diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2fa571..8bea5d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ result
 .direnv/
 book/
 fanny-efi-vars.fd
+nix-store-overlay.img
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index dcad527..9d20960 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@
         "spectrum": "spectrum"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1736905611,
-        "narHash": "sha256-eW6SfZRaOnOybBzhvEzu3iRL8IhwE0ETxUpnkErlqkE=",
+        "lastModified": 1739104176,
+        "narHash": "sha256-bNvtud2PUcbYM0i5Uq1v01Dcgq7RuhVKfjaSKkW2KRI=",
         "owner": "astro",
         "repo": "microvm.nix",
-        "rev": "a18d7ba1bb7fd4841191044ca7a7f895ef2adf3b",
+        "rev": "d3a9b7504d420a1ffd7c83c1bb8fe57deaf939d2",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1736978406,
-        "narHash": "sha256-oMr3PVIQ8XPDI8/x6BHxsWEPBRU98Pam6KGVwUh8MPk=",
+        "lastModified": 1738816619,
+        "narHash": "sha256-5yRlg48XmpcX5b5HesdGMOte+YuCy9rzQkJz+imcu6I=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "b678606690027913f3434dea3864e712b862dde5",
+        "rev": "2eccff41bab80839b1d25b303b53d339fbb07087",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-unstable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1737062831,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Tbk1MZbtV2s5aG+iM99U8FqwxU/YNArMcWAv6clcsBc=",
+        "lastModified": 1739020877,
+        "narHash": "sha256-mIvECo/NNdJJ/bXjNqIh8yeoSjVLAuDuTUzAo7dzs8Y=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "5df43628fdf08d642be8ba5b3625a6c70731c19c",
+        "rev": "a79cfe0ebd24952b580b1cf08cd906354996d547",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1736916166,
-        "narHash": "sha256-puPDoVKxkuNmYIGMpMQiK8bEjaACcCksolsG36gdaNQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1739206421,
+        "narHash": "sha256-PwQASeL2cGVmrtQYlrBur0U20Xy07uSWVnFup2PHnDs=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "e24b4c09e963677b1beea49d411cd315a024ad3a",
+        "rev": "44534bc021b85c8d78e465021e21f33b856e2540",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1737107480,
-        "narHash": "sha256-GXUE9+FgxoZU8v0p6ilBJ8NH7k8nKmZjp/7dmMrCv3o=",
+        "lastModified": 1739262228,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7JAGezJ0Dn5qIyA2+T4Dt/xQgAbhCglh6lzCekTVMeU=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "4c4fb93f18b9072c6fa1986221f9a3d7bf1fe4b6",
+        "rev": "07af005bb7d60c7f118d9d9f5530485da5d1e975",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/machines/.sops.yaml b/machines/.sops.yaml
index 560284a..c919312 100644
--- a/machines/.sops.yaml
+++ b/machines/.sops.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ keys:
   - &admin_atlan age1ljpdczmg5ctqyeezn739hv589fwhssjjnuqf7276fqun6kc62v3qmhkd0c
   - &machine_moderatio 3b7027ab1933c4c5e0eb935f8f9b3c058aa6d4c2
   - &machine_lucia 3474196f3adf27cfb70f8f56bcd52d1ed55033db
-  - &machine_durruti age1xu6kxpf8p0r8d6sgyl0m20p5hmw35nserl7rejuzm66eql0ur4mq03u0vp
+  - &machine_durruti age1arwef7t65lz40lxhs5svyzentskjzam3e0e0yxen872vwy6v234s9uftvr
+  - &machine_infradocs age15rqsygf7yfe6pv6t4c6c9jc6yk4vu5grmmcu7sexvqfw8763mf2q6qw50h
+  - &machine_overwatch age1075ep3sl5ztshnq4jrygxqqqfts9wzk4gvvtwfjcep5ke8nzqs5sxtw7vd
   - &machine_vpn age1v6uxwej4nlrpfanr9js7x6059mtvyg4fw50pzt0a2kt3ahk7edlslafeuh
-  - &machine_fanny age14dpm6vaycd6u34dkndcktpamqgdyj4aqccjnl5533dsza05hxuds0tjfnf
-  - &machine_nextcloud age1w07s4y2uh0xd322ralyyh79545lvxzqncd0s65q9cx4ttlqv5u9s7y78gr
+  - &machine_fanny age136sz3lzhxf74ryruvq34d4tmmxnezkqkgu6zqa3dm582c22fgejqagrqxk
+  - &machine_nextcloud age19mn55pz5dgeghjg5cp7mymwax20jshmp8gwzuf2s3h5xlvzjksyqfscsqk
   #this dummy key is used for testing.
   - &machine_dummy age18jn5mrfs4gqrnv0e2sxsgh3kq4sgxx39hwr8z7mz9kt7wlgaasjqlr88ng
 creation_rules:
diff --git a/machines/configuration.nix b/machines/configuration.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e7fd4b..0000000
--- a/machines/configuration.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-{ self
-, nixpkgs-unstable
-, nixpkgs
-, sops-nix
-, inputs
-, nixos-hardware
-, home-manager
-, ...
-}:
-let
-  nixosSystem = nixpkgs.lib.makeOverridable nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem;
-  nixosSystemUnstable = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.makeOverridable nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem;
-
-  baseModules = [
-    # make flake inputs accessiable in NixOS
-    { _module.args.inputs = inputs; }
-    {
-      imports = [
-        ({ pkgs, ... }: {
-          nix = {
-            extraOptions = ''
-              experimental-features = nix-command flakes
-            '';
-
-            settings = {
-              substituters = [
-                "https://cache.dynamicdiscord.de"
-                "https://cache.nixos.org/"
-              ];
-              trusted-public-keys = [
