{
  description = "0x29a NixOS flake config";

  inputs = {

    # the main nix package collection
    nixpkgs = {
      url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    };

    # home manager for dotfiles
    home-manager = {
      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };

    # noctalia shell
    noctalia = {
      url = "github:noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };

  };

  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }:
    let
      lib = nixpkgs.lib;
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
    in {
    nixosConfigurations = {

      # default config
      default = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
        inherit system;
	specialArgs = {
          inherit inputs;
	};
        modules = [
          # import host specific configs
          ./hosts/default/configuration.nix
          # import host specific hardware configs
          ./hosts/default/hardware-configuration.nix
        ];
      };

      # laptop neon
      neon = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
        inherit system;
	specialArgs = {
          inherit inputs;
	};
        modules = [
          # import host specific configs
          ./hosts/neon/configuration.nix
          # import host specific hardware configs
          ./hosts/neon/hardware-configuration.nix
          # import noctalia shell configs
          ./hosts/neon/noctalia.nix
        ];
      };
    
    };
  };
}