diff --git a/build.conf.nix b/build.conf.nix
index 6770b9c..f32bcb1 100644
--- a/build.conf.nix
+++ b/build.conf.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ input@{ wm ? null, ...}:
 with builtins;
 input //
 rec {
+  # should probably split plasma into plasma-x11 and plasma-wayland at some point
   x11-wms = ["plasma" "xmonad" "i3"];
   wayland-wms = ["hyprland" "sway"];
   wms = x11-wms ++ wayland-wms;
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 8f5d713..32c8b41 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -38,6 +38,42 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixlib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689469483,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2SBhY7rZQ/iNCxe04Eqxlz9YK9KgbaTMBssq3/BgdWY=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "02fea408f27186f139153e1ae88f8ab2abd9c22c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixos-generators": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixlib": "nixlib",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1690133435,
+        "narHash": "sha256-YNZiefETggroaTLsLJG2M+wpF0pJPwiauKG4q48ddNU=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixos-generators",
+        "rev": "b1171de4d362c022130c92d7c8adc4bf2b83d586",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixos-generators",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1692067901,
@@ -58,6 +94,7 @@
       "inputs": {
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
+        "nixos-generators": "nixos-generators",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       }
     },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index a572235..81068e8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -5,26 +5,37 @@
   inputs.home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
   inputs.home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   inputs.flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  inputs.nixos-generators.url = "github:nix-community/nixos-generators";
+  inputs.nixos-generators.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
-  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, home-manager, flake-utils, ... }:
+  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, home-manager, flake-utils, nixos-generators, ... }:
   let
     # :(
     conf = (import ./build.conf.nix) { wm = "plasma"; };
+    modules = [
+      ((import ./configuration.nix) conf)
+      home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+      {
+        home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+        home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
+        home-manager.users.mbk = (import ./home.nix) conf;
+      }
+    ];
   in
   {
     nixosConfigurations =
     {
       nix = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
-        modules = [
-          ((import ./configuration.nix) conf)
-          home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
-          {
-            home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
-            home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
-            home-manager.users.mbk = (import ./home.nix) conf;
-          }
-        ];
+        modules = modules;
+      };
+    };
+
+    packages.x86_64-linux = {
+      iso = nixos-generators.nixosGenerate {
+        system = "x86_64-linux";
+        modules = modules;
+        format = "iso";
       };
     };
   };