-                "cache.dynamicdiscord.de:DKueZicqi2NhJJXz9MYgUbiyobMs10fTyHCgAUibRP4="
-              ];
-              trusted-users = [ "root" "@wheel" ];
-            };
-          };
-        })
-
-        sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
-      ];
-    }
-  ];
-  defaultModules = baseModules;
-
-  makeMicroVM = hostName: ipv4Addr: macAddr: modules: [
-    inputs.microvm.nixosModules.microvm
-    {
-      microvm = {
-        hypervisor = "cloud-hypervisor";
-        mem = 2560;
-        shares = [
-          {
-            source = "/nix/store";
-            mountPoint = "/nix/.ro-store";
-            tag = "store";
-            proto = "virtiofs";
-            socket = "store.socket";
-          }
-          {
-            source = "/var/lib/microvms/${hostName}/etc";
-            mountPoint = "/etc";
-            tag = "etc";
-            proto = "virtiofs";
-            socket = "etc.socket";
-          }
-          {
-            source = "/var/lib/microvms/${hostName}/var";
-            mountPoint = "/var";
-            tag = "var";
-            proto = "virtiofs";
-            socket = "var.socket";
-          }
-        ];
-
-        interfaces = [
-          {
-            type = "tap";
-            id = "vm-${hostName}";
-            mac = "${macAddr}";
-          }
-        ];
-      };
-
-      systemd.network.enable = true;
-      
-      systemd.network.networks."20-lan" = {
-        matchConfig.Type = "ether";
-        networkConfig = {
-          Address = [ "${ipv4Addr}/24" ];
-          Gateway = "10.0.0.1";
-          DNS = ["1.1.1.1"];
-          DHCP = "no";
-        };
-      };
-    }
-  ] ++ defaultModules ++ modules;
-
-  inputsMod = inputs // { malobeo = self; };
-in
-{
-  louise = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    modules = defaultModules ++ [
-      ./louise/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  bakunin = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    modules = defaultModules ++ [
-      ./bakunin/configuration.nix
-      inputs.disko.nixosModules.disko
-    ];
-  };
-
-  lucia = nixosSystem {
-    system = "aarch64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    modules = defaultModules ++ [
-      ./lucia/configuration.nix
-      ./lucia/hardware_configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  fanny = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputsMod;
-    modules = defaultModules ++ [
-      self.nixosModules.malobeo.vpn
-      ./fanny/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  durruti = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    specialArgs.self = self;
-    modules = makeMicroVM "durruti" "10.0.0.5" "52:DA:0D:F9:EF:F9" [
-      ./durruti/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  vpn = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    specialArgs.self = self;
-    modules = makeMicroVM "vpn" "10.0.0.10" "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E6" [
-      self.nixosModules.malobeo.vpn
-      ./vpn/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  infradocs = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    specialArgs.self = self;
-    modules = makeMicroVM "infradocs" "10.0.0.11" "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E7" [
-      self.nixosModules.malobeo.vpn
-      ./infradocs/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  uptimekuma = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    specialArgs.self = self;
-    modules = makeMicroVM "uptimekuma" "10.0.0.12" "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E8" [
-      ./uptimekuma/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  nextcloud = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    specialArgs.self = self;
-    modules = makeMicroVM "nextcloud" "10.0.0.13" "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E9" [
-      ./nextcloud/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  overwatch = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    specialArgs.self = self;
-    modules = makeMicroVM "overwatch" "10.0.0.14" "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E0" [
-      ./overwatch/configuration.nix
-    ];
-  };
-
-  testvm = nixosSystem {
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
-    specialArgs.inputs = inputs;
-    specialArgs.self = self;
-    modules = defaultModules ++ [ ./testvm ];
-  };
-
-}
diff --git a/machines/fanny/configuration.nix b/machines/fanny/configuration.nix
index 6c19159..075db24 100644
--- a/machines/fanny/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/fanny/configuration.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,20 @@ in
       ../modules/sshd.nix
       ../modules/minimal_tools.nix
       ../modules/autoupdate.nix
+      inputs.self.nixosModules.malobeo.vpn
       inputs.self.nixosModules.malobeo.initssh
       inputs.self.nixosModules.malobeo.disko
       inputs.self.nixosModules.malobeo.microvm
       inputs.self.nixosModules.malobeo.metrics
     ];
 
