diff --git a/applications/dns.nix b/applications/dns.nix
index 6ef507f..c3e0079 100644
--- a/applications/dns.nix
+++ b/applications/dns.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,59 @@
-{ lib, pkgs, config, ... }: {
-
-  services.bind = {
-    enable = true;
-
-    forwarders = [
-      # these were in old config file
-      "193.1.100.130"
-      "193.1.100.131"
-    ];
-
-    skynet.ie = {
-        extraConfig = "";
-        file = ./dns/skynet;
-        master = true;
-        masters = [];
-        slaves = [ ];
+{ lib, pkgs, config, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.skynet_dns;
+in {
+  options = {
+    skynet_dns = {
+      enable = lib.mkEnableOption {
+        default = false;
+        example = true;
+        description = "Skynet DNS";
+        type = lib.types.bool;
       };
+
+      records = {
+        external = lib.mkOption {
+          default = [ ];
+          type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+          description = ''
+            External records like: agentjones      A       193.1.99.72
+          '';
+        };
+
+        cname = lib.mkOption {
+          default = [ ];
+          type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+          description = ''
+            External records like: ns1             CNAME   ns1
+          '';
+        };
+      };
+
+    };
   };
 
 
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    services.bind = {
+        enable = true;
+
+        forwarders = [
+          # these were in old config file
+          "193.1.100.130"
+          "193.1.100.131"
+        ];
+
+        skynet.ie = {
+            extraConfig = "";
+            file = ./dns/skynet;
+            master = true;
+            masters = [];
+            slaves = [ ];
+          };
+      };
+
+    };
+
+
 
 }
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