diff --git a/SwarselSystems.org b/SwarselSystems.org
index c365d93..2f72043 100644
--- a/SwarselSystems.org
+++ b/SwarselSystems.org
@@ -640,8 +640,12 @@ This section used to be much longer, since I performed all of my imports right h
   live = lib.nixosSystem {
     specialArgs = { inherit inputs outputs; };
     system = "x86_64-linux";
-    modules = nixModules ++ [
-      (nixpkgs + "/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix")
+    modules = [
+      {
+        _module.args = { inherit self; };
+      }
+      "${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix"
+      "${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix"
       ./profiles/live
     ];
   };
@@ -746,81 +750,73 @@ This section mainly exists house different `configuration.nix` files for system
 
 
 #+begin_src nix :tangle profiles/live/default.nix
-  { inputs, outputs, config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+  { self, inputs, config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+  let
+    pubKeys = lib.filesystem.listFilesRecursive "${self}/secrets/keys/ssh";
+  in
   {
 
     imports = [
 
-      # ../optional/nixos/steam.nix
-      # ../optional/nixos/virtualbox.nix
-      # ../optional/nixos/vmware.nix
-      ../optional/nixos/autologin.nix
-      ../optional/nixos/nswitch-rcm.nix
-      # ../optional/nixos/work.nix
+    inputs.lanzaboote.nixosModules.lanzaboote
+    inputs.disko.nixosModules.disko
+    inputs.impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
+    inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
 
-      inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
-      {
-        home-manager.users.swarsel.imports = outputs.mixedModules ++ [
-          ../optional/home/gaming.nix
-          # ../optional/home/work.nix
-        ] ++ (builtins.attrValues outputs.homeManagerModules);
-      }
-    ] ++ (builtins.attrValues outputs.nixosModules);
+      ../optional/nixos/minimal.nix
 
+    ];
+
+
+    isoImage = {
+      makeEfiBootable = true;
+      makeUsbBootable = true;
+      squashfsCompression = "zstd -Xcompression-level 3";
+    };
 
     nixpkgs = {
-      inherit (outputs) overlays;
-      config = {
-        allowUnfree = true;
-        allowBroken = true;
+      hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+      config.allowUnfree = true;
+    };
+
+    services.getty.autologinUser = lib.mkForce "swarsel";
+
+    users = {
+      groups.swarsel = {};
+      users = {
+        swarsel = {
+          name = "swarsel";
+          group = "swarsel";
+          isNormalUser = true;
+          shell = pkgs.zsh;
+          password = "setup"; # this is overwritten after install
+          openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = lib.lists.forEach pubKeys (key: builtins.readFile key);
+        };
+        root = {
+          shell = pkgs.zsh;
+          password = lib.mkForce config.users.users.swarsel.password; # this is overwritten after install
+          openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = config.users.users.swarsel.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys;
+        };
       };
     };
 
-    isoImage.makeEfiBootable = true;
-    isoImage.makeUsbBootable = true;
-
-    networking.networkmanager.wifi.scanRandMacAddress = false;
-
-    boot = {
-      loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
-      kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+    systemd = {
+      services.sshd.wantedBy = lib.mkForce [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      targets = {
+        sleep.enable = false;
+        suspend.enable = false;
+        hibernate.enable = false;
+        hybrid-sleep.enable = false;
+      };
     };
 
     system.stateVersion = lib.mkForce "23.05";
-    services.getty.autologinUser = lib.mkForce "swarsel";
 
     networking = {
       hostName = "live";
-      wireless.enable = lib.mkForce false;
-      firewall.enable = true;
+      wireless.enable = false;
     };
 