+    virtualisation.vmVariantWithDisko = {
+      virtualisation = {
+        memorySize =  4096; 
+        cores = 3;
+      };
+    };
+
   malobeo.metrics = {
     enable = true;
     enablePromtail = true;
@@ -50,11 +58,17 @@ in
       disk0 = "disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7_S20HNAAH200381";
     };
     storage = {
+      enable = true;
       disks = ["disk/by-id/wwn-0x50014ee265b53b60" "disk/by-id/wwn-0x50014ee2bb0a194a"];
       mirror = true;
     };
   };
 
+  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [ 
+    "L /var/lib/microvms/data - - - - /data/microvms"
+    "d /data/microvms 0755 root root" #not needed for real host?
+    ];
+
   malobeo.initssh = {
     enable = true;
     authorizedKeys = sshKeys.admins;
@@ -71,6 +85,12 @@ in
   services.malobeo.microvm.deployHosts = [ "overwatch" "infradocs" "nextcloud" "durruti" ];
 
   networking = {
+    nat = {
+      enable = true;
+      externalInterface = "enp1s0";
+      internalInterfaces = [ "microvm" ];
+    };
+
     firewall = {
       allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 ];
     };
diff --git a/machines/fanny/secrets.yaml b/machines/fanny/secrets.yaml
index 195e7bc..37dfc12 100644
--- a/machines/fanny/secrets.yaml
+++ b/machines/fanny/secrets.yaml
@@ -5,63 +5,63 @@ sops:
     azure_kv: []
     hc_vault: []
     age:
-        - recipient: age14dpm6vaycd6u34dkndcktpamqgdyj4aqccjnl5533dsza05hxuds0tjfnf
+        - recipient: age136sz3lzhxf74ryruvq34d4tmmxnezkqkgu6zqa3dm582c22fgejqagrqxk
           enc: |
             -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
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-            2LdVRiCt3MqR9wtfw1/pR7166Bx8nLIN42uWh2YU5j0/0rXNq+I6Qg==
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+            pAWM9Y6Gn6f7jv2BPKVTaWsyrafsYP7cDabQe2ancAuuKvkng/jrEw==
             -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
         - recipient: age1ljpdczmg5ctqyeezn739hv589fwhssjjnuqf7276fqun6kc62v3qmhkd0c
           enc: |
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+            SKFx7MXcjFRLKS2Ij12V8ftjL3Uod6be5zoMibkxK19KmXY/514Jww==
             -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
     lastmodified: "2025-01-14T12:41:07Z"
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     pgp:
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           fp: aef8d6c7e4761fc297cda833df13aebb1011b5d4
     unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
diff --git a/machines/hosts.nix b/machines/hosts.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f780fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/machines/hosts.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{ ... }:
+
+{
+  malobeo = {
+    hosts = {
+      louise = {
+        type = "host";
+      };
+
+      bakunin = {
+        type = "host";
+      };
+
+      fanny = {
+        type = "host";
+      };
+
+      lucia = {
+        type = "rpi";
+      };
+
+      durruti = {
+        type = "microvm";
+        network = {
+          address = "10.0.0.5";
+          mac = "52:DA:0D:F9:EF:F9";
+        };
+      };
+
+      vpn = {
+        type = "microvm";
+        network = {
+          address = "10.0.0.10";
+          mac = "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E6";
+        };
+      };
+
+      infradocs = {
+        type = "microvm";
+        network = {
+          address = "10.0.0.11";
+          mac = "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E7";
+        };
+      };
+
+      uptimekuma = {
+        type = "microvm";
+        network = {
+          address = "10.0.0.12";
+          mac = "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E8";
+        };
+      };
+
+      nextcloud = {
+        type = "microvm";
+        network = {
+          address = "10.0.0.13";
+          mac = "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E9";
+        };
+      };
+
+      overwatch = {
+        type = "microvm";
+        network = {
+          address = "10.0.0.14";
+          mac = "D0:E5:CA:F0:D7:E0";
+        };
+      };
+
+      testvm = {
+        type = "host";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/machines/infradocs/configuration.nix b/machines/infradocs/configuration.nix
index fece076..d1cc2fa 100644
--- a/machines/infradocs/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/infradocs/configuration.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ with lib;
   };
 
   imports = [
-    self.nixosModules.malobeo.metrics
+    inputs.malobeo.nixosModules.malobeo.metrics
     ../durruti/documentation.nix
     ../modules/malobeo_user.nix
     ../modules/sshd.nix
diff --git a/machines/lucia/configuration.nix b/machines/lucia/configuration.nix
index 7184763..3688f84 100644
--- a/machines/lucia/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/lucia/configuration.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ in
 {
   imports =
     [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
+      ./hardware_configuration.nix
       ../modules/malobeo_user.nix
     ];
 
diff --git a/machines/modules/disko/btrfs-laptop.nix b/machines/modules/disko/btrfs-laptop.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index eef6931..0000000
--- a/machines/modules/disko/btrfs-laptop.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-{ config, self, inputs, ... }:
-
-{
-  imports = [
-    inputs.disko.nixosModules.disko
-  ];
-
-  # https://github.com/nix-community/disko/blob/master/example/luks-btrfs-subvolumes.nix
-  disko.devices = {
-    disk = {
-      main = {
-        type = "disk";
-        # When using disko-install, we will overwrite this value from the commandline
-        device = "/dev/disk/by-id/some-disk-id";
-        content = {
-          type = "gpt";
-          partitions = {
-            ESP = {
-              size = "512M";
-              type = "EF00";
-              content = {
-                type = "filesystem";
-                format = "vfat";
-                mountpoint = "/boot";
-                mountOptions = [ "umask=0077" ];
-              };
-            };
-            luks = {
-              size = "100%";
-              content = {
-                type = "luks";
-                name = "crypted";
-                passwordFile = /tmp/secret.key; # Interactive
-                content = {
-                  type = "btrfs";
-                  extraArgs = [ "-f" ];
-                  subvolumes = {
-                    "/root" = {
-                      mountpoint = "/";
-                      mountOptions = [ "compress=zstd" "noatime" ];
-                    };
-                    "/home" = {
-                      mountpoint = "/home";
-                      mountOptions = [ "compress=zstd" "noatime" ];
-                    };
-                    "/nix" = {
-                      mountpoint = "/nix";
-                      mountOptions = [ "compress=zstd" "noatime" ];
-                    };
-                    "/swap" = {
-                      mountpoint = "/.swapvol";
-                      swap.swapfile.size = "20M";
-                    };
-                  };
-                };
-              };
-            };
-          };
-        };
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/machines/modules/disko/default.nix b/machines/modules/disko/default.nix
index 2794fff..7911beb 100644
--- a/machines/modules/disko/default.nix
+++ b/machines/modules/disko/default.nix
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ in
                     mountOptions = [ "umask=0077" ];
                   };
                 };
-                encryptedSwap = {
+                encryptedSwap = lib.mkIf cfg.encryption {
                   size = cfg.root.swap;
                   content =  {
                     type = "swap";
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ in
               postCreateHook = lib.mkIf cfg.encryption ''
                 zfs set keylocation="prompt" zroot/encrypted;
               '';
+
             };
             "encrypted/root" = {
               type = "zfs_fs";
@@ -244,13 +245,16 @@ in
               };
               # use this to read the key during boot
               postCreateHook = lib.mkIf cfg.encryption ''
-                zfs set keylocation="prompt" storage/encrypted;
+                zfs set keylocation="file:///root/secret.key" storage/encrypted;
               '';
             };
             "encrypted/data" = {
               type = "zfs_fs";
               mountpoint = "/data";
-              options.mountpoint = "legacy";
+            };
+            "encrypted/data/microvms" = {
+              type = "zfs_fs";
+              mountpoint = "/data/microvms";
             };
             reserved = {
               # for cow delete if pool is full
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ in
     };
 
