diff --git a/beta/configuration.nix b/beta/configuration.nix
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+# Edit this configuration file to define what should be installed on
+# your system.  Help is available in the configuration.nix(5) man page
+# and in the NixOS manual (accessible by running `nixos-help`).
+
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports =
+    [
+      # Include the results of the hardware scan.
+      ./hardware-configuration.nix
+
+      # Shared config of all machines
+      /data/nixos/common.nix
+    ];
+
+  # amd graphics
+  hardware.graphics.extraPackages = with pkgs; [ amdvlk rocm-opencl-icd rocm-opencl-runtime ];
+
+  # our hostname and an ID for ZFS
+  networking.hostName = "mini";
+  networking.hostId = "e925ccfb";
+
+  # classic dhcpcd
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = false;
+}
diff --git a/beta/hardware-configuration.nix b/beta/hardware-configuration.nix
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+# Do not modify this file!  It was generated by ‘nixos-generate-config’
+# and may be overwritten by future invocations.  Please make changes
+# to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix instead.
+{ config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports = [ (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix") ];
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "nvme" "xhci_pci" "ahci" "usbhid" "sd_mod" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "amdgpu" ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-amd" ];
+
+  # efi partition
+  fileSystems."/boot" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-CT4000P3PSSD8_2325E6E63746-part1";
+      fsType = "vfat";
+      neededForBoot = true;
+    };
+
+  # vms
+  fileSystems."/home/cullmann/vms" =
+    { device = "vpool/vms";
+      fsType = "zfs";
+      depends = [ "/home" ];
+    };
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+  hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+}
diff --git a/beta/install.txt b/beta/install.txt
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+#
+# enable ssh for root
+#
+
+systemctl start sshd
+sudo bash
+passwd
+
+#
+# kill old efi boot stuff
+#
+
+efibootmgr
+efibootmgr -b 0 -B
+efibootmgr -b 1 -B
+efibootmgr -b 2 -B
+efibootmgr -b 3 -B
+efibootmgr -b 4 -B
+efibootmgr
+
+#
+# install script below
+#
+
+# Defining some helper variables (these will be used in later code
+# blocks as well, so make sure to use the same terminal session or
+# redefine them later)
+DISK=/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-CT4000P3PSSD8_2325E6E63746
+HOST=mini
+
+# ensure 4k sector size
+nvme format --lbaf=1 --force $DISK
+nvme id-ns -H $DISK
+
+sleep 5
+
+# kill old data
+sgdisk --zap-all $DISK
+blkdiscard -v $DISK
+wipefs -a $DISK
+gdisk -l $DISK
+
+# create partitions
+parted $DISK -- mklabel gpt
+sgdisk -n 1:0:+1024M -c 1:"EFI System Partition" -t 1:EF00 $DISK
+sgdisk -n 2:0:0 -c 2:"Linux" -t 2:8e00 $DISK
+parted $DISK -- set 1 boot on
+
+sleep 5
+
+# take a look
+cat /proc/partitions
+
+# boot partition
+mkfs.fat -F 32 -n EFIBOOT $DISK-part1
+
+sleep 5
+
+# ZFS zpool creation with encryption
+zpool create \
+    -o ashift=12 \
+    -o autotrim=on \
+    -O acltype=posixacl \
+    -O atime=off \
+    -O canmount=off \
+    -O compression=on \
+    -O dnodesize=auto \
+    -O normalization=formD \
+    -O xattr=sa \
+    -O mountpoint=none \
+    -O encryption=on \
+    -O keylocation=prompt \
+    -O keyformat=passphrase \
+    zpool $DISK-part2
+
+sleep 5
+
+# create all the volumes
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/data
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/nix
+
+sleep 5
+
+# prepare install, tmpfs root
+mount -t tmpfs none /mnt
+
+# Create directories to mount file systems on
+mkdir -p /mnt/{data,nix,home,boot,root,etc/nixos}
+
+# mount the ESP
+mount $DISK-part1 /mnt/boot
+
+# mount volumes
+mount -t zfs zpool/data /mnt/data
+mount -t zfs zpool/nix /mnt/nix
+
+# bind mount persistent stuff to data
+mkdir -p /mnt/{data/home,data/root,data/nixos/$HOST}
+mount --bind /mnt/data/home /mnt/home
+mount --bind /mnt/data/root /mnt/root
+mount --bind /mnt/data/nixos/$HOST /mnt/etc/nixos
+
+# create fake /data to have the right paths
+mkdir -p /data
+mount --bind /mnt/data /data
+
+# take a look
+mount
+
+# configure
+nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
+
+# save /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
+
+cp /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix /tmp
+cp /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix /tmp
+
+# copy config data
+
+sudo scp -r /data/nixos root@192.168.13.100:/mnt/data
+
+# install
+
+nixos-install --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' --no-root-passwd --root /mnt
+
+# unmount all stuff
+
+umount -Rl /data /mnt
+zpool export -a
+
+# sync all /data after the install
+
+sudo -E rsync -va --delete --one-file-system /data root@192.168.13.100:/
+
+#
+# after install tasks for extra file systems
+#
+
+# create vms disk
+
+DD=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-CT2000MX500SSD1_2138E5D5061F
+sgdisk --zap-all $DD
+blkdiscard -v $DD
+wipefs -a $DD
+
+sleep 5
+
+# ZFS zpool creation with encryption
+zpool create \
+    -o ashift=12 \
+    -o autotrim=on \
+    -O acltype=posixacl \
+    -O atime=off \
+    -O canmount=off \
+    -O compression=on \
+    -O dnodesize=auto \
+    -O normalization=formD \
+    -O xattr=sa \
+    -O mountpoint=none \
+    -O encryption=on \
+    -O keylocation=file:///data/nixos/key-vms.secret \
+    -O keyformat=passphrase \
+    vpool $DD
+
+sleep 5
+
+# create all the volumes
+zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy vpool/vms
+
+# update passphrase later
+# zfs change-key -o keylocation=file:///data/nixos/key-vms.secret vpool