-
-    swarselsystems = {
-      wallpaper = ../../wallpaper/lenovowp.png;
-      hasBluetooth = true;
-      hasFingerprint = true;
-      impermanence = false;
-      initialSetup = true;
-      isBtrfs = false;
-    };
-
-    home-manager.users.swarsel.swarselsystems = {
-      isLaptop = false;
-      isNixos = true;
-      isBtrfs = false;
-      startup = [
-        { command = "nextcloud --background"; }
-        { command = "vesktop --start-minimized --enable-speech-dispatcher --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations --enable-wayland-ime"; }
-        { command = "element-desktop --hidden  --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland --disable-gpu-driver-bug-workarounds"; }
-        { command = "ANKI_WAYLAND=1 anki"; }
-        { command = "OBSIDIAN_USE_WAYLAND=1 obsidian"; }
-        { command = "nm-applet"; }
-        { command = "teams-for-linux"; }
-        { command = "1password"; }
-        { command = "feishin"; }
-      ];
-    };
   }
 
 
@@ -2081,6 +2077,139 @@ This utility checks if there are updated packages in nixpkgs-unstable. It does s
   }
 #+end_src
 
+**** bootstrap
+
+This program sets up a new NixOS host.
+
+#+begin_src shell :tangle scripts/bootstrap.sh
+  # highly inspired by https://github.com/EmergentMind/nix-config/blob/dev/scripts/bootstrap-nixos.sh
+  set -eo pipefail
+
+  target_hostname=""
+  target_destination=""
+  target_user="swarsel"
+  ssh_port="22"
+  temp=$(mktemp -d)
+
+  function help_and_exit() {
+      echo
+      echo "Remotely installs NixOS on a target machine using this nix-config."
+      echo
+      echo "USAGE: $0 -n <target_hostname> -d <target_destination> [OPTIONS]"
+      echo
+      echo "ARGS:"
+      echo "  -n <target_hostname>                    specify target_hostname of the target host to deploy the nixos config on."
+      echo "  -d <target_destination>                 specify ip or url to the target host."
+      echo "                                          target during install process."
+      echo
+      echo "OPTIONS:"
+      echo "  -u <target_user>                        specify target_user with sudo access. nix-config will be cloned to their home."
+      echo "                                          Default='${target_user}'."
+      echo "  --port <ssh_port>                       specify the ssh port to use for remote access. Default=${ssh_port}."
+      echo "  --impermanence                          Use this flag if the target machine has impermanence enabled. WARNING: Assumes /persist path."
+      echo "  --debug                                 Enable debug mode."
+      echo "  -h | --help                             Print this help."
+      exit 0
+  }
+
+  function cleanup() {
+      rm -rf "$temp"
+  }
+  trap cleanup exit
+
+  function red() {
+      echo -e "\x1B[31m[!] $1 \x1B[0m"
+      if [ -n "${2-}" ]; then
+          echo -e "\x1B[31m[!] $($2) \x1B[0m"
+      fi
+  }
+  function green() {
+      echo -e "\x1B[32m[+] $1 \x1B[0m"
+      if [ -n "${2-}" ]; then
+          echo -e "\x1B[32m[+] $($2) \x1B[0m"
+      fi
+  }
+  function yellow() {
+      echo -e "\x1B[33m[*] $1 \x1B[0m"
+      if [ -n "${2-}" ]; then
+          echo -e "\x1B[33m[*] $($2) \x1B[0m"
+      fi
+  }
+
+  function yes_or_no() {
+      echo -en "\x1B[32m[+] $* [y/n] (default: y): \x1B[0m"
+      while true; do
+          read -rp "" yn
+          yn=${yn:-y}
+          case $yn in
+          [Yy]*) return 0 ;;
+          [Nn]*) return 1 ;;
+          esac
+      done
+  }
+
+  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+      case "$1" in
+      -n)
+          shift
+          target_hostname=$1
+          ;;
+      -d)
+          shift
+          target_destination=$1
+          ;;
+      -u)
+          shift
+          target_user=$1
+          ;;
+      --port)
+          shift
+          ssh_port=$1
+          ;;
+      --temp-override)
+          shift
+          temp=$1
+          ;;
+      --debug)
+          set -x
+          ;;
+      -h | --help) help_and_exit ;;
+      ,*)
+          echo "Invalid option detected."
+          help_and_exit
+          ;;
+      esac
+      shift
+  done
+
+  ssh_cmd="ssh -oport=${ssh_port} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -t $target_user@$target_destination"
+  # ssh_root_cmd=$(echo "$ssh_cmd" | sed "s|${target_user}@|root@|") # uses @ in the sed switch to avoid it triggering on the $ssh_key value
+  ssh_root_cmd=${ssh_cmd/${target_user}@/root@}
+
+  scp_cmd="scp -oport=${ssh_port} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+
+  git_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+  green "Wiping known_hosts of $target_destination"
+  sed -i "/$target_hostname/d; /$target_destination/d" ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+  green "Generating hardware-config.nix for $target_hostname and adding it to the nix-config."
+  $ssh_root_cmd "nixos-generate-config --no-filesystems --root /mnt"
+  mkdir profiles/"$target_hostname"
+  $scp_cmd root@"$target_destination":/mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix "${git_root}"/profiles/"$target_hostname"/hardware-configuration.nix
+#+end_src
+
+
+#+begin_src nix :tangle pkgs/bootstrap/default.nix
+  { writeShellApplication, openssh }:
+
+  writeShellApplication {
+    name = "bootstrap";
+    runtimeInputs = [ openssh ];
+    text = builtins.readFile ../../scripts/bootstrap.sh;
+  }
+#+end_src
+
 