     boot.zfs.devNodes = lib.mkDefault cfg.devNodes;
-
+    boot.zfs.extraPools = lib.mkIf cfg.storage.enable [ "storage" ];
     fileSystems."/".neededForBoot = true;
     fileSystems."/etc".neededForBoot = true;
     fileSystems."/boot".neededForBoot = true;
diff --git a/machines/modules/host_builder.nix b/machines/modules/host_builder.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c75f6f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/machines/modules/host_builder.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+{ self
+, nixpkgs-unstable
+, nixpkgs
+, sops-nix
+, inputs
+, hosts
+, ...
+}:
+let
+  pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages."x86_64-linux";
+in
+rec {
+  nixosSystem = nixpkgs.lib.makeOverridable nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem;
+  nixosSystemUnstable = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.makeOverridable nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem;
+
+  baseModules = [
+    # make flake inputs accessiable in NixOS
+    { _module.args.inputs = inputs; }
+    {
+      imports = [
+        ({ pkgs, ... }: {
+          nix = {
+            extraOptions = ''
+              experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+            '';
+
+            settings = {
+              substituters = [
+                "https://cache.dynamicdiscord.de"
+                "https://cache.nixos.org/"
+              ];
+              trusted-public-keys = [
+                "cache.dynamicdiscord.de:DKueZicqi2NhJJXz9MYgUbiyobMs10fTyHCgAUibRP4="
+              ];
+              trusted-users = [ "root" "@wheel" ];
+            };
+          };
+        })
+
+        sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
+      ];
+    }
+  ];
+  defaultModules = baseModules;
+
+  makeMicroVM = hostName: ipv4Addr: macAddr: modules: [
+    {
+      microvm = {
+        hypervisor = "cloud-hypervisor";
+        mem = 2560;
+        shares = [
+          {
+            source = "/nix/store";
+            mountPoint = "/nix/.ro-store";
+            tag = "store";
+            proto = "virtiofs";
+            socket = "store.socket";
+          }
+          {
+            source = "/var/lib/microvms/${hostName}/etc";
+            mountPoint = "/etc";
+            tag = "etc";
+            proto = "virtiofs";
+            socket = "etc.socket";
+          }
+          {
+            source = "/var/lib/microvms/${hostName}/var";
+            mountPoint = "/var";
+            tag = "var";
+            proto = "virtiofs";
+            socket = "var.socket";
+          }
+          {
+            source = "/var/lib/microvms/data/${hostName}";
+            mountPoint = "/data";
+            tag = "data";
+            proto = "virtiofs";
+            socket = "microdata.socket";
+          }
+        ];
+
+        interfaces = [
+          {
+            type = "tap";
+            id = "vm-${hostName}";
+            mac = "${macAddr}";
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+
+      systemd.network.enable = true;
+      
+      systemd.network.networks."20-lan" = {
+        matchConfig.Type = "ether";
+        networkConfig = {
+          Address = [ "${ipv4Addr}/24" ];
+          Gateway = "10.0.0.1";
+          DNS = ["1.1.1.1"];
+          DHCP = "no";
+        };
+      };
+    }
+  ] ++ defaultModules ++ modules;
+
+  inputsMod = inputs // { malobeo = self; };
+
+
+    vmMicroVMOverwrites = hostname: options: {
+      microvm = rec {
+        mem = pkgs.lib.mkForce 4096;
+        hypervisor = pkgs.lib.mkForce "qemu";
+        socket = pkgs.lib.mkForce null;
+
+
+        #needed for hosts that deploy imperative microvms (for example fanny)
+        writableStoreOverlay = pkgs.lib.mkIf options.writableStore "/nix/.rw-store";
+        volumes = pkgs.lib.mkIf options.writableStore [ {
+          image = "nix-store-overlay.img";
+          mountPoint = writableStoreOverlay;
+          size = 2048;
+        } ];
+
+        shares = pkgs.lib.mkForce (pkgs.lib.optionals (!options.writableStore) [
+          {
+            tag = "ro-store";
+            source = "/nix/store";
+            mountPoint = "/nix/.ro-store";
+          }
+        ] ++ pkgs.lib.optionals (options.varPath != "") [
+          {
+            source = "${options.varPath}";
+            securityModel = "mapped";
+            mountPoint = "/var";
+            tag = "var";
+          }
+        ]);
+
+        interfaces = pkgs.lib.mkIf (!options.withNetworking) (pkgs.lib.mkForce [{
+          type = "user";
+          id = "eth0";
+          mac = "02:23:de:ad:be:ef";
+        }]);
+
+        #if networking is disabled forward port 80 to still have access to webservices
+        forwardPorts = pkgs.lib.mkIf (!options.withNetworking && options.fwdPort != 0) (pkgs.lib.mkForce [
