diff --git a/common/boot/bios.nix b/common/boot/bios.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..163b160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/boot/bios.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Use GRUB 2 for BIOS
+  boot.loader.grub = {
+    enable = true;
+    version = 2;
+    useOSProber = true;
+    configurationLimit = 20;
+    theme = pkgs.nixos-grub2-theme;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/efi.nix b/common/boot/efi.nix
similarity index 99%
rename from common/efi.nix
rename to common/boot/efi.nix
index 63712e4..440bef7 100644
--- a/common/efi.nix
+++ b/common/boot/efi.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 {
   # Use GRUB2 for EFI
-
   boot.loader = {
     efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
     grub = {
diff --git a/common/boot/firmware.nix b/common/boot/firmware.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08c16ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/boot/firmware.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;
+
+  # services.fwupd.enable = true;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/luks.nix b/common/boot/luks.nix
similarity index 98%
rename from common/luks.nix
rename to common/boot/luks.nix
index efef123..a9d9222 100644
--- a/common/luks.nix
+++ b/common/boot/luks.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,4 @@
     tor -f ${torRc} --verify-config
     tor -f ${torRc} &
   '';
-
-  system.stateVersion = "20.09";
 }
diff --git a/common/common.nix b/common/common.nix
index 18ce448..ad0a54f 100644
--- a/common/common.nix
+++ b/common/common.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./flakes.nix
+    ./boot/firmware.nix
   ];
 
+  system.stateVersion = "20.09";
+
   boot.loader.timeout = 2;
 
   time.timeZone = "America/New_York";
diff --git a/common/firmware.nix b/common/firmware.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c7251d7..0000000
--- a/common/firmware.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
-
-{
-  services.fwupd.enable = true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/pc/audio.nix b/common/pc/audio.nix
index f38d6bc..3f5881b 100644
--- a/common/pc/audio.nix
+++ b/common/pc/audio.nix
@@ -3,16 +3,26 @@
 {
   # Audio
   sound.enable = true;
-  nixpkgs.config.pulseaudio = true; # enable pulseaudio support for packages
+
+  # enable pulseaudio support for packages
+  nixpkgs.config.pulseaudio = true;
+
+  # realtime pulseaudio
+  security.rtkit.enable = true;
+
   hardware.pulseaudio = {
     enable = true;
     support32Bit = true;
     package = pkgs.pulseaudioFull; # bt headset support
+
+    # TODO: switch on connect isn't working for some reason (at least when in kde)
     extraConfig = "
       load-module module-switch-on-connect
       load-module module-switch-on-connect ignore_virtual=no
     ";
   };
+  users.users.googlebot.extraGroups = [ "audio" ];
+
+  # bt headset support
   hardware.bluetooth.enable = true;
-  users.users.googlebot.extraGroups = [ "audio" ];  
 }
diff --git a/common/pc/pithos.nix b/common/pc/pithos.nix
index 12d7c77..2946d1f 100644
--- a/common/pc/pithos.nix
+++ b/common/pc/pithos.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
-#let
-#  pithos = pkgs.pithos.overrideAttrs (old: rec {
-#    pname = "pithos";
-#    version = "1.5.1";
-#    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-#      owner = pname;
-#      repo  = pname;
-#      rev = version;
-#      sha256 = "il7OAALpHFZ6wjco9Asp04zWHCD8Ni+iBdiJWcMiQA4=";
-#    };
-#  });
-#in
 {
   nixpkgs.overlays = [
     (self: super: {
@@ -28,19 +16,6 @@
     })
   ];
 
-#  nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = pkgs: {
-#    pithos = pkgs.pithos.overrideAttrs (old: rec {
-#      pname = "pithos";
-#      version = "1.5.1";
-#      pithosSrc = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-#        owner = pname;
-#        repo  = pname;
-#        rev = version;
-#        sha256 = "il7OAALpHFZ6wjco9Asp04zWHCD8Ni+iBdiJWcMiQA4=";
-#      };
-#    });
-#  };
-
   users.users.googlebot.packages = with pkgs; [
     pithos
   ];
diff --git a/common/server/gitlab.nix b/common/server/gitlab.nix
index 628dc7e..3a81c33 100644
--- a/common/server/gitlab.nix
+++ b/common/server/gitlab.nix
@@ -28,86 +28,15 @@
         email_display_name = "neet.dev GitLab";
         email_reply_to = "gitlab-no-reply@neet.dev";
       };
-      pages = {
-        enabled = true;
-        host = "pages.neet.dev";
-        port = 443;
-        https = true;
-      };
     };
     pagesExtraArgs = [ "-listen-proxy" "127.0.0.1:8090" ];
   };
 
