode
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/toggle-contingency-mode
rename to builds/utils/sh/toggle-contingency-mode
diff --git a/utils/sh/vim-swap-handler b/builds/utils/sh/vim-swap-handler
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/vim-swap-handler
rename to builds/utils/sh/vim-swap-handler
diff --git a/utils/sh/vol b/builds/utils/sh/vol
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/vol
rename to builds/utils/sh/vol
diff --git a/utils/sh/wallpaper b/builds/utils/sh/wallpaper
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/sh/wallpaper
rename to builds/utils/sh/wallpaper
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4728705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  home-manager = builtins.fetchTarball {
+    url = "https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/release-23.05.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0dfshsgj93ikfkcihf4c5z876h4dwjds998kvgv7sqbfv0z6a4bc";
+  };
+in
+{
+  imports =
+    [
+      ./hardware-configuration.nix
+      (import "${home-manager}/nixos")
+    ];
+
+  boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
+  boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/vda";
+
+  networking.hostName = "virtbox"; # Define your hostname.
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;  # Easiest to use and most distros use this by default.
+
+  time.timeZone = "America/Chicago";
+
+  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+  console = {
+    font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
+    keyMap = "us";
+  };
+
+  services.xserver = {
+    enable = true;
+    libinput.enable = true;
+    layout = "us";
+
+    # we're going to be pulling a sneaky
+    # we don't actually use startx, it just gets lightdm out of the way
+    displayManager.startx.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  sound.enable = true;
+  hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    neovim
+    curl
+    htop
+    git
+    sx
+
+    (pkgs.callPackage ./builds/utils/utils.nix {})
+  ];
+
+  users.users.usr = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
+    packages = with pkgs; [
+      firefox
+      tree
+      bspwm
+      sxhkd
+    ];
+  };
+
+  system.activationScripts.test-script.text = ''
+    #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
+
+    if [ "$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/whoami)" = "usr"]; then
+      ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/mkdir -p /home/usr/git
+      ${pkgs.git}/bin/git https://git.beepboop.systems/rndusr/dot /home/usr/git/dot
+    fi
+  '';
+
+  home-manager.users.usr.home = {
+    stateVersion = "23.05";
+
+    file = {
+      ".config/bash" = {
+        source = ./config/bash;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/bspwm" = {
+        source = ./config/bspwm;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/git" = {
+        source = ./config/git;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/htop" = {
+        source = ./config/htop;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/nvim" = {
+        source = ./config/nvim;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/python" = {
+        source = ./config/python;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/sx" = {
+        source = ./config/sx;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/sxhkd" = {
+        source = ./config/sxhkd;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/tridactyl" = {
+        source = ./config/tridactyl;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+      ".config/zathura" = {
+        source = ./config/zathura;
+        recursive = true;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  system.copySystemConfiguration = true;
+  system.stateVersion = "23.05"; # don't change this, lol
+}
diff --git a/environ b/environ
deleted file mode 100755
index e651637..0000000
--- a/environ
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -x
-
-[ -f .environment ] && exit 2
-[ -w /etc/bash.bashrc ] || exit 1
-[ -w /etc/profile ] || exit 1
-
-printf '[ -f $HOME/.config/bash/bashrc ] && . $HOME/.config/bash/bashrc\n' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
-printf '[ -f $HOME/.config/bash/profile ] && . $HOME/.config/bash/profile\n' >> /etc/profile
-touch .environment
diff --git a/hardware-configuration.nix b/hardware-configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0704e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Do not modify this file!  It was generated by ‘nixos-generate-config’
+# and may be overwritten by future invocations.  Please make changes
+# to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix instead.
+{ config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports =
+    [ (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix")
+    ];
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "ahci" "xhci_pci" "virtio_pci" "sr_mod" "virtio_blk" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
+  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+
+  fileSystems."/" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/348bd40a-08e7-48e4-aad7-d4fe002e9dc0";
+      fsType = "ext4";
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/boot" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/f161dbd9-52f3-4d04-b327-dbcf74cc44fd";
+      fsType = "ext4";
+    };
+
+  swapDevices =
+    [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/9349bfd4-d7f0-4e0d-b485-5e897d2d1e7b"; }
+    ];
+
+  # Enables DHCP on each ethernet and wireless interface. In case of scripted networking
+  # (the default) this is the recommended approach. When using systemd-networkd it's
+  # still possible to use this option, but it's recommended to use it in conjunction
+  # with explicit per-interface declarations with `networking.interfaces.<interface>.useDHCP`.
+  networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.enp1s0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+}