diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index aac41b2..9c046cb 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   username,
   eth_interface,
   service_configs,
+  options,
   ...
 }:
 {
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@
     hybrid-sleep.enable = false;
   };
 
+  # srvos enables vim, i don't want to use vim, disable it here:
+  programs.vim =
+    {
+      defaultEditor = false;
+    }
+    // lib.optionalAttrs (options.programs.vim ? enable) {
+      enable = false;
+    };
+
   powerManagement = {
     powertop.enable = true;
     enable = true;
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 852639f..209878a 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "nixpkgs-qbt": "nixpkgs-qbt",
+        "srvos": "srvos",
         "vpn-confinement": "vpn-confinement"
       }
     },
@@ -355,6 +356,26 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "srvos": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1750295173,
+        "narHash": "sha256-W2dgraLz7VZZz/x+6LGt+hiHb94+FCjfyGfxN0TR+Qo=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "srvos",
+        "rev": "7c93b611d175a62f3ce57fbda976c29261525a15",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "srvos",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "systems": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1681028828,
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 7f86b4f..aa7eed6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
       url = "github:ggml-org/llama.cpp";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+
+    srvos = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/srvos";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs =
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@
       lanzaboote,
       disko,
       llamacpp,
+      srvos,
       ...
     }@inputs:
     let
@@ -189,6 +195,9 @@
               }
             )
 
+            # sets up things like the watchdog
+            srvos.nixosModules.server
+
             ./disk-config.nix
             disko.nixosModules.disko
             ./configuration.nix