diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2beaf3e..68f4855 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ You will need:
         ```sh
         sudo apt install libwayland-dev libxkbcommon-dev libudev-dev libinput-dev libgdm-dev libseat-dev xwayland
         ```
-    - NixOS: There is ~~a really old~~ an ancient [`shell.nix`](shell.nix) that ~~may or may~~ absolutely does not work :skull:
-      If you happen to know some Nix any PRs are welcome!
+    - NixOS: There is flake [`flake.nix`](flake.nix) with a devShell. It also
+      includes the other tools needed for the build and sets up the
+      `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` so the dynamically loaded libraries are found.
 - [protoc](https://grpc.io/docs/protoc-installation/), the Protocol Buffer Compiler, for configuration
     - Arch:
         ```sh
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fb6427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "fenix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "rust-analyzer-src": "rust-analyzer-src"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712816664,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kPIVs2ATag+gm1CiWCJ+qcVQVR89w2eh/Cg4g1Xph70=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "fenix",
+        "rev": "94f8df6a8e52447af72a1a0008eccf4a099b6d25",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "fenix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1710146030,
+        "narHash": "sha256-SZ5L6eA7HJ/nmkzGG7/ISclqe6oZdOZTNoesiInkXPQ=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "b1d9ab70662946ef0850d488da1c9019f3a9752a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712741485,
+        "narHash": "sha256-bCs0+MSTra80oXAsnM6Oq62WsirOIaijQ/BbUY59tR4=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "b2cf36f43f9ef2ded5711b30b1f393ac423d8f72",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-23.11",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "fenix": "fenix",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-analyzer-src": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712663608,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tN9ZL6kGppmHg84lxlpAlaN+kXWNctKK7Yitq/iXDEw=",
+        "owner": "rust-lang",
+        "repo": "rust-analyzer",
+        "rev": "a5feb4f05f09adca661c869b1bf2324898cbaa43",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "rust-lang",
+        "ref": "nightly",
+        "repo": "rust-analyzer",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85320a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  description = " A WIP Smithay-based Wayland compositor, inspired by AwesomeWM and configured in Lua or Rust";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-23.11";
+
+    fenix = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  };
+
+  outputs =
+    {
+      nixpkgs,
+      flake-utils,
+      fenix,
+      ...
+    }:
+    flake-utils.lib.eachSystem
+      [
+        "x86_64-linux"
+        "aarch64-linux"
+      ]
+      (
+        system:
+        let
+          pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+          fenixPkgs = fenix.packages.${system};
+          toolchain = fenixPkgs.stable;
+          combinedToolchain = toolchain.completeToolchain;
+        in
+        {
+          devShell = pkgs.mkShell {
+            buildInputs = [
+              # rust devel tools
+              combinedToolchain
+              pkgs.rust-analyzer
+              pkgs.cargo-outdated
+
+              # build time stuff
+              pkgs.pkg-config
+              pkgs.protobuf
+              pkgs.luarocks
+
+              # libs
+              pkgs.seatd.dev
+              pkgs.systemdLibs.dev
+              pkgs.libxkbcommon
+              pkgs.libinput
+              pkgs.mesa
+            ];
+            LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "${pkgs.wayland}/lib:${pkgs.libGL}/lib";
+          };
+        }
+      );
+}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6834c9c..0000000
--- a/shell.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
-pkgs.mkShell {
-    buildInputs = [
-        pkgs.gcc
-        pkgs.pkg-config
-        pkgs.systemd
-        pkgs.seatd
-        pkgs.wayland
-        pkgs.libxkbcommon
-        pkgs.mesa
-        pkgs.libinput
-        pkgs.xorg.libX11
-        pkgs.xorg.libXcursor
-        pkgs.xorg.libXrandr
-        pkgs.xorg.libXi
-        pkgs.libglvnd
-        pkgs.libGL
-        pkgs.libGL.dev
-        pkgs.egl-wayland
-        pkgs.xwayland
-    ];
-    shellHook = ''
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:${pkgs.wayland}/lib:${pkgs.libxkbcommon}/lib:${pkgs.libGL}/lib
-        export LUA_PATH="$LUA_PATH"
-        export LUA_CPATH="$LUA_CPATH"
-    '';
-}