+          { from = "host"; host.port = options.fwdPort; guest.port = 80; }
+        ]);
+
+      };
+
+      fileSystems = {
+        "/".fsType = pkgs.lib.mkForce "tmpfs";
+
+        # prometheus uses a memory mapped file which doesnt seem supported by 9p shares
+        # therefore we mount a tmpfs inside the datadir
+        "/var/lib/prometheus2/data" = pkgs.lib.mkIf (hostname == "overwatch" && options.varPath != "") (pkgs.lib.mkForce {
+          fsType = pkgs.lib.mkForce "tmpfs";
+        });
+      };
+
+      boot.isContainer = pkgs.lib.mkForce false;
+      services.timesyncd.enable = false;
+      users.users.root.password = "";
+      services.getty.helpLine = ''
+        Log in as "root" with an empty password.
+        Use "reboot" to shut qemu down.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    vmDiskoOverwrites = {
+      boot.initrd = {
+        secrets = pkgs.lib.mkForce {};
+        network.ssh.enable = pkgs.lib.mkForce false;
+      };
+
+      malobeo.disks.enable = pkgs.lib.mkForce false;
+      networking.hostId = "a3c3101f";
+    };
+
+    vmSopsOverwrites = host: {
+      sops.defaultSopsFile = pkgs.lib.mkForce ../${host}/dummy.yaml;
+
+      environment.etc = {
+        devHostKey = {
+          source = ../secrets/devkey_ed25519;
+          mode = "0600";
+        };
+      };
+
+      services.openssh.hostKeys = [{
+        path = "/etc/devHostKey";
+        type = "ed25519";
+      }];
+    };
+
+    vmNestedMicroVMOverwrites = host: sopsDummy: {
+
+      services.malobeo.microvm.deployHosts = pkgs.lib.mkForce [];
+      microvm.vms = 
+      let
+        # Map the values to each hostname to then generate an Attrset using listToAttrs
+        mapperFunc = name: { inherit name; value = {
+          specialArgs.inputs = inputsMod;
+          specialArgs.self = self;
+          config = {
+            imports = (makeMicroVM "${name}" 
+                                   "${hosts.malobeo.hosts.${name}.network.address}"
+                                   "${hosts.malobeo.hosts.${name}.network.mac}" [
+              ../${name}/configuration.nix     
+              (vmMicroVMOverwrites name { 
+                withNetworking = true; 
+                varPath = ""; 
+                writableStore = false; })
+              (if sopsDummy then (vmSopsOverwrites name) else {})
+            ]);
+          };
+        }; };
+      in
+      builtins.listToAttrs (map mapperFunc self.nixosConfigurations.${host}.config.services.malobeo.microvm.deployHosts);
+    };
+
+    buildVM = host: networking: sopsDummy: disableDisko: varPath: writableStore: fwdPort: (self.nixosConfigurations.${host}.extendModules {
+        modules = [
+            (vmMicroVMOverwrites host { 
+              withNetworking = networking; 
+              varPath = "${varPath}"; 
+              writableStore = writableStore;
+              fwdPort = fwdPort; })
+            (if sopsDummy then (vmSopsOverwrites host) else {})
+            (if disableDisko then vmDiskoOverwrites else {})
+          ] ++ pkgs.lib.optionals (hosts.malobeo.hosts.${host}.type != "microvm") [
+            inputs.microvm.nixosModules.microvm
+          ] ++ pkgs.lib.optionals (self.nixosConfigurations.${host}.config ? services.malobeo.microvm.deployHosts) [
+            (vmNestedMicroVMOverwrites host sopsDummy)
+        ];
+      });
+
+  buildHost = hosts: (builtins.mapAttrs (host: settings: nixosSystem {
+    system = if (settings.type == "rpi") then "aarch64-linux" else "x86_64-linux";
+    specialArgs.inputs = inputsMod;
+    specialArgs.self = self;
+    modules = (if (settings.type != "microvm") then
+      defaultModules ++ [ ../${host}/configuration.nix ]
+      else
+      makeMicroVM "${host}" "${settings.network.address}" "${settings.network.mac}" [
+        inputs.microvm.nixosModules.microvm
+        ../${host}/configuration.nix
+      ]);
+  }) hosts);
+}
diff --git a/machines/modules/malobeo/initssh.nix b/machines/modules/malobeo/initssh.nix
index 8286084..6a68622 100644
--- a/machines/modules/malobeo/initssh.nix
+++ b/machines/modules/malobeo/initssh.nix
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ in
       loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
       supportedFilesystems = [ "vfat" "zfs" ];
       zfs = {
-        forceImportAll = true;
         requestEncryptionCredentials = true;
-        
       };
       initrd = {
         availableKernelModules = cfg.ethernetDrivers;
diff --git a/machines/modules/malobeo/peers.nix b/machines/modules/malobeo/peers.nix
index 787cabf..febf4c5 100644
--- a/machines/modules/malobeo/peers.nix
+++ b/machines/modules/malobeo/peers.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
     publicKey = "TrJ4UAF//zXdaLwZudI78L+rTC36zEDodTDOWNS4Y1Y=";
   };
 