 *** Overlays (additions, overrides, nixpkgs-stable)
 :PROPERTIES:
@@ -5945,6 +6074,74 @@ Options that I need specifically at work. There are more options at [[#h:f0b2ea9
   }
 #+end_src
 
+**** Minimal Install
+
+ These options are really only to be used on the iso image in order to run nixos-anywhere.
+
+#+begin_src nix :tangle profiles/optional/nixos/minimal.nix
+  { self, lib, pkgs, config, ... }:
+  {
+
+    nix.settings = {
+      experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+      warn-dirty = false;
+    };
+
+    boot = {
+      # initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+      kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+      supportedFilesystems = lib.mkForce [ "brtfs" "vfat" ];
+      loader = {
+        efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+        systemd-boot = {
+          enable = true;
+          configurationLimit = lib.mkDefault 5;
+          consoleMode = lib.mkDefault "max";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    services = {
+      qemuGuest.enable = true;
+      openssh = {
+        enable = true;
+        ports = lib.mkDefault [ 22 ];
+        settings.PermitRootLogin = "yes";
+        authorizedKeysFiles = lib.mkForce [
+          "/etc/ssh/authorized_keys.d/%u"
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+
+    security.pam = {
+      sshAgentAuth.enable = true;
+      services = {
+        sudo.u2fAuth = true;
+      };
+    };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      curl
+      rsync
+      ssh-to-age
+      sops
+      vim
+      just
+    ];
+
+    programs = {
+      git.enable = true;
+      zsh.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    };
+
+    fileSystems."/boot".options = [ "umask=0077" ];
+
+    networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+
+
+  }
+#+end_src
+
 ** Home-manager
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: h:08ded95b-9c43-475d-a0b2-fc088a512287
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4c6732f..af3ee34 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -218,8 +218,12 @@
         live = lib.nixosSystem {
           specialArgs = { inherit inputs outputs; };
           system = "x86_64-linux";
-          modules = nixModules ++ [
-            (nixpkgs + "/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix")
+          modules = [
+            {
+              _module.args = { inherit self; };
+            }
+            "${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix"
+            "${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix"
             ./profiles/live
           ];
         };
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34cd4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+default:
+  @just --list
+
+check:
+  nix flake check --keep-going
+
+check-trace:
+  nix flake check --show-trace
+
+update:
+  nix flake update
+
+iso:
+  rm -rf result
+  nix build .#nixosConfigurations.iso.config.system.build.isoImage && ln -sf result/iso/*.iso latest.iso
+
+iso-install DRIVE: iso
+  sudo dd if=$(eza --sort changed result/iso/*.iso | tail -n1) of={{DRIVE}} bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync
+
+sync USER HOST:
+  rsync -av --filter=':- .gitignore' -e "ssh -l {{USER}}" . {{USER}}@{{HOST}}:.dotfiles/
diff --git a/pkgs/bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/bootstrap/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f7062f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ writeShellApplication, openssh }:
+
+writeShellApplication {
+  name = "bootstrap";
+  runtimeInputs = [ openssh ];
+  text = builtins.readFile ../../scripts/bootstrap.sh;
+}
diff --git a/profiles/common/disks/btrfs-luks.nix b/profiles/common/disks/btrfs-luks.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..107ee28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/common/disks/btrfs-luks.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# NOTE: ... is needed because dikso passes diskoFile
