{

  description = "Deployment for skynet";

  inputs = {
    # gonna start off with a fairly modern base
    nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-22.11";

    # utility stuff
    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
    agenix.url = "github:ryantm/agenix";
    # this is the last stable hash that works for 22.11
    arion.url = "github:hercules-ci/arion/d1cc2b2a7dd0928ebd94a3f18336b5515e95c60c";

  };

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, agenix, arion, ... }: {
    # https://github.com/zhaofengli/colmena
    colmena = {
      meta = {
        nixpkgs = import nixpkgs {
          system = "x86_64-linux";
          overlays = [];
        };
      };

      # installed for each machine
      defaults = {
        imports = [
          ./machines/_base.nix
          # for the secrets
          agenix.nixosModule
        ];
      };

      /* TODO:
      vm host
        jarvis.skynet.ie
        193.1.99.73
        172.20.20.2
        ports
          22, 80
          none

      DNS
        vendetta.skynet.ie
        ns1.skynet.ie
        193.1.99.120
        172.20.20.3
        Ports
          22, 53 (UDP)
          53 (UDP)

       vigil.skynet.ie
         ns2.skynet.ie
         193.1.99.121
         172.20.20.4
         Ports
           22, 53 (UDP)
           53 (UDP)

      Wireguard
        ash.skynet.ie Ash is a robot spy from Alien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_(Alien) we need someone to get us into teh network
        193.1.99.75
        172.20.205.5
        Ports
          22, 51820 (UDP)
          51820 (UDP)

      Icecase
        stream.skynet.ie
        193.1.99.111
        172.20.20.6
        Ports
          22, 80, 443, 8000
          80, 443, 8000

      Minecraft
        minecraft.games.skynet.ie
        193.1.99.112
        172.20.20.7
        Ports
          22, 80, 443, 25564, 25565, 25575
          80, 443, 25564, 25565, 25575

      */

      # firewall machiene
      agentjones = import ./machines/agentjones.nix;

      # ns1
      vendetta = import ./machines/vendetta.nix;

      # ns1
      vigil = import ./machines/vigil.nix;

      # wireguard
      #ash = import ./machines/ash.nix;

      # icecast - ULFM
      galatea = import ./machines/galatea.nix;

      # Game host
      optimus = {
        imports = [
          ./machines/optimus.nix
          # for the docker
          arion.nixosModules.arion
        ];
      };

    };
  };

}