-  boot.kernel.sysctl."net.ipv4.ip_forward" = true;
-  services.gitlab-runner = {
-#    enable = true;
-    enable = false;
-    services = {
-      # runner for building in docker via host's nix-daemon
-      # nix store will be readable in runner, might be insecure
-      nix = {
-        registrationConfigFile = "/run/secrets/gitlab-runner-registration";
-        dockerImage = "alpine";
-        dockerVolumes = [
-          "/nix/store:/nix/store:ro"
-          "/nix/var/nix/db:/nix/var/nix/db:ro"
-          "/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket:/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket:ro"
-        ];
-        dockerDisableCache = true;
-        preBuildScript = pkgs.writeScript "setup-container" ''
-          mkdir -p -m 0755 /nix/var/log/nix/drvs
-          mkdir -p -m 0755 /nix/var/nix/gcroots
-          mkdir -p -m 0755 /nix/var/nix/profiles
-          mkdir -p -m 0755 /nix/var/nix/temproots
-          mkdir -p -m 0755 /nix/var/nix/userpool
-          mkdir -p -m 1777 /nix/var/nix/gcroots/per-user
-          mkdir -p -m 1777 /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user
-          mkdir -p -m 0755 /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root
-          mkdir -p -m 0700 "$HOME/.nix-defexpr"
-
-          . ${pkgs.nix}/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
-
-          ${pkgs.nix}/bin/nix-env -i ${builtins.concatStringsSep " " (with pkgs; [ nix cacert git openssh ])}
-
-          ${pkgs.nix}/bin/nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
-          ${pkgs.nix}/bin/nix-channel --update nixpkgs
-        '';
-        environmentVariables = {
-          ENV = "/etc/profile";
-          USER = "root";
-          NIX_REMOTE = "daemon";
-          PATH = "/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin";
-          NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE = "/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt";
-        };
-        tagList = [ "nix" ];
-      };
-      # runner for building docker images
-      docker-images = {
-        registrationConfigFile = "/run/secrets/gitlab-runner-registration";
-        dockerImage = "docker:stable";
-        dockerVolumes = [
-          "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"
-        ];
-        tagList = [ "docker-images" ];
-      };
-      # runner for everything else
-      default = {
-        registrationConfigFile = "/run/secrets/gitlab-runner-registration";
-        dockerImage = "debian:stable";
-      };
-    };    
-  };
-
   services.nginx.virtualHosts = {
     "git.neet.dev" = {
       enableACME = true;
       forceSSL = true;
       locations."/".proxyPass = "http://unix:/run/gitlab/gitlab-workhorse.socket";
     };
-    "*.pages.neet.dev" = {
-      forceSSL = true;
-      useACMEHost = "pages.neet.dev";
-      locations."/".proxyPass = "http://localhost:8090";
-    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/common/server/hydra.nix b/common/server/hydra.nix
index 8f53ab9..a1f8994 100644
--- a/common/server/hydra.nix
+++ b/common/server/hydra.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ let
   notifyEmail = "hydra@neet.dev";
 in
 {
-    # the lounge client
   services.nginx.virtualHosts."${domain}" = {
     enableACME = true;
     forceSSL = true;
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ in
 
   services.hydra = {
     enable = true;
-    port = 3000;
+    inherit port;
     hydraURL = "https://${domain}";
     useSubstitutes = true;
     notificationSender = notifyEmail;
diff --git a/common/server/nginx.nix b/common/server/nginx.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a511c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/server/nginx.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  services.nginx = {
+    enable = true;
+    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
+    recommendedOptimisation = true;
+    recommendedProxySettings = true;
+    recommendedTlsSettings = true;
+  };
+
+  networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 443 ];
+  networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ 80 443 ];
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/neet.dev/configuration.nix b/neet.dev/configuration.nix
index 209540c..f57c476 100644
--- a/neet.dev/configuration.nix
+++ b/neet.dev/configuration.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
   imports =[
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ../common/common.nix
-    ../common/luks.nix
+    ../common/boot/bios.nix
+    ../common/boot/luks.nix
 #   ../common/server/nsd.nix
+    ../common/server/nginx.nix
     ../common/server/thelounge.nix
     ../common/server/mumble.nix
     ../common/server/gitlab.nix
@@ -13,43 +15,15 @@
     ../common/server/hydra.nix
   ];
 
-  # Use the GRUB 2 boot loader.
-  boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
-  boot.loader.grub.version = 2;
   boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
-
   networking.hostName = "neetdev";
-  networking.wireless.enable = false;
+  boot.initrd.luks.devices.enc-pv.device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/06f6b0bf-fe79-4b89-a549-b464c2b162a1";
 
-  networking.useDHCP = true; # just in case... (todo ensure false doesn't fuck up initrd)
+  networking.wireless.enable = false;
+  networking.useDHCP = false;
   networking.interfaces.eno1.useDHCP = true;
 
   security.acme.acceptTerms = true;
   security.acme.email = "letsencrypt+5@tar.ninja";
-  security.acme.certs = {
-    "pages.neet.dev" = {
-      group = "nginx";
-      domain = "*.pages.neet.dev";
-      dnsProvider = "digitalocean";
-      credentialsFile = "/var/lib/secrets/certs.secret";
-    };
-  };
-
-  services.nginx = {
-    enable = true;
-    recommendedGzipSettings = true;
-    recommendedOptimisation = true;
-    recommendedProxySettings = true;
-    recommendedTlsSettings = true;
-  };
-
-  # Open ports in the firewall.
-  networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 443 ];
-  networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ 80 443 ];
-
-  # LUKS
-  boot.initrd.luks.devices.enc-pv.device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/06f6b0bf-fe79-4b89-a549-b464c2b162a1";
-
-  system.stateVersion = "20.09";
 }
 
diff --git a/reg/configuration.nix b/reg/configuration.nix
index f68bca9..3337980 100644
--- a/reg/configuration.nix
+++ b/reg/configuration.nix
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
   imports = [
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ../common/common.nix
-    ../common/efi.nix
-    ../common/luks.nix
-    ../common/firmware.nix
+    ../common/boot/efi.nix
+    ../common/boot/luks.nix
     ../common/pc/de.nix
     ../common/pc/touchpad.nix
   ];
@@ -21,7 +20,5 @@
   networking.interfaces.enp57s0f1.useDHCP = true;
   networking.interfaces.wlp0s20f3.useDHCP = true;
   networking.interfaces.wwp0s20f0u2i12.useDHCP = true;
-
-  system.stateVersion = "20.09";
 }