+{ lib
+, pkgs
+, disk ? "/dev/vda"
+, withSwap ? false
+, swapSize
+, config
+, ...
+}:
+{
+  disko.devices = {
+    disk = {
+      disk0 = {
+        type = "disk";
+        device = disk;
+        content = {
+          type = "gpt";
+          partitions = {
+            ESP = {
+              priority = 1;
+              name = "ESP";
+              size = "512M";
+              type = "EF00";
+              content = {
+                type = "filesystem";
+                format = "vfat";
+                mountpoint = "/boot";
+                mountOptions = [ "defaults" ];
+              };
+            };
+            luks = {
+              size = "100%";
+              content = {
+                type = "luks";
+                name = "cryptroot";
+                passwordFile = "/tmp/disko-password"; # this is populated by bootstrap-nixos.sh
+                settings = {
+                  allowDiscards = true;
+                  # https://github.com/hmajid2301/dotfiles/blob/a0b511c79b11d9b4afe2a5e2b7eedb2af23e288f/systems/x86_64-linux/framework/disks.nix#L36
+                  crypttabExtraOpts = [
+                    "fido2-device=auto"
+                    "token-timeout=10"
+                  ];
+                };
+                # Subvolumes must set a mountpoint in order to be mounted,
+                # unless their parent is mounted
+                content = {
+                  type = "btrfs";
+                  extraArgs = [ "-f" ]; # force overwrite
+                  subvolumes = {
+                    "@root" = {
+                      mountpoint = "/";
+                      mountOptions = [
+                        "compress=zstd"
+                        "noatime"
+                      ];
+                    };
+                    "@persist" = {
+                      mountpoint = "${config.hostSpec.persistFolder}";
+                      mountOptions = [
+                        "compress=zstd"
+                        "noatime"
+                      ];
+                    };
+                    "@nix" = {
+                      mountpoint = "/nix";
+                      mountOptions = [
+                        "compress=zstd"
+                        "noatime"
+                      ];
+                    };
+                    "@swap" = lib.mkIf withSwap {
+                      mountpoint = "/.swapvol";
+                      swap.swapfile.size = "${swapSize}G";
+                    };
+                  };
+                };
+              };
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  environment.systemPackages = [
+    pkgs.yubikey-manager # For luks fido2 enrollment before full install
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/profiles/common/nixos/packages.nix b/profiles/common/nixos/packages.nix
index e7f77dd..f09506d 100644
--- a/profiles/common/nixos/packages.nix
+++ b/profiles/common/nixos/packages.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
     nix-index
 
+    # better make for general tasks
+    just
+
     # keyboards
     qmk
     vial
diff --git a/profiles/live/default.nix b/profiles/live/default.nix
index 163e16c..09d228e 100644
--- a/profiles/live/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/live/default.nix
@@ -1,76 +1,68 @@
-{ inputs, outputs, config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ self, inputs, config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+let
+  pubKeys = lib.filesystem.listFilesRecursive "${self}/secrets/keys/ssh";
+in
 {
 
   imports = [
 
-    # ../optional/nixos/steam.nix
-    # ../optional/nixos/virtualbox.nix
-    # ../optional/nixos/vmware.nix
-    ../optional/nixos/autologin.nix
-    ../optional/nixos/nswitch-rcm.nix
-    # ../optional/nixos/work.nix
+    inputs.lanzaboote.nixosModules.lanzaboote
+    inputs.disko.nixosModules.disko
+    inputs.impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
+    inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
 