+  "hetzner" = {
+    role = "client";
+    address = [ "10.100.0.6/24" ];
+    allowedIPs = [ "10.100.0.6/32" ];
+    publicKey = "csRzgwtnzmSLeLkSwTwEOrdKq55UOxZacR5D3GopCTQ=";
+  };
+
   "fanny" = {
     role = "client";
     address = [ "10.100.0.101/24" ];
diff --git a/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix b/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix
index 88939dc..a2cacdf 100644
--- a/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ with lib;
     hostName = "cloud.malobeo.org";
     config.adminpassFile = config.sops.secrets.nextcloudAdminPass.path;
     #https = true; #disable for testing
+    datadir = "/data/services/nextcloud/";
     database.createLocally = true;
     config.dbtype = "pgsql";
     configureRedis = true;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ with lib;
     };
     extraAppsEnable = true;
     extraApps = {
-      inherit (config.services.nextcloud.package.packages.apps) contacts calendar;
+      inherit (config.services.nextcloud.package.packages.apps) contacts calendar deck polls;
       collectives = pkgs.fetchNextcloudApp {
         sha256 = "sha256-cj/8FhzxOACJaUEu0eG9r7iAQmnOG62yFHeyUICalFY=";
         url = "https://github.com/nextcloud/collectives/releases/download/v2.15.2/collectives-2.15.2.tar.gz";
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ with lib;
     };
     settings = {
       trusted_domains = ["10.0.0.13"];
+      "maintenance_window_start" = "1";
+      "default_phone_region" = "DE";
+    };
+    phpOptions = {
+      "realpath_cache_size" = "0";
+      "opcache.interned_strings_buffer" = "23";
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/machines/nextcloud/secrets.yaml b/machines/nextcloud/secrets.yaml
index 0327a08..01c7c15 100644
--- a/machines/nextcloud/secrets.yaml
+++ b/machines/nextcloud/secrets.yaml
@@ -8,60 +8,60 @@ sops:
         - recipient: age1ljpdczmg5ctqyeezn739hv589fwhssjjnuqf7276fqun6kc62v3qmhkd0c
           enc: |
             -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBqSk9GWktrZ3FsRHpOcTJp
-            Y3VWMytTRlhxVXJma1puT1lMRTN2NHBNV2xrCi8xYTFWeVN6RWl0Um9mZXpoKzFh
-            SjVFcGJRNlhkVUZQYXpEb0EwYzUvUjQKLS0tIGEvdGdMRGxvcndxMllZTWZqKzg1
-            aWlJOTdYV1JMM0dIWEFDSHRuQWdlcVUKsdwGZ3SkJEf4ALDhHUlSQJNKrFyWd7fW
-            WTGk66NJ2yD8ko/6OyB9J9U0WPbFLgr972H+klBq/IDmOx0hClbYNA==
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSB3cFBEempENHlXNnhNb1d5
+            UitGNFliTDliZUdCSVBPRUVEWDc1Skw3N2xvCkFoL01DL2ZmWHhoMHV4TGdhaFdH
+            bG9XdUQ4ano4VjRxVTloNnl4OHJ6dkkKLS0tIDJvK2ZjNVhYZ1FkQTVWWjBhSFlt
+            R1Ixc3pWNFMvUVl0M1NsZ0txRXFMTkkK5aDgbCd13gAfZUrROnwRHgyXvIF67o1W
+            EzEFyhWatq2KKzv6VoJSFnvEx5lMPSs0LLvOK2qgrsz0jWdy6yUkAg==
             -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-        - recipient: age1w07s4y2uh0xd322ralyyh79545lvxzqncd0s65q9cx4ttlqv5u9s7y78gr
+        - recipient: age19mn55pz5dgeghjg5cp7mymwax20jshmp8gwzuf2s3h5xlvzjksyqfscsqk
           enc: |
             -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
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diff --git a/machines/testvm/default.nix b/machines/testvm/configuration.nix
similarity index 98%
rename from machines/testvm/default.nix
rename to machines/testvm/configuration.nix
index b338fbc..003a017 100644
--- a/machines/testvm/default.nix
+++ b/machines/testvm/configuration.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ in
 
