diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 31c34bb..e69de29 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "slstatus"]
-	path = slstatus
-	url = git://git.suckless.org/slstatus
-[submodule "dwm"]
-	path = dwm
-	url = git://git.suckless.org/dwm
-[submodule "st"]
-	path = st
-	url = https://git.suckless.org/st
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index e6a5edf..4054727 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   # use network manager and set hostname
   networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
   networking.hostName = "rackserver";
-
+  
+  
 
   # wireguard server setup
 
@@ -82,6 +83,20 @@
     };
   };
 
+  # arion setup
+  virtualisation.podman.enable = true;
+  virtualisation.podman.dockerSocket.enable = true;
+  virtualisation.podman.defaultNetwork.dnsname.enable = true;
+
+  { pkgs, ... }: {
+  environment.systemPackages = [
+    pkgs.arion
+
+     # Do install the docker CLI to talk to podman.
+     # Not needed when virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
+    pkgs.docker-client
+  ];
+
   # List services that you want to enable:
    
   # Enable the OpenSSH daemon.
diff --git a/dwm b/dwm
deleted file mode 160000
index 5d30ee7..0000000
--- a/dwm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5d30ee7db5800ccbc7d99ef718d133cb9fddc420
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd4d0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  description = "NixOS configuration";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
+    home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+  };
+
+  outputs = inputs@{ nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }: {
+    nixosConfigurations = {
+      hostname = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+        system = "x86_64-linux";
+        modules = [
+          ./configuration.nix
+          home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+          {
+            home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+            home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
+            home-manager.users.jdoe = import ./home.nix;
+
+            # Optionally, use home-manager.extraSpecialArgs to pass
+            # arguments to home.nix
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/rolldice/default.nix b/rolldice/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f34367..0000000
--- a/rolldice/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{ lib 
-, stdenv
-, fetchzip
-, readline
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "rolldice";
-  version = "1.16-1";
-
-  src = fetchzip {
-    url = "https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcefiles/rolldice/1.16-1build1/rolldice_1.16.orig.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-gyBwPzO0UO6LvGvaWk5bn1uFUPtedC3Y1/uN3FdyJSQ=";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    readline
-  ];
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    make
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    mv rolldice $out/bin
-  '';
-}
diff --git a/slstatus b/slstatus
deleted file mode 160000
index f227db9..0000000
--- a/slstatus
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit f227db9662f3c4f96fdfd0d025e3ed4060ded0a2
diff --git a/st b/st
deleted file mode 160000
index 7544d3c..0000000
--- a/st
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7544d3c13dfae83ed19697265daa2ef46882f089
diff --git a/users.nix b/users.nix
index 3e8e52f..b8fa255 100644
--- a/users.nix
+++ b/users.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   users.users.sky.isNormalUser = true;
   users.users.ku.isNormalUser = true;
   users.users.nub.isNormalUser = true;
+  users.users.docker.isNormalUser = true;
   
   users.groups.wheel.members=["sky"];
 
@@ -39,12 +40,31 @@
     home.stateVersion = "23.11";
   };
 
-  home-manager.users.wg = { pkgs, ... }: {
-    home.packages = [ ];
+  home-manager.users.jas = { pkgs, ... }: {
+    home.packages = [ nano ]; 
     programs.bash.enable = true;
 
     # The state version is required and should stay at the version you
     # originally installed.
     home.stateVersion = "23.11";
   };
+
+  users.extraUsers.podman.extraGroups = [ "podman" ];
+  home-manager.users.podman = { pkgs, ... }: {
+    home.packages = [ ];  
+    programs.bash.enable = true;
+
+    home.file = {
+      "arion-pkgs.nix" = {
+        source = ; # TODO: figure out how to make this work with flakes 
+      };
+      "arion-compose.nix" = {
+        source = ; # TODO: figure out how to make this work with flakes 
+      };
+    };
+
+    # The state version is required and should stay at the version you
+    # originally installed.
+    home.stateVersion = "23.11";
+  };
 }