diff --git a/.config/nix/hosts/common.nix b/.config/nix/hosts/common.nix
index 37ba542..1449b53 100644
--- a/.config/nix/hosts/common.nix
+++ b/.config/nix/hosts/common.nix
@@ -23,4 +23,36 @@
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
   # Enable nix-command and flakes
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes"];
+  # using piprewire cuz embrace muh modernity
+  services.pipewire = {
+    enable = true;
+    pulse.enable = true;
+  };
+  # Basic configuration stuff - WiFi, Xserver keyboard layout, Stylix
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+  time.timeZone = "America/St_Thomas";
+  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+  services.xserver.xkb = {
+    layout = "us";
+    variant = "";
+  };
+  stylix = {
+    enable = true;
+    image = ./bg.jpg;
+  };
+  # Zsh
+  programs.zsh.enable = true;
+  # Browser
+  programs.firefox.enable = true;
+  # Tailscale
+  services.tailscale.enable = true;
+  # Syncthing
+  services.syncthing.enable = true;
+  # GPG
+  programs.gnupg.agent = {
+    enable = true;
+    enableSSHSupport = true;
+  };
+  # OpenSSH
+  services.openssh.enable = true;
 }
diff --git a/.config/nix/hosts/mecca/configuration.nix b/.config/nix/hosts/mecca/configuration.nix
index a8217f1..e454b02 100644
--- a/.config/nix/hosts/mecca/configuration.nix
+++ b/.config/nix/hosts/mecca/configuration.nix
@@ -6,24 +6,7 @@
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ];
 
-  # Enable automatic system updates
-  system.autoUpgrade = {
-    enable = true;
-    flake = inputs.self.outPath;
-    flags = [
-      "--update-input"
-      "nixpkgs"
-      "-L" # print build logs
-    ];
-    dates = "weekly";
-    randomizedDelaySec = "45min";
-  };
-  # Allow non-free software (RMS will be mad at me :<)
-  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
-  # Enable nix-command and flakes
-  nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes"];
-
-  # SystemD-boot is good enough
+# SystemD-boot is good enough
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   systemd.tpm2.enable = false;
diff --git a/.config/nix/hosts/syntheticnexus/configuration.nix b/.config/nix/hosts/syntheticnexus/configuration.nix
index 47ff577..eb682d7 100644
--- a/.config/nix/hosts/syntheticnexus/configuration.nix
+++ b/.config/nix/hosts/syntheticnexus/configuration.nix
@@ -4,66 +4,22 @@
   imports =
     [
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
+      ../../modules/kanata.nix
     ]; 
 
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   systemd.tpm2.enable = false;
   networking.hostName = "syntheticnexus";
-  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
-  time.timeZone = "America/St_Thomas";
-  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
-  services.xserver.xkb = {
-    layout = "us";
-    variant = "";
-  };
-  stylix = {
-    enable = true;
-    image = ./bg.jpg;
-  };
+  
   services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
   services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
   services.gnome.core-apps.enable = false;
   services.gnome.core-developer-tools.enable = false;
   services.gnome.games.enable = false;
   environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-tour gnome-user-docs ];
-  # using piprewire cuz embrace muh modernity
-  services.pipewire = {
-    enable = true;
-    pulse.enable = true;
-  };
+
   services.libinput.enable = true; # for laptop touchpad
-  # Kanata setup 
-  # Mostly copied from https://dev.to/shanu-kumawat/how-to-set-up-kanata-on-nixos-a-step-by-step-guide-1jkc
-  boot.kernelModules = [ "uinput" ]; # Enable uinput kernel module
-  hardware.uinput.enable = true; # Enable uinput
-  # Set up udev rules for uinput
-  services.udev.extraRules = '' 
-    KERNEL=="uinput", MODE="0660", GROUP="uinput", OPTIONS+="static_node=uinput"
-  '';   
-  users.groups.uinput = {  }; # ensure uinput group exists
-  # Add Kanata service user to necessary groups
-  systemd.services.kanata-internalKeyboard.serviceConfig = {
-    SupplementaryGroups = [
-      "input"
-      "uinput"
-    ];
-  };
-  # Kanata configuration
-  services.kanata = {
-    enable = true;
-    keyboards = {
-      internalKeyboard = {
-        devices = [
-          "/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd"
-        ];
-	configFile = builtins.fetchurl {
-          url = https://git.luluslly.xyz/lulusilly/dotfiles/raw/branch/master/.config/kanata/conf.kbd;
-          sha256 = "1jv6051igv4yxwr9bxzil6qrynvg3imlnh65lxhjdfcvpnmlcy6p";
-        };
-      };
-    };
-  };
 
   users.users.lunita = {
     isNormalUser = true;
@@ -86,21 +42,5 @@
     nyxt
  ];
 
-  # Zsh
-  programs.zsh.enable = true;
-  # Browser
-  programs.firefox.enable = true;
-  # Tailscale
-  services.tailscale.enable = true;
-  # Syncthing
-  services.syncthing.enable = true;
-
-  programs.gnupg.agent = {
-    enable = true;
-    enableSSHSupport = true;
-  };
-
-  services.openssh.enable = true;
-
   system.stateVersion = "25.05";
 }
diff --git a/.config/nix/modules/kanata.nix b/.config/nix/modules/kanata.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecd5b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nix/modules/kanata.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ config, libs, pkgs. inputs, ... }
+{
+  # Kanata setup 
+  # Mostly copied from https://dev.to/shanu-kumawat/how-to-set-up-kanata-on-nixos-a-step-by-step-guide-1jkc
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "uinput" ]; # Enable uinput kernel module
+  hardware.uinput.enable = true; # Enable uinput
+  # Set up udev rules for uinput
+  services.udev.extraRules = '' 
+    KERNEL=="uinput", MODE="0660", GROUP="uinput", OPTIONS+="static_node=uinput"
+  '';   
+  users.groups.uinput = {  }; # ensure uinput group exists
+  # Add Kanata service user to necessary groups
+  systemd.services.kanata-internalKeyboard.serviceConfig = {
+    SupplementaryGroups = [
+      "input"
+      "uinput"
+    ];
+  };
+  # Kanata configuration
+  services.kanata = {
+    enable = true;
+    keyboards = {
+      internalKeyboard = {
+        devices = [
+          "/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd"
+        ];
+      configFile = builtins.readFile ../../kanata/conf.kbd;
+    };
+  };
+}