   malobeo.disks = {
     enable = true;
-    encryption = false;
+    encryption = true;
     hostId = "83abc8cb";
     devNodes = "/dev/disk/by-path/";
     root = {
diff --git a/machines/vpn/configuration.nix b/machines/vpn/configuration.nix
index 82914b4..6caeed1 100644
--- a/machines/vpn/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/vpn/configuration.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ with lib;
   };
 
   imports = [
+    inputs.self.nixosModules.malobeo.vpn
     ../modules/malobeo_user.nix
     ../modules/sshd.nix
     ../modules/minimal_tools.nix
diff --git a/outputs.nix b/outputs.nix
index 9cfbf03..c8dac17 100644
--- a/outputs.nix
+++ b/outputs.nix
@@ -15,86 +15,8 @@ in (utils.lib.eachSystem (builtins.filter filter_system utils.lib.defaultSystems
     pkgs-unstable = nixpkgs-unstable.legacyPackages."${system}";
     pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages."${system}";
 
-    vmMicroVMOverwrites = hostname: options: {
-      microvm = {
-        mem = pkgs.lib.mkForce 4096;
-        hypervisor = pkgs.lib.mkForce "qemu";
-        socket = pkgs.lib.mkForce null;
-        shares = pkgs.lib.mkForce ([
-          {
-            tag = "ro-store";
-            source = "/nix/store";
-            mountPoint = "/nix/.ro-store";
-          }
-        ] ++ pkgs.lib.optionals (options.varPath != "") [
-          {
-            source = "${options.varPath}";
-            securityModel = "mapped";
-            mountPoint = "/var";
-            tag = "var";
-          }
-        ]);
-        interfaces = pkgs.lib.mkIf (!options.withNetworking) (pkgs.lib.mkForce [{
-          type = "user";
-          id = "eth0";
-          mac = "02:23:de:ad:be:ef";
-        }]);
-      };
-
-      fileSystems = {
-        "/".fsType = pkgs.lib.mkForce "tmpfs";
-
-        # prometheus uses a memory mapped file which doesnt seem supported by 9p shares
-        # therefore we mount a tmpfs inside the datadir
-        "/var/lib/prometheus2/data" = pkgs.lib.mkIf (hostname == "overwatch" && options.varPath != "") (pkgs.lib.mkForce {
-          fsType = pkgs.lib.mkForce "tmpfs";
-        });
-      };
-
-      boot.isContainer = pkgs.lib.mkForce false;
-      services.timesyncd.enable = false;
-      users.users.root.password = "";
-      services.getty.helpLine = ''
-        Log in as "root" with an empty password.
-        Use "reboot" to shut qemu down.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    vmDiskoOverwrites = {
-      boot.initrd = {
-        secrets = pkgs.lib.mkForce {};
-        network.ssh.enable = pkgs.lib.mkForce false;
-      };
-
-      malobeo.disks.enable = pkgs.lib.mkForce false;
-      networking.hostId = "a3c3101f";
-    };
-
-    vmSopsOverwrites = host: {
-      sops.defaultSopsFile = pkgs.lib.mkForce ./machines/${host}/dummy.yaml;
-
-      environment.etc = {
-        devHostKey = {
-          source = ./machines/secrets/devkey_ed25519;
-          mode = "0600";
-        };
-      };
-
-      services.openssh.hostKeys = [{
-        path = "/etc/devHostKey";
-        type = "ed25519";
-      }];
-    };
-
-    buildVM = host: networking: sopsDummy: disableDisko: varPath: (self.nixosConfigurations.${host}.extendModules {
-        modules = [
-          (vmMicroVMOverwrites host { withNetworking = networking; varPath = "${varPath}"; })
-          (if sopsDummy then (vmSopsOverwrites host) else {})
-          (if disableDisko then vmDiskoOverwrites else {})
-        ] ++ pkgs.lib.optionals (! self.nixosConfigurations.${host}.config ? microvm) [
-          microvm.nixosModules.microvm
-        ];
-      }).config.microvm.declaredRunner;
+    hosts = import ./machines/hosts.nix ( inputs // { inherit inputs; self = self; });
+    utils = import ./machines/modules/host_builder.nix ( inputs // { inherit inputs; self = self; hosts = hosts; });
   in
   {
     devShells.default =
@@ -130,7 +52,7 @@ in (utils.lib.eachSystem (builtins.filter filter_system utils.lib.defaultSystems
       scripts.run-vm = self.packages.${system}.run-vm;
     };
 
-    vmBuilder = buildVM;
+    vmBuilder = utils.buildVM;
 
     packages = {
       docs = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -150,60 +72,7 @@ in (utils.lib.eachSystem (builtins.filter filter_system utils.lib.defaultSystems
         '';
       };
 
-      run-vm = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "run-vm" ''
-        usage() {
-            echo "Usage: run-vm <hostname> [--networking] [--dummy-secrets] [--no-disko]"
-            echo "ATTENTION: This script must be run from the flakes root directory"
-            echo "--networking setup interfaces. requires root and hostbridge enabled on the host"
-            echo "--dummy-secrets run vm with dummy sops secrets"
-            echo "--no-disko disable disko and initrd secrets. needed for real hosts like fanny"
-            echo "--var path to directory that should be shared as /var. may require root otherwise some systemd units fail within vm. if dir is empty vm will populate"
-            exit 1
-        }
-        
-        # check at least one arg was given
-        if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
-            usage
-        fi
-        
-        HOSTNAME=$1
-        
-        # Optionale Argumente
-        NETWORK=false
-        DUMMY_SECRETS=false
-        NO_DISKO=false
-        VAR_PATH=""
-        
-        # check argws
-        shift
-        while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
-            case $1 in
-                --networking) NETWORK=true ;;
-                --dummy-secrets) DUMMY_SECRETS=true ;;
-                --no-disko) NO_DISKO=true ;;
-                --var) 
-                  if [[ -n "$2" && ! "$2" =~ ^- ]]; then
-                      VAR_PATH="$2"
-                      shift
-                  else
-                      echo "Error: --var requires a non-empty string argument."
-                      usage
-                  fi
-                  ;;
-                *) echo "Unknown argument: $1"; usage ;;
-            esac
-            shift
-        done
-        echo "starting host $HOSTNAME"
-        echo "enable networking: $NETWORK"
-        echo "deploy dummy secrets: $DUMMY_SECRETS"
-        echo "disable disko and initrd secrets: $NO_DISKO"
-        if [ -n "$VAR_PATH" ]; then
-          echo "sharing var directory: $VAR_PATH"
-        fi
-        
-        ${pkgs.nix}/bin/nix run --show-trace --impure --expr "((builtins.getFlake \"$(pwd)\").vmBuilder.x86_64-linux \"$HOSTNAME\" $NETWORK $DUMMY_SECRETS $NO_DISKO \"$VAR_PATH\")"
-      '';
+      run-vm = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "run-vm"  (builtins.readFile ./scripts/run-vm.sh);
     };
 
     apps = {
@@ -229,11 +98,13 @@ in (utils.lib.eachSystem (builtins.filter filter_system utils.lib.defaultSystems
       };
     };
 
