{
  description = "Emile's Nix Dotfiles";

  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";

    home-manager = {
      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };

    spicetify-nix = {
      url = "github:Gerg-L/spicetify-nix";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };

    #stylix.url = "github:danth/stylix";

    nixcord = { url = "github:kaylorben/nixcord"; };

    nixvim = {
      url = "github:nix-community/nixvim";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };

    grub2-themes = { url = "github:vinceliuice/grub2-themes"; };

    # is this necessary? (aren't I enabling it in `configuration.nix` anyways?)
    hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";

    swww.url = "github:LGFae/swww";
  };

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, hyprland, grub2-themes, nixvim
    , nixcord,
    #stylix,
    ... }@inputs:
    let
      system = "x86_64-linux";

      pkgs = import nixpkgs {
        inherit system;
        config.allowUnfree = true;
      };

      # this is just something I'm experimenting with
      PROJECT_ROOT = builtins.toString ./.;

    in {
      nixosConfigurations = {
        # i be on my puter fr
        myputer = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
          # nix passes these to every single module above
          specialArgs = { inherit inputs pkgs; };

          modules = [
            ./hosts/myputer
            grub2-themes.nixosModules.default
            #stylix.nixosModules.stylix
          ];
        };

        # my laptop 0w0
        lolcathost = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
          specialArgs = { inherit inputs pkgs; };

          modules = [ ./hosts/lolcathost ];
        };
      };

      homeConfigurations = {
        me = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
          specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };

          modules = [
            ./home/me
            #nixcord.homeManagerModules.nixcord
            #nixvim.homeManagerModules.nixvim
          ];
        };
      };
    };
}