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-# flake
+# flake ❄️
+
+[![made with neovim](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=made%20with&message=neovim&color=00b952&style=flat-square&logo=neovim)](https://neovim.io/)
+[![nixos unstable](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=NixOS&message=unstable&color=5277c3&style=flat-square&logo=nixos)](https://nixos.org/)
+[![hydra build status](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://hydra.mydadleft.me/job/flake/main/hosts.glados/shield&color=8f97cb&style=flat-square&logo=github)](https://hydra.mydadleft.me/jobset/flake/main#tabs-jobs)
 
 greasy taco i love
 
-![made with neovim](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=made%20with&message=neovim&color=00b952&style=flat-square&logo=neovim)
-![nixos unstable](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=NixOS&message=unstable&color=5277c3&style=flat-square&logo=nixos)
+## cool stuff in here
+
+i like to have a few services, including:
+
+- [grafana](https://grafana.com/)
+- [hydra](https://github.com/NixOS/hydra)
+- [miniflux](https://miniflux.app/)
+- [prometheus](https://prometheus.io/)
+
+there are also some amazing tools i use to make/manage this flake that i would highly recommend checking out:
+
+- [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager)
+- [lanzaboote](https://github.com/nix-community/lanzaboote)
+- [nixinate](https://github.com/MatthewCroughan/nixinate)
+- [nixos-wsl](https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-wsl)
+- [nix-openwrt-imagebuilder](https://github.com/astro/nix-openwrt-imagebuilder)
+- [flake-parts](https://github.com/hercules-ci/flake-parts)
+- [ragenix](https://github.com/yaxitech/ragenix)
+
+## my machines
+
+all of these names are based off the [portal](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_(video_game)>) series
+
+### glados
+
+my main desktop
+
+### glados-wsl
+
+my main desktop, but the windows install :p
+
+### turret
+
+my netgear wac104 router, using [nix-openwrt-imagebuilder](https://github.com/astro/nix-openwrt-imagebuilder) to build reproducible, customized images
+
+### atlas
+
+my ampere arm server from oracle, services my miniflux instance and a builder for hydra
+
+### p-body
+
+my amd64 server from digital ocean, hosts many services i use and is also a builder for hydra
+
+## fun screenshots
 
 ![gnome](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/48872998/223897323-87f8d547-511b-48c3-a2e1-8ff22ac361e9.png)
 ![neovim](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/48872998/223897693-88eb0416-9ebc-45b6-837a-b28ada94336f.png)
diff --git a/hosts/README.md b/hosts/README.md
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-# hosts
-
-- glados: my main desktop
-- glados-wsl: glados but for the windows partition
-- turret: my netgear wac104 router running [openwrt](https://openwrt.org/)