-  })) // {
-    nixosConfigurations = import ./machines/configuration.nix (inputs // {
-      inherit inputs;
-      self = self;
-    });
+  })) // (
+  let
+    hosts = import ./machines/hosts.nix ( inputs // { inherit inputs; self = self; });
+    utils = import ./machines/modules/host_builder.nix ( inputs // { inherit inputs; self = self; hosts = hosts; });
+  in
+  {
+    nixosConfigurations = utils.buildHost hosts.malobeo.hosts;
 
     nixosModules.malobeo = {
       host.imports = [ ./machines/durruti/host_config.nix ];
@@ -255,4 +126,4 @@ in (utils.lib.eachSystem (builtins.filter filter_system utils.lib.defaultSystems
       nixpkgs.lib.mapAttrs getBuildEntry self.nixosConfigurations
 
       );
-}
+})
diff --git a/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh b/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh
index 07331a8..277f519 100755
--- a/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh
+++ b/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 # Create the directory where sshd expects to find the host keys
 install -d -m755 "$temp/etc/ssh/"
+install -d -m755 "$temp/root/"
 
 diskKey=$(sops -d machines/$hostname/disk.key)
 echo "$diskKey" > /tmp/secret.key
+echo "$diskKey" > $temp/root/secret.key
 
 ssh-keygen -f $temp/etc/ssh/"$hostname" -t ed25519 -N ""
 ssh-keygen -f $temp/etc/ssh/initrd -t ed25519 -N ""
diff --git a/scripts/run-vm.sh b/scripts/run-vm.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3968cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-vm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: run-vm <hostname> [--networking] [--dummy-secrets] [--no-disko]"
+    echo "ATTENTION: This script must be run from the flakes root directory"
+    echo "--networking setup interfaces. requires root and hostbridge enabled on the host"
+    echo "--dummy-secrets run vm with dummy sops secrets"
+    echo "--no-disko disable disko and initrd secrets. needed for real hosts like fanny"
+    echo "--writable-store enables writable store. necessary for host with nested imperative microvms like fanny"
+    echo "--var path to directory that should be shared as /var. may require root otherwise some systemd units fail within vm. if dir is empty vm will populate"
+    echo "--fwd-port forwards the given port to port 80 on vm"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# check at least one arg was given
+if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
+    usage
+fi
+
+HOSTNAME=$1
+
+# Optionale Argumente
+NETWORK=false
+DUMMY_SECRETS=false
+NO_DISKO=false
+RW_STORE=false
+VAR_PATH=""
+FWD_PORT=0
+
+# check argws
+shift
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --networking) NETWORK=true ;;
+        --dummy-secrets) DUMMY_SECRETS=true ;;
+        --no-disko) NO_DISKO=true ;;
+        --writable-store) RW_STORE=true ;;
+        --var) 
+          if [[ -n "$2" && ! "$2" =~ ^- ]]; then
+              VAR_PATH="$2"
+              shift
+          else
+              echo "Error: --var requires a non-empty string argument."
+              usage
+          fi
+          ;;
+        --fwd-port) 
+          if [[ -n "$2" && ! "$2" =~ ^- ]]; then
+              FWD_PORT="$2"
+              shift
+          else
+              echo "Error: --var requires a non-empty string argument."
+              usage
+          fi
+          ;;
+        *) echo "Unknown argument: $1"; usage ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+echo "starting host $HOSTNAME"
+echo "enable networking: $NETWORK"
+echo "deploy dummy secrets: $DUMMY_SECRETS"
+echo "disable disko and initrd secrets: $NO_DISKO"
+echo "use writable store: $RW_STORE"
+if [ -n "$VAR_PATH" ]; then
+  echo "sharing var directory: $VAR_PATH"
+fi
+
+nix run --show-trace --impure --expr "((builtins.getFlake \"$(pwd)\").vmBuilder.x86_64-linux \"$HOSTNAME\" $NETWORK $DUMMY_SECRETS $NO_DISKO \"$VAR_PATH\" $RW_STORE $FWD_PORT).config.microvm.declaredRunner"
diff --git a/scripts/unlock-boot.sh b/scripts/unlock-boot.sh
index 2c5cea3..347f260 100644
--- a/scripts/unlock-boot.sh
+++ b/scripts/unlock-boot.sh
@@ -23,18 +23,14 @@ echo
 if [ $# = 1 ]
     then
     diskkey=$(sops -d machines/$HOSTNAME/disk.key)
-    echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$HOSTNAME-initrd "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #storage
-
     echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$HOSTNAME-initrd "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #root
 
 elif [ $# = 2 ]
     then
     diskkey=$(sops -d machines/$HOSTNAME/disk.key)
     IP=$2
-    echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$IP "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #storage
-
     echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$IP "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #root
-
+    
 else
     echo
     echo "Unlock the root disk on a remote host."