diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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index 0000000..df28ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  description = "flake for my dwl";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs?ref=nixos-unstable";
+  };
+
+  outputs = {
+    self,
+    nixpkgs,
+  }: let
+    system = "x86_64-linux";
+    pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+  in {
+    packages.${system}.default = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+      pname = "dwl-fabric";
+      version = "0.1";
+
+      # Set the source to your local dwl directory
+      src = ./.;
+
+      # Add the necessary build dependencies for dwl
+      buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+        xwayland
+        libxkbcommon
+        wayland
+        wayland-protocols
+        wlroots
+        xorg.libxcb
+        pkg-config
+      ];
+
+      # The build and installation process
+      buildPhase = ''
+        make
+      '';
+
+      installPhase = ''
+        make install PREFIX=$out
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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--- a/shell.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}:
-pkgs.mkShell {
-  packages = with pkgs; [
-    gnumake
-    pkg-config
-    wayland
-    xwayland
-    xorg.libxcb
-    xorg.xcbutilwm
-    wayland-protocols
-    wayland-scanner
-    libinput
-    wlroots
-    libxkbcommon
-    pixman
-    systemd
-  ];
-}