-    inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
-    {
-      home-manager.users.swarsel.imports = outputs.mixedModules ++ [
-        ../optional/home/gaming.nix
-        # ../optional/home/work.nix
-      ] ++ (builtins.attrValues outputs.homeManagerModules);
-    }
-  ] ++ (builtins.attrValues outputs.nixosModules);
+    ../optional/nixos/minimal.nix
 
+  ];
+
+
+  isoImage = {
+    makeEfiBootable = true;
+    makeUsbBootable = true;
+    squashfsCompression = "zstd -Xcompression-level 3";
+  };
 
   nixpkgs = {
-    inherit (outputs) overlays;
-    config = {
-      allowUnfree = true;
-      allowBroken = true;
+    hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+    config.allowUnfree = true;
+  };
+
+  services.getty.autologinUser = lib.mkForce "swarsel";
+
+  users = {
+    groups.swarsel = { };
+    users = {
+      swarsel = {
+        name = "swarsel";
+        group = "swarsel";
+        isNormalUser = true;
+        shell = pkgs.zsh;
+        password = "setup"; # this is overwritten after install
+        openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = lib.lists.forEach pubKeys (key: builtins.readFile key);
+      };
+      root = {
+        shell = pkgs.zsh;
+        password = lib.mkForce config.users.users.swarsel.password; # this is overwritten after install
+        openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = config.users.users.swarsel.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys;
+      };
     };
   };
 
-  isoImage.makeEfiBootable = true;
-  isoImage.makeUsbBootable = true;
-
-  networking.networkmanager.wifi.scanRandMacAddress = false;
-
-  boot = {
-    loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
-    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+  systemd = {
+    services.sshd.wantedBy = lib.mkForce [ "multi-user.target" ];
+    targets = {
+      sleep.enable = false;
+      suspend.enable = false;
+      hibernate.enable = false;
+      hybrid-sleep.enable = false;
+    };
   };
 
   system.stateVersion = lib.mkForce "23.05";
-  services.getty.autologinUser = lib.mkForce "swarsel";
 
   networking = {
     hostName = "live";
-    wireless.enable = lib.mkForce false;
-    firewall.enable = true;
+    wireless.enable = false;
   };
 
