{
  description = "Nixos config flake";
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-25.05";
    unstable.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";

    nid.url = "github:nix-community/nix-index-database";
    nid.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";

    sops-nix.url = "github:Mic92/sops-nix";
    sops-nix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";

    declarative-jellyfin.url = "github:Sveske-Juice/declarative-jellyfin";
    declarative-jellyfin.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
  };
  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, unstable, ... }@inputs: let
    base = [
      # I've put these all here so that it's easier to see what's being
      # imported by default
      ./modules/os.nix
      ./modules/server.nix
      ./modules/ssh.nix
      ./modules/time.nix
      ./modules/pkgs.nix
      ./modules/unstable.nix
      ./modules/zmotd.nix
      ./modules/sops.nix
      ./modules/users/admin.nix
      ./overlays

      { services.zmotd.enable = true; } # enable my motd service
      { programs.nix-ld.enable = true; } # use nix-ld cause nixos is a bit dumb
      inputs.declarative-jellyfin.nixosModules.default # jellyfin :)
      # use comma just in case I need to do some sysadmin stuff
      inputs.nid.nixosModules.nix-index
      { programs.nix-index-database.comma.enable = true; }
    ];

    # ts so DRY it makes me wanna cry
    mkHosts = hosts:
      (builtins.mapAttrs (name: modules:
        nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
          specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
          modules = base ++ [
            { networking.hostName = name; }
            ./hosts/${name} # just specifying a directory uses default.nix
          ] ++ modules;
        }
      )) <| hosts;
  in {
    # define all of my machines
    nixosConfigurations = mkHosts {
      blobercraft = [];
      crayon = [];
    };
  };
}