diff --git a/machines/vendetta.nix b/machines/vendetta.nix
index 3d5a41f..21ce467 100644
--- a/machines/vendetta.nix
+++ b/machines/vendetta.nix
@@ -18,11 +18,19 @@ let
   # hostname  = "vendetta.skynet.ie";
   hostname  = "test01.home.brendan.ie";
 
-
+  # this server will have to have dns records
+  own = {
+    external = [
+      "vendetta         A       ${ip_pub}"
+    ];
+    cname = [
+      #"misc             CNAME   vendetta"
+    ];
+  };
 in {
   imports = [
     # applications for this particular server
-
+    ../applications/dns.nix
   ];
 
   deployment = {
@@ -31,6 +39,27 @@ in {
     targetUser = "root";
   };
 
+  skynet_dns = {
+    enable = true;
 
+    records = {
+      # using the same logic as the firewall, comments there
+      external = builtins.concatLists (
+        lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList (key: value:
+          if value.config.deployment.hostname == hostname
+          then own.external
+          else value.config.skynet_dns.records.external
+        ) nodes
+      );
+
+      cname = builtins.concatLists (
+        lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList (key: value:
+          if value.config.deployment.hostname == hostname
+          then own.cname
+          else value.config.skynet_dns.records.cname
+        ) nodes
+      );
+    };
+  };
 
 }