-
-  swarselsystems = {
-    wallpaper = ../../wallpaper/lenovowp.png;
-    hasBluetooth = true;
-    hasFingerprint = true;
-    impermanence = false;
-    initialSetup = true;
-    isBtrfs = false;
-  };
-
-  home-manager.users.swarsel.swarselsystems = {
-    isLaptop = false;
-    isNixos = true;
-    isBtrfs = false;
-    startup = [
-      { command = "nextcloud --background"; }
-      { command = "vesktop --start-minimized --enable-speech-dispatcher --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations --enable-wayland-ime"; }
-      { command = "element-desktop --hidden  --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland --disable-gpu-driver-bug-workarounds"; }
-      { command = "ANKI_WAYLAND=1 anki"; }
-      { command = "OBSIDIAN_USE_WAYLAND=1 obsidian"; }
-      { command = "nm-applet"; }
-      { command = "teams-for-linux"; }
-      { command = "1password"; }
-      { command = "feishin"; }
-    ];
-  };
 }
diff --git a/profiles/optional/nixos/minimal.nix b/profiles/optional/nixos/minimal.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bca0e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/optional/nixos/minimal.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{ self, lib, pkgs, config, ... }:
+{
+
+  nix.settings = {
+    experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+    warn-dirty = false;
+  };
+
+  boot = {
+    # initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+    supportedFilesystems = lib.mkForce [ "brtfs" "vfat" ];
+    loader = {
+      efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+      systemd-boot = {
+        enable = true;
+        configurationLimit = lib.mkDefault 5;
+        consoleMode = lib.mkDefault "max";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  services = {
+    qemuGuest.enable = true;
+    openssh = {
+      enable = true;
+      ports = lib.mkDefault [ 22 ];
+      settings.PermitRootLogin = "yes";
+      authorizedKeysFiles = lib.mkForce [
+        "/etc/ssh/authorized_keys.d/%u"
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+
+  security.pam = {
+    sshAgentAuth.enable = true;
+    services = {
+      sudo.u2fAuth = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    curl
+    rsync
+    ssh-to-age
+    sops
+    vim
+  ];
+
+  programs = {
+    git.enable = true;
+    zsh.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  };
+
+  fileSystems."/boot".options = [ "umask=0077" ];
+
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+
+
+}
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a82b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# highly inspired by https://github.com/EmergentMind/nix-config/blob/dev/scripts/bootstrap-nixos.sh
+set -eo pipefail
+
+target_hostname=""
+target_destination=""
+target_user="swarsel"
+ssh_port="22"
+temp=$(mktemp -d)
+
+function help_and_exit() {
+    echo
+    echo "Remotely installs NixOS on a target machine using this nix-config."
+    echo
+    echo "USAGE: $0 -n <target_hostname> -d <target_destination> [OPTIONS]"
+    echo
+    echo "ARGS:"
+    echo "  -n <target_hostname>                    specify target_hostname of the target host to deploy the nixos config on."
+    echo "  -d <target_destination>                 specify ip or url to the target host."
+    echo "                                          target during install process."
+    echo
+    echo "OPTIONS:"
+    echo "  -u <target_user>                        specify target_user with sudo access. nix-config will be cloned to their home."
+    echo "                                          Default='${target_user}'."
+    echo "  --port <ssh_port>                       specify the ssh port to use for remote access. Default=${ssh_port}."
+    echo "  --impermanence                          Use this flag if the target machine has impermanence enabled. WARNING: Assumes /persist path."
+    echo "  --debug                                 Enable debug mode."
+    echo "  -h | --help                             Print this help."
+    exit 0
+}
+
+function cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$temp"
+}
+trap cleanup exit
+
+function red() {
+    echo -e "\x1B[31m[!] $1 \x1B[0m"
+    if [ -n "${2-}" ]; then
+        echo -e "\x1B[31m[!] $($2) \x1B[0m"
+    fi
+}
+function green() {
+    echo -e "\x1B[32m[+] $1 \x1B[0m"
+    if [ -n "${2-}" ]; then
+        echo -e "\x1B[32m[+] $($2) \x1B[0m"
+    fi
+}
+function yellow() {
+    echo -e "\x1B[33m[*] $1 \x1B[0m"
+    if [ -n "${2-}" ]; then
+        echo -e "\x1B[33m[*] $($2) \x1B[0m"
+    fi
+}
+
+function yes_or_no() {
+    echo -en "\x1B[32m[+] $* [y/n] (default: y): \x1B[0m"
+    while true; do
+        read -rp "" yn
+        yn=${yn:-y}
+        case $yn in
+        [Yy]*) return 0 ;;
+        [Nn]*) return 1 ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+    -n)
+        shift
+        target_hostname=$1
+        ;;
+    -d)
+        shift
+        target_destination=$1
+        ;;
+    -u)
+        shift
+        target_user=$1
+        ;;
+    --port)
+        shift
+        ssh_port=$1
+        ;;
+    --temp-override)
+        shift
+        temp=$1
+        ;;
+    --debug)
+        set -x
+        ;;
+    -h | --help) help_and_exit ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Invalid option detected."
+        help_and_exit
+        ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+ssh_cmd="ssh -oport=${ssh_port} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -t $target_user@$target_destination"
+# ssh_root_cmd=$(echo "$ssh_cmd" | sed "s|${target_user}@|root@|") # uses @ in the sed switch to avoid it triggering on the $ssh_key value
+ssh_root_cmd=${ssh_cmd/${target_user}@/root@}
+
+scp_cmd="scp -oport=${ssh_port} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+
+git_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+green "Wiping known_hosts of $target_destination"
+sed -i "/$target_hostname/d; /$target_destination/d" ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+green "Generating hardware-config.nix for $target_hostname and adding it to the nix-config."
+$ssh_root_cmd "nixos-generate-config --no-filesystems --root /mnt"
+mkdir profiles/"$target_hostname"
+$scp_cmd root@"$target_destination":/mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix "${git_root}"/profiles/"$target_hostname"/hardware-configuration.nix