diff --git a/mini/hardware-configuration.nix b/mini/hardware-configuration.nix
index ff2b0f9..2949b75 100644
--- a/mini/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/mini/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@
       fsType = "vfat";
     };
 
+  # system
   boot.initrd.luks.devices."crypt-system".device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/22c208e6-579b-4d34-8f83-83aa4a7ab1c3";
 
+  # vms
+  boot.initrd.luks.devices."crypt-vms".device = "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-CT2000MX500SSD1_2138E5D5061F";
+
   fileSystems."/nix" =
     { device = "/dev/mapper/crypt-system";
       fsType = "btrfs";
@@ -56,6 +60,14 @@
       options = [ "bind" ];
     };
 
+  fileSystems."/home/cullmann/vms" =
+    {
+      depends = [ "/home" ];
+      device = "/dev/mapper/crypt-vms";
+      fsType = "btrfs";
+      options = [ "noatime" "nodiratime" ];
+    };
+
   swapDevices = [ ];
 
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
diff --git a/mini/install.txt b/mini/install.txt
index b97ee60..adcac60 100644
--- a/mini/install.txt
+++ b/mini/install.txt
@@ -100,3 +100,33 @@ nixos-install --no-root-passwd --root /mnt
 
 umount -Rl /mnt
 cryptsetup luksClose crypt-system
+
+#
+# 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
+
+# create the crypto containers
+cryptsetup luksFormat --batch-mode --verify-passphrase $DD
+
+sleep 5
+
+# open them, set right options persistently
+cryptsetup luksOpen --allow-discards --perf-no_read_workqueue --perf-no_write_workqueue --persistent $DD crypt-vms
+
+sleep 5
+lsblk --fs
+
+# create btrfs with fast & strong checksumming and fast mounting
+mkfs.btrfs -f --csum xxhash --features block-group-tree /dev/mapper/crypt-vms
+
+sleep 5
+btrfs filesystem show