diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 94270a6..e31ef88 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,48 @@
             HOME      = cfg.home;
             DATABASE  = "database.db";
           };
+
+          # oneshot scripts to run
+          serviceGenerator = mapAttrs' (script: time: nameValuePair (service_name script) {
+            description = "Service for ${desc} ${script}";
+            wantedBy    = [ ];
+            after       = [ "network-online.target" ];
+            environment = environment_config;
+            
+            serviceConfig = {
+              Type            = "oneshot";
+              User            = "${cfg.user}";
+              Group           = "${cfg.user}";
+              ExecStart       = "${self.defaultPackage."${system}"}/bin/${script}";
+              EnvironmentFile = [
+                "${cfg.env.ldap}"
+                "${cfg.env.discord}"
+                "${cfg.env.mail}"
+              ];
+            };
+          });
+          
+          # each timer will run the above service
+          timerGenerator = mapAttrs' (script: time: nameValuePair (service_name script) {
+            description = "Timer for ${desc} ${script}";
+            
+            wantedBy    = [ "timers.target" ];
+            partOf      = [ "${service_name script}.service" ];
+            timerConfig = {
+              OnCalendar  = time;
+              Unit        = "${service_name script}.service";
+              Persistent  = true;
+            };
+          });
+          
+          # modify these
+          scripts = {
+            # every 20 min
+            "update_data"   = "*:0,20,40";  
+            # groups are updated every 8 hours, offset from teh ldap
+            "update_users" = "01,09,17:00:00";
+          };
+          
         in { 
           options.services."${package_name}" = {
             enable = mkEnableOption "enable ${package_name}";